Pelosi Says Democracy Is at Stake

In a speech on the House floor, Speaker Nancy Pelosi framed the impeachment resolution, and the broader inquiry, as a measure to defend democracy.

Said Pelosi: “This Constitution is the blueprint for our republic—and not a monarchy. But when we have a president who says Article Two says I can do whatever I want, that is in defiance of the separation of powers. That’s not what our Constitution says.”

She added: “What is at stake in all of this is nothing less than our democracy.”