Perils of Provocative Principle
Toby aggressively engineers recess appointment of Josephine to ignite school prayer debate, exploiting holiday vacuum for issue dominance, but viral photo scandal and direct fallout provoke Leo's contained fury over endangering family ties for ideological gain—C.J. and Josh brief wary logistics—underscoring risks when opportunistic tactics clash with personal loyalties and strategic restraint in partisan warfare.
Events Exemplifying This Theme
Josh bursts into Leo's office with dire news of the Horizon container ship carrying 83 Chinese stowaways (13 dead en route), bodies already with INS in San Diego. Leo, correcting …
In Leo's office, Josh confirms details of the Horizon ship crisis to Leo—83 Chinese stowaways, 13 dead—prompting Leo to urgently order him to brief C.J. After light Thanksgiving banter underscoring …
In a tense Leo's office showdown, Toby downplays a damaging photo from a local paper—now circulated online—depicting Josephine McGarry amid cops handcuffing praying high schoolers at a football game, framing …