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We fight, We win, Am Yisrael Chai
At the scene of the crime this week, though, many of the same Republican senators who were hustled to safety that day sought avenues to excuse Trump’s behavior. Some said it was unconstitutional to impeach an ex-president, despite the Senate having dismissed that notion Tuesday. Others said that Trump was merely exercising his First Amendment rights, even though inciting a riot is not protected speech. On Thursday, three Republican senators met with Trump’s legal team on the eve of their closing arguments in the trial — as if anybody expected the Senate would fulfill its lawful duty to sit as an impartial jury.
The lens on the Trump presidency will only sharpen its unrelenting focus over time. And it will prompt voters to question whether Republicans who stood with him have the judgment and integrity for elected office. In that sense, the Senate vote is more a gamble by the incumbents on their own fate than a postscript to a discredited president. The power to change the nation rests with the voters, and those are the votes going forward that need to count.
https://www.tampabay.com/opinion/2021/02/13/history-will-judge-trump-and-his-enablers/
The lens on the Trump presidency will only sharpen its unrelenting focus over time. And it will prompt voters to question whether Republicans who stood with him have the judgment and integrity for elected office. In that sense, the Senate vote is more a gamble by the incumbents on their own fate than a postscript to a discredited president. The power to change the nation rests with the voters, and those are the votes going forward that need to count.
https://www.tampabay.com/opinion/2021/02/13/history-will-judge-trump-and-his-enablers/