Friday, February 19, 2021

Once Upon a Presidency, Joshua Hochschild, the American Mind, A PUBLICATION OF THE CLAREMONT INSTITUTE

Salvo 02.19.2021
Once Upon a Presidency
Joshua Hochschild

In a healthy democracy, populist skepticism could lead to bipartisan reform efforts to restore confidence in election procedures. But the powers that be do not even acknowledge the legitimacy of any skepticism. Even after Trump is out of office, they stage a show trial, a second impeachment. The idea is to shame Trump, but also to shame anyone who supported his efforts to highlight weaknesses in our system. Taken for granted in the article of impeachment is that challenging the legitimacy of the election is itself disloyal, an effort to overthrow the American government. 

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