A thread on why making case for 'institutional check' on Trump is difficult for D's to make - even to Dems. First, to make a case for constitutional duty, the institution that's referenced in Article I of the constitution, that 'institution' needs to be respected (1)...
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..And, members have to say, "yeah, well, in this case it IS important and not totally lame and corrupt." Needless to say, voters have only heard - even from members of congress themselves - that the system is broken, so why would they trust it now? (5)...
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..And, as such, any attempt for Congress to flex it's Article I powers looks "political" and is viewed suspiciously. That doesn't mean Congress can't or won't flex their power. What it does mean is that they shouldn't expect that voters are going along on the ride (6)...
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...Or that voters will believe them when they say that they are just doing their constitutional duty. (7). Fin
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This is a chance for them to earn back some of that respect by doing the right thing instead of the politically expedient thing. Republicans have covered themselves in shame.
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