The Mueller report is what it is because of impeachment. There is no legal doctrine around what allows a president to be charged with a crime. There is plenty of legal doctrine around impeachment. Impeachment is, legally speaking, the proper remedy for the conduct alleged (if not outright documented) by the report we saw yesterday.<\/p>\n
But it won\u2019t happen for two reasons. For one, the non-Beltway public largely seems to be tuned out. I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s ignorance, approval or disinterest but you can hardly distinguish between the three under the circumstances. And for another, the GOP\u2019s entire doctrine consists of a lack of shame and a willingness to brazen it out for as long as it takes, confident that there will be no circumstances.<\/p>\n
There will be no impeachment, because the Senate will never convict, at which point you\u2019re wasting your time. If the public doesn\u2019t care enough to be interested, then there\u2019s nothing to be gained by whipping them up. Best bet at this point is victory at the polls in 2020 and somehow tip the Senate, and then embark on a good solid two years of putting into law all the unwritten rules that made this possible. Shackle Silly Con Valley within an inch of its life. Soak the 0.001% for 90% of their income. Codify the release of income tax returns for every Presidential aspirant. Demolish the Electoral College by hook or by crook.<\/p>\n
The system is broken. We probably only have one shot at repairing it. If we don\u2019t, it\u2019ll be time to look at real estate in Galway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Mueller report is what it is because of impeachment. There is no legal doctrine around what allows a president to be charged with a crime. There is plenty of legal doctrine around impeachment. Impeachment is, legally speaking, the proper remedy for the conduct alleged (if not outright documented) by the report we saw yesterday. … <\/p>\n