QOTD -- An Affirmation Of Responsibility

 

"... [T]he Trump administration is becoming both increasingly aggressive and increasingly unaccountable.

"Which brings me to the 'No Kings' protests planned for Saturday. Several old friends have been amused that I seem to have become a defender and advocate of popular mobilization against the government. And several new friends have commented on the irony that I was a supporter of policies they protested in earlier times.

"Fair enough. But we’re beyond irony and amusement. The administration’s campaign against a free society is intensifying. Congress, controlled by the Republican party, is acquiescent. The Supreme Court so far hasn’t been much of a barrier. And elites outside government are increasingly finding reasons to go along and get along.  [snip]

"... We do ultimately depend on the common sense and common courage of the people. “No Kings” is an expression of protest. But it is also an affirmation of responsibility. We the people ordained and established our free government. It’s up to us to keep it." --  never- Trumper Bill Kristol in "It's Getting Worse," published in The Bulwark.  Whatever their transgressions in the past, folks like Kristol, Rick Wilson, Joe Walsh, and scores of other former Republican partisans are on the "right side of history coalition" now, and that's what counts for us.  We need every American who values democracy and the rule of law to be welcomed into that coalition.  No Kings in America!