Trump's wrecking ball assaults American government. Luckily, it is strongly built
"If that sign is that he is an amoral, ends justifies the means, ideologue, yep, he's 95% of the way there."
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"“I think one of the ironies today is that people are saying that it’s President Trump that’s shredding our institutions,” Barr told CBS. “I really see no evidence of that.”"
Trump's wrecking ball assaults American government. Luckily, it is strongly built
Robert Reich
The president swings wildly but the people will stay true: the way to beat him is to defend the institutions he would smash
Sun 26 May 2019 01.00 EDT Last modified on Sun 26 May 2019 12.03 EDT
‘In order to get what he wants, Trump rides roughshod over how we decide. He is the great destroyer.’ Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images
Americans have sharply different views about what government should do, whether on abortion, guns, immigration or any number of hot-button issues. But we broadly agree about how government should go about resolving our differences.
This distinction – between what we disagree about and how we settle those disagreements – is crucial. As long as we continue to agree on the how, the processes and institutions of governance, we can accept what is decided even if we’re unhappy about it.
To state it another way, Americans don’t always like what government does but they overwhelmingly support the American system of government. They want to improve it, not destroy it.
Enter Donald Trump .. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump , who has turned this how-what distinction on its head. In order to get what he wants, Trump rides roughshod over how we decide. He is the great destroyer.
-- "This is the most profound challenge to our system of government since Richard Nixon went rogue" --
His directive to his lapdog attorney general, William Barr .. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/may/23/trump-barr-mueller-report-investigation , to find evidence of “treason” against specific people who investigated him threatens the neutrality of our entire system of justice, as does Barr’s assertion of “no limit” on the president’s authority to direct law enforcement investigations, including those he’s personally interested in.
Trump’s hints at violence if he doesn’t get his way – such as his March insinuation .. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/commentisfree/2019/mar/16/donald-trump-breitbart-interview-white-supremacy .. that “I have the support of the police, the support of the military, the support of the Bikers for Trump – I have the tough people, but they don’t play it tough – until they go to a certain point, and then it would be very bad, very bad” – threatens the democratic foundations of our society.
Taken as a whole, these attacks on our basic agreement about how to resolve our disagreements constitute the most profound challenge to our system of government since Richard Nixon went rogue.
Thankfully, most Americans oppose them. Even with record low unemployment, Trump’s approval ratings remain in the cellar. About 35%, Trump’s hardcore base, continue to stick by him, but independents and even some Republicans .. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/republicans .. are deserting him in droves.
----- INSERT - Nice and Neat - "On Monday, federal Judge Amit Mehta issued a sweeping decision rejecting Trump’s personal challenge to a House Oversight Committee subpoena of his financial records from an accounting firm he has used. The main argument Trump advanced was that there was no legislative purpose for the subpoena. P - Mehta made quick work of that argument, noting that courts have long held that they must presume Congress is acting to legislate. But Trump’s argument went further, claiming that Congress is engaging in “law enforcement” and that corrupt behavior by the president is not a “proper subject of investigation.” Mehta cited Watergate as an obvious rebuttal. P - Trump’s argument is doomed to fail in the courts because the Constitution gives the House the “full power of impeachment” and it could not exercise that authority without investigating presidential wrongdoing. https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=149043147 -----
These decisions are significant not just because they are victories for House Democrats .. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/democrats , but because they confirm that the American system of government is still working, Trump notwithstanding.
Richard Nixon approaches the foul line. Photograph: Bettmann/Bettmann Archive
He may yet succeed in running out the clock – dragging out appeals through election day. But every court decision that adds legitimacy to the processes and institutions Trump has been attacking makes him look more like the dangerous wrecking ball he is.
This would be a mistake. Americans want to preserve our agreement over how to resolve our disagreements, and are witnessing the threat Trump and the Republicans present to it.
The Democratic party should dedicate itself to protecting that agreement. This is the hallmark of a true governing party. Trump and the Republicans, by contrast, are digging themselves ever more deeply into a hole from which they may never emerge.
It's highly gratifying to still be able to feel America's institutions, and responsible members of your citizenry, will be able to bring the scumbag, who captured the presidency by such dubious means (lying all the way), to heel. https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=150041545
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