Yet another Profile in Courage

Republican Orrin Hatch made his farewell speech today after 42 years in the Senate. But not before making one, final, courageous stand against tyranny and for the rule of law. This is REALLY inspirational.

I know none of us enjoys sitting in judgment of the President, our fellow human-being, but that is our job and we cannot ignore our responsibility. I believe most of us will do a sincere job of trying to fulfill our oath to do impartial justice.

Committing crimes of moral turpitude such as perjury and obstruction of justice go to the heart of qualification for public office. These offenses were committed by the chief executive of our country, the individual who swore to faithfully execute the laws of the United States. This great nation can tolerate a President who makes mistakes. But it cannot tolerate one who makes a mistake and then breaks the law to cover it up. Any other citizen would be prosecuted for these crimes.

The same analysis applies for the ‘‘good economy means no removal’’ theory. It is intuitive that economic growth can never justify crime or acts rising to the level of high crimes and misdemeanors warranting removal. If President Clinton is removed, our economy will not suffer. The world will still spin on its axis.

To those of us who have ourselves taken an oath to uphold the Constitution — which represents the rule of law and not of men — it should not matter how brilliant or popular we feel the President is. The Constitution is why we govern based on the principle of equality and not emotion. The Constitution is what guides us as a nation of laws and not personalities. The Constitution is what enables us to live in freedom.  Link

I told you. Inspira-- Wait. What? President Clinton?

Ohhhhh. My bad. The above is what Hatch said in 1999 about President Clinton when he was being impeached for getting a hummer and lying about it.

Here's what Hatch said this week when federal prosecutors implicated Trump in two felonies committed by his former attorney, Michael Cohen.

All I can say is this President Trump before he became president that's another world. Since he's become president this economy has charged ahead. We are all better off, the country is better off. Link

Okay. That makes more sense.

Good riddance, Hatch.