The Republican Party has been on a pretty steady trajectory
toward fascism for a little over 50 years now. The original division
between those who believe in a world of humane progress and justice and
those who want total control over our country’s abundant resources and
wealth was and continues to be predominantly racial.
The push toward more fascistic powers of control by conservatives has historically followed the line that people of color, women, and those without money should not be allowed an equal say in the running of our country. That push has never been more overt than it has been in the past decade, when Republicans crystalized their white supremacist agenda, first against President Barack Obama, and subsequently with the support of Donald Trump.
A group of former Republican federal prosectors has combined efforts to push for the further investigation and possible prosecution of Trump for obstruction of justice. Calling itself Republicans for the Rule of Law, the group has released a video highlighting the case against Trump as set out in the Mueller report.
The former deputy attorney general under President George H.W. Bush, Donald Ayer; the former deputy assistant secretary of homeland security under President George W. Bush, Paul Rosenzweig; and the former deputy associate attorney general under President Ronald Reagan, Jeffrey Harris, are all featured in the video, explaining in the most simple of terms how insanely corrupt a picture the Mueller report paints of the current administration.
Some highlighted quotes:
Finally, Ayer delivers the most striking line over images of
Sens. Lindsey Graham, Mitch McConnell, and Ted Cruz, and Rep. Kevin
McCarthy.The push toward more fascistic powers of control by conservatives has historically followed the line that people of color, women, and those without money should not be allowed an equal say in the running of our country. That push has never been more overt than it has been in the past decade, when Republicans crystalized their white supremacist agenda, first against President Barack Obama, and subsequently with the support of Donald Trump.
A group of former Republican federal prosectors has combined efforts to push for the further investigation and possible prosecution of Trump for obstruction of justice. Calling itself Republicans for the Rule of Law, the group has released a video highlighting the case against Trump as set out in the Mueller report.
The former deputy attorney general under President George H.W. Bush, Donald Ayer; the former deputy assistant secretary of homeland security under President George W. Bush, Paul Rosenzweig; and the former deputy associate attorney general under President Ronald Reagan, Jeffrey Harris, are all featured in the video, explaining in the most simple of terms how insanely corrupt a picture the Mueller report paints of the current administration.
Some highlighted quotes:
- “Obstruction of justice and perjury are far more important than most normal crimes. They go to the absolute core of how the rule of law functions in this society.”
- “This administration, in my view, has an absolute disregard for the law.”
- “As a former prosecutor, I did not think it was even a close prosecutorial call as to whether the president obstructed justice.”
- “Were the president anyone other than the president, he would have been subject to indictment.”
- “In the Mueller report there is a damning case of obstruction of justice by the president.”
One of the most disturbing things to me is the conduct of Republicans, in the Senate and in the House. These are actually smart people. They know that there is a damning case, in the Mueller report, of obstruction of justice by the president, and they are acting like it’s not. And that’s just flatly dishonest. And they seem to be doing it because they think Trump is the only game in town.The end of the video is a plea to other conservatives to put the principles of our Constitution and our country’s laws before party and speak up. All three of these men worked in administrations that were arguably violating not only our Constitution, but also fundamental laws of human rights. There is a disconnect between their statements now and the political party they helped seemingly to work tirelessly against the rule of law for the past 50 years. That being said, they are right about this, and about the need for their conservative colleagues to take a long look in the mirror.
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