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West Michigan Congressman¹ Justin Amash is considering a run for president. This week, Amash revealed that he has paused his Congressional reelection campaign while he considers running for the White House.

Libertarian columnist² Shikha Dalmia joined Michigan Radio Morning Edition host Doug Tribou to talk about Amash's possible run and personal liberties in the time of stay-home orders.

Dalmia is a columnist for The Week and a senior analyst³ for the Reason Foundation. She lives in Metro⁴ Detroit.

Amash was elected as a Republican, but is now an independent. Before Amash left the party, he was the first Republican in the U.S. House to call for the impeachment⁵ of President Donald Trump⁶. He has identified as a Libertarian and one possible scenario⁷ would be a run as a Libertarian Party candidate.

Here are some excerpts⁸ from the interview with Dalmia:

On her initial reaction to a possible Amash candidacy

"Amash is a real bright spot on our political landscape. He's the one politician who is principled and is not unwilling⁹ to stand up to either party when they depart from his principles," Dalmia said. "For that reason, I was kind of excited. On the other hand, I think this election is fundamentally - for a lot of us - about defeating Donald Trump. So, the question only is how his candidacy would affect that."

On who this might hurt or help politically

President Donald Trump? "A lot of people think that Amash's run will hurt President Trump because he will cut into his votes since he has been a Republican," she said. "There are many Republicans who are looking for an alternative to Trump without straying from the party. That is definitely a valid¹⁰ viewpoint."

Democratic candidate Joe Biden? "This may hurt Biden because a number of people like me who would, in the absence of Amash, vote for Biden will have to seriously consider Amash. There were some polls conducted last year that showed Biden's lead narrowing a little bit with an Amash candidacy." Dalmia said. "They weren't huge numbers, but I think that is reason to think that Biden maybe hurt a little bit by Amash."

Does it help or hurt Amash? "Even though he is one of the most principled politicians out there, if not the most principled one, he is ultimately a politician, and I imagine he would not be doing this if this didn't help him in some way, shape or form," Dalmia said.

One Libertarian's view of Governor Gretchen Whitmer's stay-at-home order

"Even Libertarians who see only a very small role for the government do see that role as including protecting people," she said. "But this emergency use of power [by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer] is troubling, especially when it is done not in a minimal¹¹ way to ensure public health, but in a maximal way just because somebody can."

Dalmia pointed¹² to some elements of the updated extension of the stay-home order, including restrictions¹³ on certain areas of larger stores, as an example of what she views as going beyond the necessary minimum for safety.

But the columnist is also concerned about the tone of Thursday's protests of Whitmer's stay-at-home order in Lansing.

"I didn't mind the way the protests were originally planned with people staying mainly in their vehicles," Dalmia said. "Too many people came out [of their cars]. There were chants of, 'Lock her up!' And those are all very, very disturbing. This is a serious moment and we shouldn't be using it for this kind of political gain, but also because it jeopardizes¹⁴ public health."

1 Congressman   

n.（美）国会议员

参考例句：

• He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
• The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

2 columnist   

n.专栏作家

参考例句：

• The host was interviewing a local columnist.节目主持人正在同一位当地的专栏作家交谈。
• She's a columnist for USA Today.她是《今日美国报》的专栏作家。

3 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

4 metro   

n.地铁；adj.大都市的；(METRO)麦德隆(财富500强公司之一总部所在地德国，主要经营零售)

参考例句：

• Can you reach the park by metro?你可以乘地铁到达那个公园吗？
• The metro flood gate system is a disaster prevention equipment.地铁防淹门系统是一种防灾设备。

5 impeachment   

n.弹劾；控告；怀疑

参考例句：

• Impeachment is considered a drastic measure in the United States.在美国，弹劾被视为一种非常激烈的措施。
• The verdict resulting from his impeachment destroyed his political career.他遭弹劾后得到的判决毁了他的政治生涯。

6 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

7 scenario   

n.剧本，脚本；概要

参考例句：

• But the birth scenario is not completely accurate.然而分娩脚本并非完全准确的。
• This is a totally different scenario.这是完全不同的剧本。

8 excerpts   

n.摘录，摘要( excerpt的名词复数 )；节选（音乐，电影）片段

参考例句：

• Some excerpts from a Renaissance mass are spatchcocked into Gluck's pallid Don Juan music. 一些文艺复光时期的弥撒的选节被不适当地加入到了格鲁克平淡无味的唐璜音乐中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He is editing together excerpts of some of his films. 他正在将自己制作的一些电影的片断进行剪辑合成。 来自辞典例句

9 unwilling   

adj.不情愿的

参考例句：

• The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.土著居民不愿受殖民势力的摆布。
• His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.他那吝啬的雇主不肯给他加薪。

10 valid   

adj.有确实根据的；有效的；正当的，合法的

参考例句：

• His claim to own the house is valid.他主张对此屋的所有权有效。
• Do you have valid reasons for your absence?你的缺席有正当理由吗？

11 minimal   

adj.尽可能少的，最小的

参考例句：

• They referred to this kind of art as minimal art.他们把这种艺术叫微型艺术。
• I stayed with friends, so my expenses were minimal.我住在朋友家，所以我的花费很小。

12 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

13 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

14 jeopardizes   

危及，损害( jeopardize的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• If your reckless behavior jeopardizes this mission, you're out! 如果你不注意你的言行，会危及到这次任务你也会被开除！
• Factionalism now seriously jeopardizes our overall interest. 现在闹派性已经严重地妨害我们的大局。