Is this what awaits Steve Bannon?

Does Speaker Pelosi consult with the Select Committee members she nominated?

I suspect that she does.

And no one has more patience than Nancy Pelosi.

I have heard her say more than once that "“Public sentiment is everything... With it, you can accomplish almost anything. Without it, you can accomplish virtually nothing.”

In my opinion, this is one of her guiding principles. She knows that Trump is guilty and should be arrested but she also understands that the "public sentiment" is not yet there.

They will get to Trump in due time. As of now, they must hold those accountable that aided and abetted him in his attempt to overthrow an election and to keep himself in power.

I think those are the bounds that Speaker Pelosi is working within.

The Clutches of the Cult.

The hold on their believers is very strong.

What will they need to see to shake themselves loose from the clutches?

At the moment, there is no evidence or facts that will shake them from their celestial journey.

It makes them feel good. It satisfies their desires to dance with their darker angels. They get pleasure when their Leader attacks the other side.

Onward, they march.

Farmer Born in 1842 Talks About Life and Change: Filmed in 1929

How important is the Select Committee in the course of American history?

How will they be remembered?

Much of it will depend on what they do, I suppose?

They are about the only buffer the American people have at this moment between the lawless autocrats and the continuation of democracy in this country, in my opinion.

We cannot see the significance of their efforts at this time, but history may record it as one of the most relevant and essential Committees in history. Their importance cannot be over-stated.

Let us hope they have the stamina and the courage to keep politics out of their hearings and the wisdom to understand their role in the saving of our democracy.

The Time Has Come Today

America needs a crash civics course.

They need to understand that they can lose their democracy and it will not be pretty. They will not be more "free". America will not be better with the autocrats and fascists in charge.

The lack of education has always been an Achilles heel for our country. They will not understand what they had until it is gone.

Many voters need a "Democracy for Dummies" primer. They need to know the three branches of government and the balance of power created in each of them. They need to understand the Bill of Rights in our Constitution and what each of them means, including the 2nd Amendment.

Assuming they were never taught about the threat of fascism and authoritarianism before WWII, perhaps that should be on the curriculum also?

They need to understand the value of their vote. Elections are not a sporting contest between two opposing teams - they are a time to choose which direction our country will go.

Ignorance will kill us all.

Big Arthur Crudup in 1946 (Elvis did the same song on his first record in 1954.

For those that follow the history of rock and roll. It's roots were in the blues.

Our country is only as strong as our Justice System.

If there is no justice, there can be no democracy.

The future of our country is dependent upon the rule of law and the application of those laws by the elected judges across this country. Judges at all levels and of all stripes.

Justice will not be rushed but justice must be applied. But it is not up to the Democratic Party alone to apply justice. They must have help from the Republican Party. Somebody has to step forward and lead them out of the wilderness they have wandered into.

The Executive Branch and the Legislative Branch have to be able to give the Judicial Branch the authority to defend the laws of our Constitution.

Is it a "crisis"?

That will have to be up to the judges to decide. They all will need to put politics aside and do what is best for our country and our people. The Judiciary has to lead with the idea and practice of justice. (The Executive and Legislative cannot resolve the present "crisis" within our government. There is little they can do with Lawbreakers and Liars. Only the Judiciary.)

Just my opinion.

Did Trump conspire with his four aides to defy the subpoenas?

Since they are not yet charged with any crime, I suppose it would not be illegal?

Perhaps someone could clarify that?

They are showing their cards. They are going to fight it our in the courts. They believe they can obstruct and delay until after the midterms next year, and when they win back both houses of Congress, they will end all investigations.

Is that the plan?