The Senate is Not Going to Convict Trump, So Where Do We Go from Here?

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45. It's better to let the Republican Senate acquit Trump and be made to regret it at the polls.

Dems were left with no choice. If we didn't impeach, we would have shown that the vital, clearly stated Constitutional check of impeachment on the Presidency doesn't mean anything. By impeaching, we show that the Constitution means something but that the Republicans think it doesn't.

That's not the best result, of course. Ideally, we would want the Republicans to affirm the Constitution. That would strengthen the Constitution and the United States for the difficult times ahead. We aren't heading toward that result yet, but we may see some surprising things in the Senate Trial. Roberts is a wild card. He might do some things that get the Senate Republicans on the side of the Constitution again.

If, after the trial, the Republicans have acquitted a clearly guilty Trump, then we will get on with life with only the Dems committed to the Constitution. The Republicans will have shown (as if we didn't know with McConnell stealing Garland's seat) that they are simply muggers. Then, it will be the voters' responsibility to toss every single Republican from office.