The strange void that Republicans are not bothering to respond may be a sign of even worse dysfunction.

Their neglect of Constitutional and legal rebuttals is a sign that they have forsaken respect for the Rule of Law. We are witnessing the decline of the Republican party from its original base of classic conservatism. They are slip-sliding into fascism. If they wait too long before re-entering the forum of public discourse, they will descend into mussolini madness under the spell of donald trump's diabolical wizardry.