In an ideal world, the outcome of this essay calls for would have already been invoked.
Trouble is, the bully is not one man, but millions behind that man. That changes the dynamics.
Those in the back rooms of power do not have a clear-and-cut decision to make.
If they move too fast and too recklessly, they risk turning the movement to totally disregarding democratic norms--and take matters into their own hands. Very similar to the early Americans against the British rule. History can repeat itself here.
If they move too slow, this allows the movement to build, seemingly in a legitimate way.
So there is a balance they are trying to find. We won't know if the right balance has been struck until crisis is over.
I'm preparing a six-part series on this matter. This series tells how average Americans can stand up to "this bully" using current laws and traditions of American democracy.
First article is here:
