Michael Steele: We’re Headed Towards a Constitutional Crisis and Our Elected Leadership Is ‘Wholly Feckless’

JANSING With all those ░░░░░░░░ happening Michael there s ░░░░░░░░ a lot of discussion ░░░░░░░░ whether we re headed ░░░░░░░░ a constitutional crisis But ░░░░░░░░ New York Times Adam ░░░░░░░░ writes this Legal scholars ░░░░░░░░ that is no longer ░░░░░░░░ right inquiry Mr Trump ░░░░░░░░ already undercutting the separation ░░░░░░░░ powers at the heart ░░░░░░░░ the constitutional system they ░░░░░░░░ and the right question ░░░░░░░░ is how will it ░░░░░░░░ the nation Are they ░░░░░░░░ about that Steele Adam ░░░░░░░░ absolutely right We re ░░░░░░░░ We ve been in ░░░░░░░░ since oh gosh the ░░░░░░░░ couple of months of ░░░░░░░░ administration JANSING There s ░░░░░░░░ been a couple months ░░░░░░░░ the administration Steele Right ░░░░░░░░ And not even I ░░░░░░░░ Steele I had to ░░░░░░░░ for a moment there ░░░░░░░░ It feels a little ░░░░░░░░ like two years But ░░░░░░░░ it s been two ░░░░░░░░ Yeah I think that ░░░░░░░░ is spot on where ░░░░░░░░ are Lisa knows this ░░░░░░░░ well from her reporting ░░░░░░░░ coverage of this and ░░░░░░░░ the transformation around these ░░░░░░░░ what would otherwise been ░░░░░░░░ of our constitutional democracy ░░░░░░░░ chipped away at And ░░░░░░░░ is the part that ░░░░░░░░ so aggravating and galling ░░░░░░░░ me and I m ░░░░░░░░ to a lot of ░░░░░░░░ is that our elected ░░░░░░░░ leadership is wholly feckless ░░░░░░░░ both ways either not ░░░░░░░░ and letting it happen ░░░░░░░░ members of the House ░░░░░░░░ Senate or not having ░░░░░░░░ clue how to address ░░░░░░░░ and push back against ░░░░░░░░ if you re a ░░░░░░░░ of the Senate or ░░░░░░░░ Democratic caucus And that ░░░░░░░░ the frustrating part This ░░░░░░░░ now left to the ░░░░░░░░ people exactly where the ░░░░░░░░ always wanted it to ░░░░░░░░ And this country s ░░░░░░░░ rests in our hands ░░░░░░░░ in the hands of ░░░░░░░░ leaders because they have ░░░░░░░░ summarily either bought and ░░░░░░░░ off with power and ░░░░░░░░ that they won t ░░░░░░░░ touched or are standing ░░░░░░░░ in the corner shuddering ░░░░░░░░ cowering afraid to figure ░░░░░░░░ exactly how to push ░░░░░░░░ because well we ve ░░░░░░░░ done this before we ░░░░░░░░ t been here before ░░░░░░░░ of us have been ░░░░░░░░ before None of us ░░░░░░░░ to be here But ░░░░░░░░ it you gotta stand ░░░░░░░░ at this moment and ░░░░░░░░ enough We re now ░░░░░░░░ the last wall folks ░░░░░░░░ s called the courts ░░░░░░░░ s the last wall ░░░░░░░░ the only thing we ░░░░░░░░ doing right now is ░░░░░░░░ know sort of sitting ░░░░░░░░ waiting and anticipating When ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump refuse to ░░░░░░░░ a court order Well ░░░░░░░░ it he s already ░░░░░░░░ it The plane landed ░░░░░░░░ right? The plane landed.”