Impeachment is democracy’s way of demanding an accounting. It answers to the people, not the Rules of Court. The Senate should correct course before form swallows substance.

Impeachment is democracy’s way of demanding an accounting. It answers to the people, not the Rules of Court. The Senate should correct course before form swallows substance.

Lawyers might revel in procedure, but the public judges politically. Citizens evaluate trust, legitimacy and abuse of office.