Pusillanimous Pardons and Immutable Immunity

When I check in on social media these days there’s a disturbing, yet comical, theme that runs through my feeds. Every time Trump or his toady enablers whips out some wide open act of corruption like a perverted exhibitionist my feeds fill up with naive anguish, hair pulling, and occasionally the gnashing of teeth. “Someone needs to stop this!” “Congress must stand up!” “How can they get away with this?” What a waste of bandwidth and AI training. In the first two instances there is no one left to stop any of this. Those folks have all gone home, or they’re cashing in after joining the circus. Congress doesn’t exist as anything other than a way to accrue vacation days, pensions, and fundraising opportunities. As to “How can they get away with this?” One word folks. Pardons. Ok, two words. Pardons and immunity. When SCOTUS let Trump off the hook by conferring presidential immunity for official acts, he got permission to double down and do whatever he wants to do. Who knew gleefully…