Attorney General William Barr suggested during his Senate testimony that President Donald Trump has the authority to suspend any investigation if he chooses. Barr doesn’t say this, but that same argument implies in reverse: Trump could also begin an investigation into anyone he chose as well. Imagine that. Barr has suggested no limits, implying that our President could commit any crime without legal penalty. (He’s a big proponent of the Unitary Executive.) What’s the honest answers? I have an ethical test that may help.

I haven’t seen many GOP Senators or Congresspeople object, at least not substantially. We know by their actions that they agree with Trump. Sure, a very few mentioned their displeasure, but who changed their votes? Zippo. This is so unsurprising that our brave media personalities barely ask Republicans those questions anymore. “No comment” means no news, right? So our world-famous reporters settle for the empty nonsense our politicians excrete and move on.

I said there would be an ethical test, so here it is. How did all our ethically and morally centered, evangelical Republican representatives act during the Obama administration? It’s mostly the same people, after all. Back before it was horribly convenient for them, did they say the same things? How many suggested that, although they disagreed with the specific executive actions, he was the President, immune from challenge? How many gave Obama this same singular deference?

Not a goddamn one of them said that before now, of course. All our Republican representatives are liars.

Liars. Full stop.