The wonderful thing about "the ends justify the means" as an argument is that it's so very flexible. It works just as well for Democrats as anyone else, and what will we say then?
Exactly. No one wants to think long term, if we bend the rule of law this time for an emotional issue, then what happens when the left takes the cue and bends it for their cause?
Slippery slope and all that, but thank god the system worked, because in a year or two everyone would be screaming and yelling about the left disregarding the rule of law, like they did during the Bush/Gore election. But memories are selective I guess, and folks only want to censor the views they don't agree with.
Those who are sacrificing principle to expediency will have no leg to stand on and will have undermined GOP credibility for nothing.