American Sedition goes Mainstream
The events of January 6, 2021 laid bare a wound in our democracy as 147 members of Congress openly expressed their tacit support for a movement bent on attacking the constitutional foundations of our country. A mob of thousands descended on the United States Capitol Building with the intent of preventing a lawful certification of votes cast by the American people during the November 2020 election. The de facto leader of this insurrection is the 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump. His key Congressional enablers are Senators Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley. We cannot sugarcoat what has happened. Many attempts will be made to whitewash, spin, and otherwise disavow January 6th, but half-truths will no longer suffice.
Prior to the attack on our Congress, the President and his 147 Congressional supporters consistently maintained the 2020 election was stolen via massive voter fraud. They cast their attempts to stop the January 6th certification process as legitimate actions aimed at satisfying their constituents’ questions. However, over 60 post-election lawsuits were filed and resolved, and none supported the contentions of fraud. So, the half-truth is these Congressional representatives were pursuing the “will of the people,” but the full truth is they were telling their supporters the United States Courts are not capable of fair and impartial reviews, and the United States Judicial System is not the correct place to resolve legal disputes. As leaders of the insurrection, they have goaded their followers to “take back the country” by whatever means available. This message was echoed for months by the President, culminating in a violent attack on the Halls of Congress during certification of the vote.
Prior to January 6th, Congressional leaders wallowed in these half-truths until the insidious process of self-deception took hold and, like the President, many began to believe their own lies. The attack on Congress was a wake-up call. Some Congressional members pulled back from the brink of sedition, but most did not. Even in the wake of an attempted coup d’état, where physical evidence of the damage wrought was at their doorstep, 147 members chose lies over truth
Clever dodges, spinning the facts, and half-truths will no longer suffice. I am sure many in the insurrectionist mob of January 6th say they are patriots and firmly believe the election was
Should you want to refresh your memory on membership in this newly formed alliance seeking to subvert the vote of the people, and hence our democracy, I have included a list below, courtesy of a January 7, 2021 Washington Post article.
Sen. Ted Cruz TX
Sen. Josh Hawley MO
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith MS
Sen. John Neely Kennedy LA
Sen. Cynthia Lummis WY
Sen. Roger Marshall KS
Sen. Rick Scott FL
Sen. Tommy Tuberville AL
Rep. Robert B. Aderholt AL
Rep. Rick Allen GA
Rep. Jodey Arrington TX
Rep. Brian Babin TX
Rep. Jim Baird IN
Rep. Jim Banks IN
Rep. Cliff Bentz OR
Rep. Jack Bergman MI
Rep. Stephanie Bice OK
Rep. Andy Biggs AZ
Rep. Dan Bishop NC
Rep. Lauren Boebert CO
Rep. Mike Bost IL
Rep. Mo Brooks AL
Rep. Ted Budd NC
Rep. Tim Burchett TN
Rep. Michael C. Burgess TX
Rep. Ken Calvert CA
Rep. Kat Cammack FL
Rep. Jerry Carl AL
Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter GA
Rep. John Carter TX
Rep. Madison Cawthorn NC
Rep. Steve Chabot OH
Rep. Ben Cline VA
Rep. Michael Cloud TX
Rep. Andrew Clyde GA
Rep. Tom Cole OK
Rep. Eric A. “Rick” Crawford AR
Rep. Warren Davidson OH
Rep. Scott DesJarlais TN
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart FL
Rep. Byron Donalds FL
Rep. Jeff Duncan SC
Rep. Neal Dunn FL
Rep. Ron Estes KS
Rep. Pat Fallon TX
Rep. Michelle Fischbach MN
Rep. Scott Fitzgerald WI
Rep. Charles J. “Chuck” Fleischmann TN
Rep. Virginia Foxx NC
Rep. Scott Franklin FL
Rep. Russ Fulcher ID
Rep. Matt Gaetz FL
Rep. Mike Garcia CA
Rep. Bob Gibbs OH
Rep. Carlos Gimenez FL
Rep. Louie Gohmert TX
Rep. Bob Good VA
Rep. Lance Gooden TX
Rep. Paul A. Gosar AZ
Rep. Garret Graves LA
Rep. Sam Graves MO
Rep. Mark Green TN
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene GA
Rep. H. Morgan Griffith VA
Rep. Michael Guest MS
Rep. Jim Hagedorn MN
Rep. Andy Harris MD
Rep. Diana Harshbarger TN
Rep. Vicky Hartzler MO
Rep. Kevin Hern OK
Rep. Yvette Herrell NM
Rep. Jody Hice GA
Rep. Clay Higgins LA
Rep. Richard Hudson NC
Rep. Darrell Issa CA
Rep. Ronny Jackson TX
Rep. Chris Jacobs NY
Rep. Mike Johnson LA
Rep. Bill Johnson OH
Rep. Jim Jordan OH
Rep. John Joyce PA
Rep. Fred Keller PA
Rep. Trent Kelly MS
Rep. Mike Kelly PA
Rep. David Kustoff TN
Rep. Doug LaMalfa CA
Rep. Doug Lamborn CO
Rep. Jake LaTurner KS
Rep. Debbie Lesko AZ
Rep. Billy Long MO
Rep. Barry Loudermilk GA
Rep. Frank D. Lucas OK
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer MO
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis NY
Rep. Tracey Mann KS
Rep. Brian Mast FL
Rep. Kevin McCarthy CA
Rep. Lisa McClain MI
Rep. Dan Meuser PA
Rep. Mary Miller IL
Rep. Carol Miller WV
Rep. Alex Mooney WV
Rep. Barry Moore AL
Rep. Markwayne Mullin OK
Rep. Gregory Murphy NC
Rep. Troy Nehls TX
Rep. Ralph Norman SC
Rep. Devin Nunes CA
Rep. Jay Obernolte CA
Rep. Burgess Owens UT
Rep. Steven M. Palazzo MS
Rep. Gary Palmer AL
Rep. Greg Pence IN
Rep. Scott Perry PA
Rep. August Pfluger TX
Rep. Bill Posey FL
Rep. Guy Reschenthaler PA
Rep. Tom Rice SC
Rep. Mike D. Rogers AL
Rep. Harold Rogers KY
Rep. John Rose TN
Rep. Matt Rosendale MT
Rep. David Rouzer NC
Rep. John Rutherford FL
Rep. Steve Scalise LA
Rep. David Schweikert AZ
Rep. Pete Sessions TX
Rep. Jason T. Smith MO
Rep. Adrian Smith NE
Rep. Lloyd Smucker PA
Rep. Elise Stefanik NY
Rep. Greg Steube FL
Rep. Chris Stewart UT
Rep. Glenn Thompson PA
Rep. Tom Tiffany WI
Rep. William Timmons SC
Rep. Jeff Van Drew NJ
Rep. Beth Van Duyne TX
Rep. Tim Walberg MI
Rep. Jackie Walorski IN
Rep. Randy Weber TX
Rep. Daniel Webster FL
Rep. Roger Williams TX
Rep. Joe Wilson SC
Rep. Rob Wittman VA
Rep. Ron Wright TX
Rep. Lee Zeldin N
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