I believe that Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune have character and respect for their respective houses of Congress. I believe that of democratic leaders, as well, such as Hakeem Jeffries and senior statemen such as Steny Hoyer. I think they all understand the Constitution and the critical role checks and balances have played in the longevity and great strength of our democratic Republic.
What strength there is among members of Congress is going to be tested every day in one of the most unstable and volcanic periods in our political history.
Members of Congress are given the unenviable and some believe impossible task of protecting their institution, serving their constituents, engaging in civil debate, and producing public policy good for the nation, all while traversing the choppy waters of the Trump era in a rowboat without a paddle.
Additionally, the people should always be reminded that the White House is not ‘the People’s House’, and not home to the pre-eminent branch of government. That distinction goes to the Capitol a couple miles down the road. There sits the first branch of government and the one closest to the people, their first line of defense against tyranny. Within its walls is the true People’s House.