After election in 2016, my hope was to hold on until the mid-terms of 2018.

[kentuck]

If they could keep the trump under control until Democrats could take control of the House, then everything would be much better. I never expected much more than that.

My major concern was the lack of oversight by the Republicans. It was comforting to know that would change once Democrats took control of the Congress.

In his first two years, the trump exceeded expectations with his corruptness and his lust for power. Not only was he disgusting, he was also dangerous.

It was no longer enough just to hold on until the next election. For the good of our country and our people, Congressional oversight was not sufficient. The trump needed to be removed. His high crimes and misdemeanors were on display for all to see. There was no reason to not impeach.

Yet, there was no consensus, not even in the Democratic Party. The Republicans had embraced the trump. in all his disgraceful gluttony. They defended him against the most obvious high crimes and misdemeanors. They watched him betray our country and said nothing.

Now, I try to return to my expectations after the election of 2016. Democrats are now in control of the Congress. After all, we now have some oversight.

But, it is not enough.

[unblock]

1. we gained only a few powers in 2018:

1) republicans can't pass any legislation without some democrats signing on;
2) we gain some oversight ability, though republicans are doing everything they can to challenge that power; and
3) we can impeach, though, of course, no guarantee that the senate would even hold a trial.

it's not nearly enough. for instance, the senate is still stacking the courts with hard-right nuts. in fact, that's pretty much all they're doing.