Trump Presidency Forcing Congressional Integrity

John McCain might be sounding the alarm to return to the regular order of business in Congress, but the truth is that he is asking a bunch of political combatants to do something they've done very little of lately.


I say very little because of that landmark sanctions bill that smacked Putin for playing with our election while blocking Trump's potential subversion of the sanctions and/or Robert Meuller from achieving the purpose both were employed for.

The near unanimity on the vote against Putin and Trump required the kind of irregular order of business that McCain actually is suggesting because the GOP hasn't taken full advantage of the power levers they control in Washington DC.

Can Congress figure out another trick beyond obstruction?

What McCain isn't directly saying is that the GOP needs to work across the isle not only to work against the agenda of a president gone rogue but to subvert the division emanating from the oval office to try and unite America via the power of a determined, veto-proof Congress.


Establishing such bipartisan control over America is also the most reasonable way for Republicans and Democrats to salvage their political reputations being crushed by the lack of utilizing their control of Congress and the White House, and by a lack of cogent messaging respectively.


At this point, in a somewhat youthful presidency, neither party can recognize what party Trump is flying the flag for, nor are they interested in claiming his accomplishments as theirs in fear of guilt by Alt-Right association. While Trump's lies have served no political benefit, his occasional truths are mostly toxic and less useful even if entertaining on a Twitter level.


Trump's current stand against the DACA program is masquerading as an effort to force Congress to fix it- or else- something Democrats could applaud if they thought Republicans were willing to fix it, not hide behind Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals of immigrants as the easiest way to deal with Dreamers but not put their name on a permanent solution. Ending their access to legal documents that create a pathway to school and eventually, a good job (every DACA recipient is required to complete their schooling just to qualify), does not determine what happens if they are returned to the shadows of an undocumented status. Is Trump actually posturing to deport people back to a place most never really knew? Will Congress ignore their duty in all of this?


Trump is just the kind of president that the balance of powers was intended to temper, and he is now waking up the Congress to their uniquely crafted strength and ability to neuter the worst of electoral college winners. And not a moment too soon as N. Korea, DACA, Houston, our debt limit and a few other matters could use a little congressional unity and integrity.