GOP/IMPEACHMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “At the edge of the crowd, Diane Luke, wearing a ‘Make America Great Again’ hat, stood up and informed Representative Justin Amash, Republican of Michigan, that she did not have the words to express her disappointment in him…Since he first outlined his belief that the special counsel’s report showed that Mr. Trump ‘engaged in impeachable conduct,’ Republicans nationally have lined up in opposition to Mr. Amash, a five-term Republican with a reputation for saying ‘no.’ From his earliest days in Washington, Mr. Amash has been a marginal figure, consistently voting against both political parties, publishing explanations of his latest ‘no’ on a Facebook page where he proclaims, ‘I defend liberty and explain every vote here.’ Principled, yes, even critics will concede. A thought leader in the Republican Party? No. But in Mr. Trump’s Republican Party, no figure is too marginal to be ignored — and even the faintest spark of opposition must be snuffed out, doused, crushed and buried.”
–Emily Cochrane, “Justin Amash, Under Attack for Impeachment Talk, Finds Mixed Support at Home,” The New York Times online, May 29, 2019