… The central question in this impeachment is not whether Trump will receive his just punishment, or Biden will be given a clear playing field.
Rather it is whether the Senate will prioritize the future of democracy over the partisan interests of the moment. Whether senators will rebuild and reinforce the guardrails of our system, or, by their actions, tell future presidents that everything Trump did is fair play, as long as just over a third of the Senate is comprised of your party. CONTINUED
Mark Mellman (Mellman Group), The Hill