Adam Kinzinger accepts place on Jan. 6 committee: 'When duty calls, I will always answer'

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Not long after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) indicated she wanted Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) to serve on the Jan. 6 select committee, Kinzinger confirmed on Sunday that he spoke with Pelosi and would accept her offer.

"For months, I have said that the American people deserve transparency and truth on how and why thousands showed up to attack our democracy, and ultimately, what led to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021," he said in a statement.

Echoing others who argued Kinzinger shouldn't be described simply as an anti-Trump Republican, the congressman said he wanted to make it clear he is a "Republican dedicated to conservative values." But, he continued, "I swore an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution — and while this is not the position I expected to be in or sought out, when duty calls, I will answer."

Pelosi later addressed Kinzinger's addition to the panel, highlighting his military experience. "He brings great patriotism to the committee," she said.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/adam-kinzinger-accepts-place-jan-163809972.html

[LetMyPeopleVote]

1. Those complicit in the crime have no right to sit in judgement.

Link to tweet

[Fortinbras Armstrong]

2. If he is willing to serve and serve faithfully

I'm happy to see him. He says he takes his oath to "preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States from all enemies, foreign and domestic" seriously. Until he proves otherwise, I am willing to take him at his word.

There are still some honorable people in the Republican party -- not as many as there used to be. Recall that Nixon quit after Barry Goldwater, Mr Conservative, told him he didn't have more than half a dozen votes in the Senate, "and I'm not one of them". While I opposed Goldwater's political and economic views, I never doubted either his patriotism or his honor.

[murielm99]

3. Kinzinger voted to convict on the second impeachment,

but not the first. This only emboldened TFG.

[bucolic_frolic]

4. That's a right answer for someone in public service