I actually think the standards for elected representatives should be very high and the bar at which you should have to resign should be very low.
These positions should be treated as the sacred trust they are, not as unassailable fortified positions free of consequence.
These positions should be treated as the sacred trust they are, not as unassailable fortified positions free of consequence.
Almost any clear breach of public trust should be career-ending. These positions should be treated as the sacred trust they are. Then we'd get the leaders we deserve.
Almost every president of my lifetime should have been impeached. At least three should have been removed.
Almost every president of my lifetime should have been impeached. At least three should have been removed.
Every Republican and a lot of Democrats would in a healthy society be tendering their resignations, is what I'm saying. Local state and national level.
Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley shouldn't resign. They should be arrested already. They should be awaiting a quick trial.
Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley shouldn't resign. They should be arrested already. They should be awaiting a quick trial.
I think it sets a terrible precedent to even give Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley the option to resign. Resigning is the dignified and principled act of an honorable person, and they have abandoned dignity, principle, and honor. Such as them shouldn't be afforded dignity's trappings.
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