The Next 12 Months Will Decide the Future of the American Experiment
The year ahead will be no ordinary year.
One year from now, barring historically unusual scenarios, we will know the results of the 2020 election, and who will be the next president of the United States.
But the election is not all that’s at stake. The next 12 months will test the U.S. Constitution and determine the future of the American experiment. Will we manage to keep the republic entrusted to us by the Framers nearly 250 years ago? Or will we squander this imperfect but vital experiment in democracy, surrendering it to the forces of authoritarianism and division represented by President Donald Trump?
Melodramatic? To quote Thomas Paine’s 1776 pamphlet, The American Crisis: “There are cases which cannot be overdone by language, and this is one.”
Here’s what’s ahead in the next 12 months:
The Impeachment of Donald Trump
In the coming months, the House of Representatives will decide whether to vote for articles of against Donald Trump, and the Senate will likely vote on whether to remove Trump from office.
