26 Jun 2023 7:50 am
The cornerstone of American civilization is our President, and everyone else, is not above the law.golfboy » 25 Jun 2023, 6:55 pm » wrote: ↑ You mean responsible, like not perjuring yourself to Congress, and before the American People?
I notice you didn't answer my question: Is a President who knows his AG has perjured himself, really NOT supposed to fire him?
Wouldn't that be irresponsible, and an endorsement of Garland's lies?
And the key to that is an independent Justice Department.
When Nixon fired Archibald Cox I was 15 years old.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Massacre
That might have ended our long experiment in self government except for enough Republican Senators determined to put the constitution ahead of party and give Nixon the choice of resignation or certain impeachment.
I was opposed to the prosecution of Trump because Republicans today are too weak willed, afraid of Trump, and believe the end justifies the means.
There was no Fox News in 1973.
The entire nation still supported public education, without question.
Today the people who believe in the rule of law are engaged in a long twilight struggle against a radical right wing element of the population that won’t send their kids to school, won’t get vaccinated, don’t believe in the least sacrifice for democracy, and openly advocate civil war.
And those ultra conservatives are our friends, neighbors, and fellow citizens.
They would support Trump regardless of anything he did.