It has been heartening — and reminiscent of the anti-Vietnam War movement of the 1960s — to see the American people coming together to protest the excesses of a presidential administration that has become increasingly fascistic by the day.

And it has come as a tremendous relief to note that yesterday’s widespread protests were so successful . . . not only in scope, but in their peaceful, patriotic nature.

Yet even within the mostly well-reasoned arguments of the anti-Trump movement, there have been a number of calls for impeachment — one even issued by none other than Elon Musk (though he quickly retracted it, admitting he had gone too far).

And those suggestions of impeachment worry me . . . not because they are unwarranted, but because I believe that is the last thing this country needs, for a number of reasons.

To begin with, it is unlikely that the present Congress — with a Republican majority in both houses — would be likely to convict. The entire disruptive exercise will have been a waste of time and effort, and would only have given Trump further cause to crow about his professed indestructibility.

But even more disturbing, to my mind, is what we would be facing if impeachment were unexpectedly to result in conviction, and Trump were removed from office. Unless we could somehow also impeach and convict the next three people in the line of succession, we would be stuck with:

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Now, someone tell me that’s not just a little disturbing. To me, it’s right at the top of the “be careful what you wish for” category.

But that doesn’t mean we have to survive another three and a half years of the erosion of all that makes this country great. Our courts are doing their best to maintain the rule of law, and must be pressed to continue on course. The Supreme Court, however heavily weighted to the conservative side, must also be made to realize the urgency of the situation and reminded of its mandate: that is, to uphold the laws and the Constitution of the United States, without bias or political consideration.

Finally, there is Congress. In less than a year, we will be in the throes of mid-term elections that will determine the balance of both the Senate and the House of Representatives. And that is where our power — the power of the people — comes into play.

It is up to us to choose, and choose wisely, who will represent our interests in the coming years. And that means we must educate ourselves as to the histories, political records, and characters of the candidates — of both parties — and not merely base our selections on campaign promises. We’ve all seen how much those are worth!

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In short, we must keep up the fight to keep America free . . . to keep America strong . . . and to keep America, America. I think the person holding this sign in one of yesterday’s protests said it rather well:

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
6/15/25