#SchumerResign

[Dill]

(03-05-2020, 06:15 PM)BrownAssClown Wrote: The saddest part is, in the future, presidents, both Republican and Democrat, that get caught doing wrong will employ a lot of the same tactics the current president is/has used and gotten away with, why not? Works for him. I think the biggest fool in American history is Richard Nixon, he shouldn't have resigned, if he would've held his ground, he most likely would've been let off the hook and gotten away with it too.

No. Even Barry Goldwater was finally ready to impeach Nixon. Back then, people cared when a president lied, even one from their own party. Nixon would have been lucky to get 8 votes for acquittal.

The difference between 1974 and 2020 is that now the Republican party is transitioning to a regime party (e.g., party members protect each other against corruption charges, systematically leverage power via partisan accusation (coordinated with "independent" news media), depend primarily on the party leader (as opposed to voters) to validate official standing).  Oversight and checks on the Exec are not possible as long as Republicans control the Senate. The one exception may be Russia sanctions, but that story isn't over yet.

That is at least as big a concern as Trump's behavior now, as it betokens a much larger--and negative--change in US political culture