By John Kanelis / johnkanelis_92@hotmail.com
If only the congressional obstructionist caucus — comprising Republicans, of course — would appreciate the gravity of the attack that occurred on Jan. 6.
They can’t or won’t accede to demands from Democrats that there needs to be a thorough accounting of the insurrection that occurred on that horrible day.
As many in Congress have noted: The nation’s Capitol has been attacked twice in its history and this attack, unlike the first one during the War of 1812, was done by Americans. It was an attack on our governmental process and it sought to overturn the results of a certifiably free, fair and legal presidential election.
Democrats are now left to weigh how they could proceed without Republican cooperation, which House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer have insisted on.
As The Hill reported: In a call this week with House Democrats, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) floated four different routes Congress could take: have the Senate vote again on the House-passed bill to create an outside commission; form a select House committee, consisting of lawmakers hand-picked by leaders in both parties; allow several sitting committees to continue their probes into Jan. 6; or empower a single House committee, like Homeland Security or Oversight, to take the lead on the investigation.
Democrats debate shape of new Jan. 6 probe (msn.com)
Yes, we know the outlines of the event. Donald Trump held a rally on the Ellipse that morning. He revved up the riotous mob. The terrorists then marched on the Capitol Building. They stormed into the place. They injured many of the cops trying to protect members of Congress and the vice president from the mob. One of the DC cops died in the melee. Donald Trump did nothing to stop it.
A thorough investigation into the event can determine ways to prevent it from happening again. That solution lies at the heart of the need for this probe.
If only congressional Republicans would buy into the need to prevent a repeat of the attack that threatened them, too.
Question: what were the damages to the capitol building in this “riot”? Question: how many fires were set by the mostly non-violent protesters? Question: how many stores were looted during the “spontaneous” event? Now, substitute BLM protest for Capitol Insurrection: which event caused more injuries, damages, and destruction? Which event has generated more “drama” from our legislators and media personalities? Which event generated the most arrests? We, the American people, are being played for the fool by Washington D.C. and the media and this drama is just to keep our eyes off of what is actually happening: the God-less, Socialist takeover of the United States of America.
Good grief, dude. There is no “Godless, socialist takeover” occurring.