Over the past decade or so, the GOP has been far better at describing what it stands
against than what it stands
for, so it is perhaps no surprise that the party has increasingly come to define itself not by some set of shared principles, but by its cultish devotion to one man:
Donald Trump. He is undeserving of the fealty undeserving of many of the spoils he’s come by in his maddeningly charmed life but no matter: The Republican establishment for years had a void, and he finally came around and filled it. Not all Republicans were thrilled with the arrangement, of course, but for much of his tenure most avoided doing anything to disturb it; there were tax cuts to pass, courts to pack, and libs to own.
Richard Burr was the first Republican senator to vote that Donald Trump was guilty. Soon after him, Senator Cassidy also voted guilty. He and Burr were joined by five more Republicans Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Ben Sasse, Mitt Romney and Pat Toomey in joining their Democratic Party colleagues in the vote to impeach Trump for inciting the insurrection . The final vote count showed that 57 Senators voted Guilty , while 43 voted Not Guilty .
Senator Cassidy s video got several comments and retweets about his decision. Thank you Senator Cassidy. From the [email protected] my heart, you have given me a sliver of hope. I am sorry that this will have far reaching impacts to the Senate. Today I was convinced (by the words of Mr. McConnell) that the Filibuster must go, said one tweet. Another user responded by praising Cassidy and the other six Republicans who voted guilty during the impeachment trial. My admiration to the 7 Republican Senators with moral courage who prove