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The Capitol riot Senate report overlooks GOP lawmakers who were there -- and still in office
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Fifty Shades of Whey
@davenewworld_2
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Jun 11, 2021
There's at least 20 GOP state legislators who were at the January 6th insurrection. They used their platform to legitimize a coup against the American government. Not only should they be arrested, their charges should be 10x more severe than the "QAnon shaman" or zip tie guy.
Fifty Shades of Whey
@davenewworld_2
"At least 20 Republican state lawmakers were at or near the Jan. 6 riot, and many more spread the type of falsehoods that the angry mob would later use as justification for their cause."
The Capitol riot Senate report overlooks GOP lawmakers who were there — and still in office
Senators investigating Jan. 6 can’t only look to policing deficiencies and inadequate preparation; they must also look within the Republican Party.
nbcnews.com
3:21 PM · Jun 11, 2021
Fifty Shades of Whey
@davenewworld_2
·
Jun 11, 2021
There's at least 20 GOP state legislators who were at the January 6th insurrection. They used their platform to legitimize a coup against the American government. Not only should they be arrested, their charges should be 10x more severe than the "QAnon shaman" or zip tie guy.
Fifty Shades of Whey
@davenewworld_2
"At least 20 Republican state lawmakers were at or near the Jan. 6 riot, and many more spread the type of falsehoods that the angry mob would later use as justification for their cause."
The Capitol riot Senate report overlooks GOP lawmakers who were there — and still in office
Senators investigating Jan. 6 can’t only look to policing deficiencies and inadequate preparation; they must also look within the Republican Party.
nbcnews.com
3:21 PM · Jun 11, 2021
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/amp/ncna1269988
Americans watched in horror as an angry mob stormed our Capitol this January. On Tuesday, the Senate released a bipartisan report outlining the security failures that enabled this breach and a list of recommendations to protect the building from another attack.
The report, while important, doesn’t sufficiently address a key aspect of the riot: the dangerous undercurrent of conspiracy theorists serving within our country’s state legislatures. At least 20 Republican state lawmakers were at or near the Jan. 6 riot, and many more spread the type of falsehoods that the angry mob would later use as justification for their cause.
Sixteen Republican state lawmakers who were in Washington on Jan. 6 still hold public office and continue to pass bills as part of the democracy they attacked by using their platform as public officials to try to overturn a fair and free election. Many are also spearheading efforts to pass sweeping sets of voter suppression laws.
Until these officials are removed from government and held accountable, the danger will remain. Senators investigating what happened on Jan. 6 can’t only look to policing deficiencies and inadequate preparation; they must also look within the Republican Party.
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Not only should they be arrested, their charges should be 10x more severe than the "QAnon shaman" or zip tie guy.
Most definitely!
