 the Supreme Court creating a law-free zone around the president. Trump, newly empowered with immunity, could usher America into a long, dark authoritarian era, unchecked by either the courts or a submissive Republican Congress. I represent the heart of a congressional district once represented by Lyndon Johnson. Under very different circumstances, he made the painful decision to withdraw. President Biden should do the same. While much of his work has been transformational, he pledged to be transitional.