The congressional and administrative enablers of the Republican Party are unexpectedly paragons of distinctive feature, so distraught over the invasion of the Capitol on Jan. 6.
These are the similar people who have remained silent for 4 years and challenged the result of a good and truthful election, whilst Donald Trump devoted himself to destroying the rule of thumb of regulation and endangering democracy.
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Josh Hawley of Missouri, Ted Cruz of Texas and different Republicans introduced this disaster to a head for their very own political ambitions. Now, others who’ve additionally enabled this demagogue are looking to save their reputations by means of stating they have got unexpectedly noticed the sunshine. Mitch McConnell, Lindsay Graham, Mike Pence, William Barr and others in Congress and the management are in the end pronouncing and doing the proper factor.
Where have they been for the ultimate 4 years? Where was once the pinnacle of the Department of Homeland Security when a violent come upon was once utterly expected? They have violated their very own oaths of administrative center for the sake of energy and affect. One speech or one lawful act does now not catch up on their continual cowardice and self-interest. Their reputations are dirty endlessly, and Americans of moral sense must now not overlook.
Every first rate information provider within the nation must expose and stay their names visual to the general public as seditious cowards corrupted by means of their very own ambitions. They are complicit in Donald Trump’s crimes that experience introduced this horrific carnage. At the very least, they must be censured and now not forgiven. Thanks to our unfastened press, those nugatory so-called “public servants” might not be absolved.
Betty Kleinberg, Deerfield
Mary Miller and fascism
Would I be in league with the “yeah-but-what-about?” college of apologists or, worse, would I be embracing “cancel culture” if I had been to invite — if Sen. Al Franken was once compelled to step down as a result of what he allegedly did, then shouldn’t Illinois Rep. Mary Miller be got rid of for what she stated at Donald Trump’s seditious rally in D.C. ultimate Wednesday?
If it involves construction and keeping an inclusive democracy as opposed to permitting an earnest enchantment to fascism from the mouth of an elected U.S. respectable, you’re darn proper I’d!
Jim Koppensteiner, Niles