Opinion

A party that censures its defenders of the Constitution has lost its way

“The primary mission of the Republican Party is to elect Republicans who support the United States Constitution and share our values.”

So began the almost laughably hypocritical resolution with which the Republican National Committee on Friday censured Reps. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) — who are among the all-too-few elected officials in their party standing up for the Constitution against a former president who was willing to overturn the result of a legitimate election and who continues to hold the party in his grip.