Republicans realize the precedent they’re setting right now essentially erases impeachment from our constitution, right? A Democratic President can now do everything trump has done and as long as he/she has just enough support in the senate, he/she can always point to senators like Graham as an example for Democratic senators to follow.
Tomorrow’s president who commits high crimes and misdemeanors might be substantially more competent than Trump. And if today’s senators enable Trump’s behavior by not taking this trial seriously, they’re inviting tomorrow’s president to be an unconstitutional dictator.
Don’t they realize there’s more to life than just the next election? Our democracy and constitutional way of life is weighing in the balance. So why are people like graham and Mcconnell doing this? If the GOP is takes heavy losses in 2020, including their own seats, they can either retire as rich former senators or go on to be big lobbyists, think tank leaders, or Fox News guests. Right?
The only rational reason I see why people like Graham are acting this way is because they have a corrupt view on the culture wars. Like Barr, they feel like the only thing holding back the godless, gay, brown, Spanish speaking, socialist horde, is trump.
This, or maybe they’re just corrupt evil men who just really don’t care about American democracy? The ends (making money and maintaining power) justify the means (throwing american democracy away)
what do you think?