The crux of the matter, in four paragraphs:
Proponents of
impeachment come from three blocs: progressive pundits who have no idea what it
takes to win office; occupants of safe seats in gerrymandered Democratic
districts; and the Justin Amash wing of the Republican Party, population: one.
They make a very
reasonable moral argument that people who transgress the law should be held
accountable. However, Congress is not a seminar in moral philosophy, nor has
Donald Trump ever shown any interest in the subject. Congress is a political
institution, and the political argument in favor of impeachment boils down to a
scene from the classic film “Animal House.”
“This situation
absolutely requires a really futile and stupid gesture be done on somebody’s
part,” says the suave and cynical Otter. To which earnest Bluto replies: “And
we’re just the guys to do it!”
Morality is much too
important to be left to the righteous. They have a tendency to turn it into
crusades, jihads, purges and cults. Instead, society’s moral tenor is best
maintained by pragmatists who know enough not to let the perfect become the
enemy of the good.
