Opinion: Why should a Republican stay in a party that has gone off the moral rails?
By Michael Gerson Michael Gerson Columnist Email Bio Follow Columnist March 21 at 5:21 PM A former Republican officeholder — who was highly effective at his job — recently asked me whether returning to politics in the current atmosphere was worth the effort.
These concerns are a concentrated version of a dilemma faced by many citizens. Is politics too damaged to justify our continued engagement as donors, activists and voters? Wouldn’t it be more effective and satisfying to improve the community in nonpolitical ways — giving to a soup kitchen instead of a politician, volunteering at a senior center instead of knocking on doors in a precinct?
So why should a Republican run for office, donate to a candidate or even stay in a party that has gone off the moral rails?Because the moment is perilous. The next two years may see a crisis of democratic legitimacy. It is quite possible that the pressures of investigation could further destabilize the president’s personality, causing him to lash out in unpredictable and unconstitutional ways.
Because the demands of conscience and justice remain pressing. Bluntly: The argument that citizens should take a break from politics because it is so corrupted and corrupting is often made by relatively comfortable white people. If you lived in a neighborhood where the schools were dysfunctional and the foster system were dangerously broken, there would be no vacation from governmental failure.
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