Justice Requires Accountability
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As much as we might like to forget Donald Trump and the mob attack upon our Capitol, it is not possible at this time.
Just as Republicans like to talk about "individual responsibility", we must hold people that commit crimes individually responsible. No one can be permitted to say they committed the crime because their leader told them to do it. That doesn't cut the mustard.
Many people would prefer that we put this all behind us and move forward. They would rather we talk about "unity". But, when people incite a mob to attack our Capitol, the symbol of our democracy, and kill people in the process, we cannot move forward until we resolve the matter. That is the basic reality that all Americans must understand.
Those that provoked violence and terror and threatened to kill VP Pence and Speaker Pelosi must be held accountable.
If Donald Trump refused calls for help as Congress and the Senate feared for their lives, and if he was gleeful as he watched it on TV, then he must be held accountable. If no one is above the law, then the President is not above the law either. Our Legislature must stand for the rule of law, not mob rule. Even if the mob is a big part of their base, they must denounce them. There is no other option.
Should the Republicans attempt to block nominations and play politics with this critical constitutional matter, then perhaps President Biden should borrow a leaf from Trump's playbook, and name them as "acting" Department heads, until they can come to some sense of reality?
This is a critical time for our democracy and our Constitution and we must defend it. We can take no shortcuts. We must not look for revenge but those that have committed sedition against our country must be held accountable.
Senators that may have assisted in inciting their base to commit criminal acts are in a rather unique position, in regards to the laws. The Senate may censure or expel them but it is a difficult and divisive measure to take. Perhaps it will be required that they wear the large, red, invisible "S" on their foreheads for their seditious acts? Perhaps they should be regarded as political pariahs if there is no other justice for them?
But those that stormed our Capitol, and violently attacked the Capitol police and terrorized every person in the Capitol, cannot claim Donald Trump made them do it. They must be held accountable for their actions. Perhaps they could use the power of propaganda as part of their defense, but it does not excuse them?
The first step to unity and reconciliation of the political Parties is to admit to the Big Lie, and to hold accountable, if in words only - such as FOX News- all those that promoted it. We can never move forward under the guise of the Big Lie, no matter how much some would like to believe it.
Justice is required under these circumstances. Those that brought this disgraceful act to our doors must be held accountable.
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