Hindsight

 We've got presidents who think that if they do something it by definition can't be against the law. We've got SCOTUS justices who feel they should not adhere to ethics rules or be criticized. We've got Senators who defend antiquated rules that grant each of them (or a minority of them) the power to stop progress on any issue ...and who value their club so much they won't speak out against obvious crimes. We have members of the House who feel they do not have to honor legal subpoenas, fulfill their duty to their constituents or honor the Constitutional definition of what constitutes an impeachable offense. We have state legislatures and governors that seek to ignore the will of the people and to reverse the results of elections without any legal grounds or justification. These abuses happen daily. Our system has become deeply and profoundly corrupt. We are in a slow motion constitutional crisis, one in which our governing ideals and principles have been gutted to serve the personal and partisan ambitions of a few--officials and donors alike. Don't underestimate the severity of this situation. Authoritarianism doesn't require a coup to assume power and snuff out democracy.