44 former US senators urge current Senate to defend democracy in op-ed

[blackascoal]

)Forty-four former Republican and Democratic US senators penned an op-ed for The Washington Post that warns "we are entering a dangerous period" and urges current and future senators to be "steadfast and zealous guardians of our democracy."

The former senators write in the op-ed they feel an "obligation to speak up about serious challenges to the rule of law, the Constitution, our governing institutions and our national security."

"We are on the eve of the conclusion of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's investigation and the House's commencement of investigations of the President and his administration," the senators write. "The likely convergence of these two events will occur at a time when simmering regional conflicts and global power confrontations continue to threaten our security, economy and geopolitical stability."

The US is at an "inflection point" the senators write, "in which the foundational principles of our democracy and our national security interests are at stake, and the rule of law and the ability of our institutions to function freely and independently must be upheld."

During their time in office, the former senators write, "at times we were allies and at other times opponents, but never enemies."

"At other critical moments in our history, when constitutional crises have threatened our foundations, it has been the Senate that has stood in defense of our democracy," the op-ed reads. "Today is once again such a time."

In the op-ed, the former senators urge current and future senators to guard America's democracy "by ensuring that partisanship or self-interest not replace national interest."
https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/10/polit...-ed/index.html

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I wish we had a culture the encouraged suicide at the end of a public career.

[tsuke]

i like that its presented as this huge bipartisan compromise then you actually look at it and theres like 5 GOP to 39 dems lol.

[hvilleherb]

I'm all for them defending democracy, by enacting strict voter ID laws.

[Jack]

If this whole thing boils down to Trump paying two women not to go public with their sexual affair, I'm going to be less than enthused.
That would be like watching the Republican Guttersnots rejoicing in Impeaching Bill Clinton over a blow job.

There's either some kind of Russian influence here or there isn't. That would include Money Laundering and any Quid pro Quo the Trump Team had with Foreign Governments (like lifting Sanctions).