Yes and no. The intent of the policy (and it's policy, not law) was to prevent frivolous lawsuits against the president that would distract or prevent him from fulfilling his duties. I believe some of the thought was, if the president was committing crimes, he'd be impeached, then could be charged. I don't know that…

Yeah, Trump has shown us how much our system relied on decency and shame. I still have some optimism that our system’s strong enough to withstand this and will be strengthened because of it, but holy fucking shit, it’s mind-blowing how close to breaking it is right now simply because a man incapable of shame and with…

  Shut up, tomato. 

The Hatch Act is the one item on your list I hesitate about-- it feels like something that could be weaponized way, way too easily. 

Maybe. There would be no way to avoid having the perception be that it was politically motivated, which would be a gigantic distraction. It’s unsatisfying, but the fastest & most productive path forward should Trump lose the election is to probably focus on actually “undoing his legacy”.

If Trump has exposed anything, it’s the weak fucking nature of the apparent laws and “norms” that govern our own government. They mean nothing.

I think my favorite part so far has been this interaction (repeated a few times):

It’s not even a law! It’s a standing DOJ opinion!

If the Dem wins, even fucking Biden...they NEED to charge Trump. That motherfucker can’t be let off the hook.

I agree, not many will, that’s why I say it’s not a silver bullet, but there is no silver bullet to get those people up off their asses.

This.  And that all the stuff we politically obsessed people assume is common knowledge regarding the Mueller report really isn’t-- if people had actually read the report Trump couldn’t use his “NO COLLUSION, NO OBSTRUCTION” bullshit. 

The sad part? This entire hearing will change nothing. Words will be thrown around, folks will bluster and argue over semantics, Pelosi will stonewall any impeachment talk, and we’ll go right back to Fox News doing victory laps for the little fascist-in-chief.

It would be so damn gratifying to see Trump arrested when he leaves office. It’s also a little terrifying to think that, should Trump be reelected, he might not face criminal charges for another 4 years. This whole “we can’t indict a sitting president” law needs to be dropped. It’s made our democracy an absolute joke.

Just another day where the President self impeaches right Nancy?

dissecting aortic aneurysm!!! painful AND deadly.

Maybe the stroke will be just bad enough that he’ll be left with a visible facial tic and jerky arm movements.  You know, just like when he made fun of that reporter.

And on his phone’s screen “NO COLLUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU...”

#TeamAneurysm

Might be Mike Pence’s lucky day!

I respect that answer and don't worry about harping. I'm glad there are people like you who are police. Maybe I'm just not optimistic about the ability to change the culture but I hope I'm wrong. I just know I wouldn't be able to handle trying.