Status Quo Quiz

   The Senate is likely to get impeachment documents this week, but that's not fully clear. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she would name trial managers to present the case to the Senate, but that's doesn't mean they will immediately forward the articles of impeachment. More likely, they will say they need time to review the documents, as well as more recent information that has come out, and to plan strategy on how best to present the case, especially since Senate leaders say they don't want it anyway.
   Never mind what the Constitution says.
  GOP senators are working closely with the White House on a defense strategy, so the idea of congressional independence is moot for now.
   Will it return? If so, when? Perhaps when senators remember their constitutional obligation to uphold the checks and balances required in a democratic society and government.
   By the way, have you noticed that members of the Republican Party refer to their opposition as members of the "democrat party"? This implies that the party is not really "democratic."
   Copy editors will note that the name of the party is capitalized -- Democratic Party -- and the name of the tradition -- democratic -- is not.
   Perhaps some will retaliate by using the term "repo party."