The problem with Sessions' logic is that he refuses to admit what is obvious to anyone who has followed this: following the rules is a liability.
Is Emmet Sullivan following the law or the rules?
This, I think, is not quite right.
If Sessions had not recused, he'd look bad to people who are already invested in an idea that Trump is guilty. In short, he'd look bad to liberals who already hate him.
I do not see what he gained out of recusal.
The problem with conservatives is they refuse to just say "fuck you," someone always bends a knee for that sweet, sweet temporary adulation by the media.
The point isnt that he did a favor to one side. I may not like everything he did, but the point is that he stuck to the process.
The fact that he is in the position where both parties are destined to hate him comes off as rather genuine to me. It's not a matter of "if both sides are angry, it's a good thing" - such a philosophy is stupid. It's the fact that he allowed the thing to play out that I can appreciate.
No matter who is in charge, I want these processes to play out, preferably above the table. I know that corruption is always a factor, but the legislative and judicial process are not simply guidelines put there to give politicians instructions on how to govern. They are tenets that preserve the checks and balances, no matter how few there seems to be at times. I would much rather be in a country that catches some corruption in this net than one that allows for everything to pass through.
Sessions did a lot of shit I hate, but this is a time where it could have been quite easy for one side or the other to completely fuck over the entire process. And who knows, it still may end up that way. But we have to appreciate even the appearance of partisanship. In this case he did not just say he would not interfere, but he actually did it too. I place a high value in actions over words, and they are one of those things you can point at to dem or reps that weighs a lot more than empty promises.
People here knock Amash, and I get why. He really isnt firmly on one side or another (supported impeachment process, yet has many conservative values. ) it's a weird combination, but the one thing I get from reading his twitter is that he finds value in this entire legislative process.
When the first stimulus bill was being passed, he was one of the votes that threatened to delay it yet again. I believe he did ultimately vote yet, but his grievances were stated in a tweet, mainly that they had no time to read a bill of that size in am hour, and that they were forgoing a big part of the legislative process.
Yeah a longer process sucks and government monotony and all that, but these guys are full time lawmakers. They dont even have to file paperwork. They have time to be more organized and hammer out way more shit than they currently do. It is maddening to get glimpses of the absolute madness that seems to go on behind government doors.