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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nExcept for Justin Amash, the U.S. House representative from Michigan, no congressional Republicans have stepped forward to call for Donald Trump\u2019s impeachment. The G.O.P. apparently gets a pass as all eyes turn to the Democrats to hold the President accountable. Their path is seeded with land mines no matter which route they pursue, especially since Trump, with total Republican acquiescence, has defied the Constitutional imperatives that grant Congress the duty and power of oversight. As Michelle Goldberg\u2019s aptly titled New York Times column<\/a> points out, \u201cImpeaching Trump is risky. So is Refusing To.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Obsessively focusing on whether or\nnot Democrats should impeach Trump, however, is the wrong frame for deciding\nwhat to do about the grave peril this Administration and its enablers pose. For\nstarters, it lets Republicans off the hook, and deals with only one man,\nleaving all those who are better mannered sitting prettily in power despite\ntheir complicity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n We should instead emphasize how the President has failed utterly\nto even say let alone do anything about undeniable foreign sabotage in our\nelections, and how he continues to abuse the powers of his office by\nthreatening to go after the FBI and his political opponents for starting these\nmuch-warranted investigations in the first place. He flaunts the Constitution\ndaily by refusing to respond to any and all subpoenas. He refuses to address\nthe myriad problems facing the country unless the Democrats drop their\ninvestigations. His brazen acts of corruption unfold at a dizzying and\npurposely mind-numbing pace. His presidency is one long tantrum after another.\nHis malignancy knows no bounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump being Trump, however, is not the worst part. Far more\ndangerous is that Republicans, when they are not actively rallying around him\nrepeating his lies, say nothing. We must hammer home the point that Republicans\nhave failed to hold Trump accountable for large and small displays of unfitness\nthroughout his campaign and presidency on matters well beyond Mueller’s\ninvestigation. Getting rid of Trump is insufficient; we can and must put an end\nto their dereliction of duty as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Whether or not Democrats pursue formal avenues of impeachment,\none thing is clear: We must Impeach at the polls\u2014vote them all out. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Except for Justin Amash, the U.S. House representative from Michigan, no congressional Republicans have stepped forward to call for Donald Trump\u2019s impeachment. The G.O.P. apparently gets a pass as all eyes turn to the Democrats to hold the President accountable. … Continue reading