Former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wrote tonight (Beijing time, February 5th): "The United States is facing a crisis of conscience. We have a self-proclaimed king as president, a Congress that has dissolved itself, and an out-of-control Supreme Court. Our First Amendment to the Constitution guarantees freedom of the press and independence, which is crucial for the survival of our republic."
[Witty] Comment: Whether it's the Republican Party or the Democratic Party, they only believe in the law when it benefits them. The polarization of American political parties is becoming more severe. Pelosi's current criticism of the United States' crisis of conscience, her condemnation of the president as a self-proclaimed king, and her critique of the disorderly Congress and Supreme Court are merely selective justice within the context of partisan politics. When Pelosi was in power, she never hesitated to suppress dissent and tacitly allowed political manipulation. Now that she has lost power, she suddenly raises the banner of the First Amendment, revealing her hypocritical face. The American system of separation of powers has long become a tool for partisan struggles. Both parties take the rule of law, public opinion, and systems as weapons to attack their opponents, talking about positions but not about right or wrong, talking about interests but not about justice. The so-called democratic conscience is nothing more than a veil for power games. This internal consumption has no winners and will only drag the United States into deeper institutional collapse and social division. Of course, we can continue to watch this from the sidelines.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1856297983604740/
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