Commentary: How Never Trumpers can get the GOP to stand up for constitutional conservatism again

As the ground shifts quickly beneath the feet of the Trump administration, there are Republicans who have stood their ground. Several groups under the umbrella organization Defending Democracy Together are working to restore traditional GOP standards on tariffs, on welcoming legal immigration _ and now, on persuading other Republicans to support the impeachment inquiry as a matter of constitutional principle. One of those groups, Republicans for the Rule of Law, is spending a million dollars on its campaign to back investigations without political interference. The woman who directs these organizations has conservative credentials as long as your right arm: first woman to head the national Log Cabin Republicans group, publisher of the Bulwark conservative website and a job at a conservative lobbying and consulting company. Sarah Longwell wants Republicans _ especially on Capitol Hill _ to screw their courage to the sticking place and stand up to Trump transgressions _ otherwise, Republicans will devolve from a political party into a personality cult.