Last week, Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee trotted out a trio of dispassionate legal experts to explain why the impeachment of Donald Trump was justified.
Once Gerhardt argued that Trump's conduct was "Worse than the misconduct of any prior president," we no longer had any intellectual obligation to take him seriously on the topic.
I can rattle off at least a dozen instances of presidential misconduct that are both morally and constitutionally "Worse" than Trump's blundering attempt to launch a self-serving Ukrainian investigation into his rival's shady son.
Surely, deep down, even those who act as if Russian social media ads can topple the republic believe that denying citizens their fundamental rights of due process is a more serious offense than Trump's rhetoric and actions.
All of this misconduct is in every conceivable way "Worse" than Trump's actions.
Even if so, referring to Trump's actions as "Worse than the misconduct of any prior president" would be terminally ahistorical.
Of course, to argue, "Sure, he's bad, but hey, there were worse presidents than Donald Trump!" is a terrible defense.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/12/09/lets-have-some-historical-perspective-on-presidential-misconduct/
Once Gerhardt argued that Trump's conduct was "Worse than the misconduct of any prior president," we no longer had any intellectual obligation to take him seriously on the topic.
I can rattle off at least a dozen instances of presidential misconduct that are both morally and constitutionally "Worse" than Trump's blundering attempt to launch a self-serving Ukrainian investigation into his rival's shady son.
Surely, deep down, even those who act as if Russian social media ads can topple the republic believe that denying citizens their fundamental rights of due process is a more serious offense than Trump's rhetoric and actions.
All of this misconduct is in every conceivable way "Worse" than Trump's actions.
Even if so, referring to Trump's actions as "Worse than the misconduct of any prior president" would be terminally ahistorical.
Of course, to argue, "Sure, he's bad, but hey, there were worse presidents than Donald Trump!" is a terrible defense.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/12/09/lets-have-some-historical-perspective-on-presidential-misconduct/
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