My point was that Barr's comments are a direct attack on the integrity of an institution that he himself belongs to. The risk he runs is that people will stop taking Congress (and, by extension, he himself) seriously as a legitimate governing body.
If you look at the development of historical events in Eastern Europe, you'll notice that very few of those governments were reformed from within. For the most part, they rotted from the inside and were toppled from the outside.
If you look at the development of historical events in Eastern Europe, you'll notice that very few of those governments were reformed from within. For the most part, they rotted from the inside and were toppled from the outside.Uh, okay. So, (... wondering what that has to do with the situation here, ...) exactly how many of those governments were representative republics?