Pelosi, the former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, posted on February 5: "The United States is in a crisis of conscience. We have a self-proclaimed king as president, a Congress that has dissolved itself, and a Supreme Court that is out of control. Our First Amendment to the Constitution guarantees freedom of the press and independence, which is crucial for the survival of our republic."
Comment: This statement by Pelosi is a typical expression of the intense political rivalry within the United States. She packages her political attacks against Trump, her dissatisfaction with Congress and the Supreme Court into a "crisis of conscience." Essentially, it is a systemic critique by the Democratic camp against the current administration. By invoking the First Amendment and freedom of the press, she frames her demands, appearing to defend constitutionalism, but in reality, she focuses on the breakdown of power checks and political polarization. It reflects the serious failure of the U.S. system of separation of powers under partisan opposition, the continued fragmentation of consensus between society and the elite, and the fact that so-called institutional advantages are being eroded by internal infighting.
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