Opinion: How Americans can hold Trump accountable if Congress won't - by Joe Lockhart

[DonViejo]

Opinion by Joe Lockhart 4 hrs ago

Tens of millions of Americans were glued to their televisions, laptops and mobile devices Wednesday as an act of domestic terrorism played out live for the whole world to watch. Fear, anger and disgust were the reactions I heard most from friends, family and on social media platforms.

While the anger has not dissipated, another emotion seems to be rising to the surface: helplessness. Many Americans are skeptical of the ability of politicians in Washington, particularly the Republicans, to hold all of the terrorists and their supporters accountable.

That helplessness is not without foundation. Time and time again for the last four years the American public has watched President Donald Trump avoid accountability for his outrageous and immoral behavior. Republicans have consistently enabled him, and our judicial system, with the exception of the election issues, has not been able to thwart his constant judicial stalling and obstruction. Color the American public skeptical that this time our institutions will deliver.

There are two potential paths for the politicians in Washington to punish the President: Invoking the 25th Amendment at the direction of the vice president and the cabinet, or impeaching Trump for a second time and holding a trial in the Senate.

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[bdamomma]

1. many phone calls to our

Reps and Senators, their phones should be ringing off the hook. We must not stay silent.

[Ninga]

2. Also, text service called Resist Bot works very well. I've received responses from nearly every text

I’ve sent.

So I call. Send messages on their websites. And Text via Resist Bot.

Just text the word “resist” to 50409 to get started. Follow the prompts.

[bdamomma]

3. thanks for the

information.

[Ninga]

4. Sure. It works well.