Letter: Yes, Republicans, elections do have consequences
(Andrew Harnik | AP file photo) President Donald Trump tells a reporter to be quiet as he speaks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 8, 2019, before boarding Marine One for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md. and then on to Georgia to meet with supporters.
Republicans are quick to point out that “elections have consequences.” They believe that impeaching and removing Donald Trump, or even challenging him, is contemptuous of the public that elected him and the Constitution which they think gives him unlimited powers.
They are partially correct. Elections do have consequences. By November 2018, we had already lived through the most corrupt administration in our history. An underlying assumption prior to that election was that a Democratic Congress would be not just a statement of revulsion but a real mid-course correction. Impeachment was never far from consideration.
We are perhaps weeks away from a constitutionally mandated response to a president whose commitment to and understanding of that Constitution is questionable, at best.
Yes, Republicans. Elections do have consequences, even when your side loses.
Marc Hoenig, Salt Lake City
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