Republican Senators, including the majority leader, are so fed-up with the Democrat-hatched Impeachment Hoax they have signaled they will meet that hoax with a hoax of their own: a fake trial to guarantee an acquittal of the president.
Their intention is apparently based on the time-honored legal theory that two wrongs make a right.
Theoretically, they could have taken the high road, refuting what they see as bogus charges against Donald Trump with witnesses and documents of their choosing, including those specifically withheld by the president in the impeachment investigation.
Doing that would be the perfect antidote to a so-called witch hunt.
Instead, they appear to be on the road to perdition, taking the torturous course the president has scouted out for them, a crooked path that leads down the rabbit hole toward the nether regions of the earth.
Literally on their way to hell, according to beliefs they profess to their constituents in order to get and stay elected.
These Republicans appear willing to risk divine punishment by violating an oath to God, an oath swearing to be impartial, despite that fact they are clearly proud to be partial to the president and to the party of Trump.
Risky behavior, that.
(And all because of a "perfect" phone call between Trump and the president of Ukraine. I guess it's the little things that trip you up and send you down.)
According to one recent poll, seventy percent of Americans want the Senate trial to include witnesses and documents. Can the Republicans withstand that desire?
More importantly, can anyone stop them from stonewalling?
American democracy has fallen prey to exactly what the founding fathers feared might happen: political factions vying for the right to run the country.
These days we call those factions parties, and party politics rule the roost. Mostly to the detriment of the people.
Unfortunately, the only thing more mentally challenged than a human being is a collection of human beings.
But there is safety in numbers. Hanging with like-minded folks buoys you up, reinforces your position, makes you think you must be right. The fact is, in this highly connected world, no position, no matter how outlandish, need suffer from the stigma of standing alone. One can always find another idiot vibrating on the same wavelength.
And it's nice to have company when you're marching down the yellow brick road to hell.
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