"Does Preserving Democracy Require Letting Trump Off?" is like asking "Does Preserving the Peace of Europe Require Letting Hitler Have Czechoslovakia?" It's a flawed question, because it assumes the price to be paid will settle the matter once and for all. Letting Trump off this time will not stop him from trying to undermine democracy…
"Does Preserving Democracy Require Letting Trump Off?" is like asking "Does Preserving the Peace of Europe Require Letting Hitler Have Czechoslovakia?" It's a flawed question, because it assumes the price to be paid will settle the matter once and for all. Letting Trump off this time will not stop him from trying to undermine democracy again in the future, any more than giving Hitler Czechoslovakia stopped him from wanting the rest of Europe.
"Does Preserving Democracy Require Letting Trump Off?" is like asking "Does Preserving the Peace of Europe Require Letting Hitler Have Czechoslovakia?" It's a flawed question, because it assumes the price to be paid will settle the matter once and for all. Letting Trump off this time will not stop him from trying to undermine democracy again in the future, any more than giving Hitler Czechoslovakia stopped him from wanting the rest of Europe.