What Do the Impeachment Trial and Voting Bans Have in Common?
The Impeachment “Trial” and Voting Bans Dear Friends, I’ve been thinking a lot about the Senate impeachment “trial” and the Republican Senators’ decision to block evidence from being presented and considered. It reminded me of state election laws that prevent people with felony convictions from voting. The two concepts are connected in ways that challenge […]
What Impeachment and Voting Bans Have in Common: The Fear of Too Much Truth
I’ve been thinking a lot about the Republican Senate’s decision to close the impeachment trial without witnesses. There will be no evidence at what has now become a “trial” in name only. Their decision reeks of fear. If the evidence had shown what Democrats said it would, the Republicans would have been hard-pressed to […]