Letters to the Editor
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The Usurper and the Usurped
Missing here is an assessment of why the Democrats in Congress have failed to attempt even the most minor course corrections to this administration. In the case of Michael Mukasey we witnessed two Democrats, Sen.s Feinstein and Schumer, lamely defend then vote to confirm that nominee. In the case of illegal wiretapping we have a still as yet undecided number of Democrats ambivalent about that most obvious of overreaches. And these two examples occurred within the last 60 days. So how is it that we haven't seen anything approximating serious consideration of impeachment? If this president has usurped to himself powers that are not his constitutionally, and he has, is it not obvious what Congress must do? Perhaps Democrats don't believe an impeachment effort would succeed; is it not even worth an effort? They ought to consider the wonderment among future historians that this Congress remained so mysteriously silent in the face of an imperial, imperious coup.
Good luck to you, Sidney.