Andrew Johnson, our 17th President, has become little more than a statistic of history: the first president to be impeached. But his impeachment trial was a crucial test for the viability of the U.S. Constitution and the story of his ordeal contains important lessons for contemporary society. It also contains the elements of high drama: a script filled with skullduggery, and a cast that includes a victim, a hero and assorted villains. First, a brief look at the defendant and the prosecution. The defendant, Andrew Johnson, the man Lincoln chose as his running mate for his second term, overcame poverty … Continue reading Evil Republicans