Great essay Tim. I agree, but apparently politics has more fluid rules, or no rules at all. Plus the resort to violence only works in hockey (kidding). Note: https://medium.com/@daneke/skull-thuggery-deluxe-trump-as-violence-personified-1ff299a6d460. By the way the GOP has its own secret rule book (dirty tricks deluxe), note: https://medium.com/@daneke/rest-in-piece-mr-president-jimmy-carter-vs-the-great-republican-dirty-tricks-and-war-machines-6cbc76ede5cc