1. The question of whether to serve Sarah Sanders in a restaurant is a question of whether we allow systematized child theft and imprisonment to be a political option in this country.
2. If you think child-theft and child-caging are within the pale of democratic society, something to be politely debated, then of course civility demands you serve her.
3. But if you think they are beyond the pale, you are morally obliged to enact that belief. You must prevent Trump and his minions, from top to bottom, from engaging with polite society.
4. Over 400 Methodist clergy and laypeople filed canonical charges against Jeff Sessions. They said the torture he advocates and facilitated are beyond the pale.
5. The Catholic bishop of Tucson, Edward Weisenburger, a canon lawyer, has suggested "canonical penalties" for Catholics who carry out the Trump administration's immigration policies.
6. These are strong statements, yes. Telling people that their policies and actions are so reprehensible that they cannon engage with us should be reserved for great evils.
7. So when Arne Duncan or David Axworthy or the chattering civility police say Sarah Sanders or Kirstjen Nielsen should be able to eat in peace at restaurants, what they’re saying is that torture and kidnapping and extortion aren’t bad enough to warrant ostracism.
8. More on this from @joshchafetz
