Congress Ought to Impeach, but Partisanship Only Makes Things Worse
Polarization,Politics,Impeachment
As the House moves on its article of impeachment on President Donald Trump as the solution to all that ails our nation, there remains a tremendously consequential outstanding question still begging for clarification, one that can bring the importance and utility of this action into focus.
Why should we be doing this?
Is it because now must be the moment when we rise above naked politics? Can we, in the shadows of the Capitol riots, come together in response to Trump's incitement, introducing costs to ensure nothing like it ever happens again? Or do we, as a country, feel a need to engage in one more political exercise? Are we really lacking, at this point in time, the sort of bored partisan posturing which has come to characterize our politics for as long as any of us can remember?
