Republicans are not in "disarray": They're united in their assault on American democracy Salon 4 hrs ago Donald Trump and Liz Cheney Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images It's true that Sen. Mitt Romney was booed last week at the Republican state convention in Utah. It's also true that Rep. Liz Cheney and other Republicans who voted to impeach Trump for his crimes against the United States are being censured and otherwise attacked by members of their own party. But those are not illustrations of fratricide or disarray within the Republican Party. Instead, they are examples of the way right-wing and other extremist political movements consolidate power by purging dissenting voices within their ranks.