G.O.P. Declares Jan. 6 Attack 'Legitimate Political Discourse'

[BeckyDem]

The Republican National Committee voted to censure Representatives Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for participating in the inquiry into the deadly riot at the Capitol.


By Jonathan Weisman and Reid J. Epstein
Feb. 4, 2022Updated 3:21 p.m. ET

WASHINGTON — The Republican Party on Friday officially declared the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and events that led to it “legitimate political discourse,” and rebuked two lawmakers in the party who have been most outspoken in condemning the deadly riot and the role of Donald J. Trump in spreading the election lies that fueled it.

The Republican National Committee’s voice vote to censure Representatives Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois at its winter meeting in Salt Lake City culminated more than a year of vacillation, which started with party leaders condemning the Capitol attack and Mr. Trump’s conduct, then shifted to downplaying and denying it.

On Friday, the party went further in a resolution slamming Ms. Cheney and Mr. Kinzinger for taking part in the House investigation of the assault, saying they were participating in “persecution of ordinary citizens engaged in legitimate political discourse.”


https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/04/us/politics/republicans-jan-6-cheney-censure.html


( I wish I could say I'm surprised. )

[NickB79]

1. Attacking and injuring police is now political discourse, eh?

So the next time we have a riot like here in Minneapolis, that's OK in the GOP playbook?

[BeckyDem]

11. Yep. Anything goes.

It is critical for Dems to have a supermajority until these thugs are replaced by decent people.

[pwb]

2. Only thing is it was a violent illegitimate political insurrection?

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[karynnj]

3. Wow, I hope this becomes a self inflicted wound

The ads write them self. This comment repeated as the gory truth is narrated and told in pictures of police being beaten with flag poles and other things while they are sprayed with bear spray.

Then statement either questioning "is this legitimate protest??" Or noting that this is not what the Repub,ican party of Eisenhower, Reagan, McCain, or the Bushes stood for.

[BeckyDem]

12. It's Trump's.

This bunch would consider Eisenhower a crazy hippy.

[bottomofthehill]

4. And there you have it. RNC directly supports domestic terrorism

The National Republican Party has decided that a violent attack on democracy is legitimate political discourse. The Republican Party should be seen like Irelands Sein Fein party and their political support of IRA, one of the terrorist organizations of the Troubles. The RNC is now the political arm of a domestic terrorism organization.

[BeckyDem]

9. Great post. +1

They have indeed defined themselves.

[tblue37]

5. The GOP endorses political violence as a legitimate tool for acquiring power.

[BeckyDem]

8. Yep, no other way to read it.

[no_hypocrisy]

6. Then why don't they recognize BLM protests as "legitimate political discourse"?

[BeckyDem]

7. In their world, black people have no right to have rights.

So how can they have legitimate political discourse?

[struggle4progress]

10. Would smashing windows at the RNC headquarters in DC

also qualify as legitimate political discourse?

Inquiring minds need to know

[BeckyDem]

13. Yea, good question!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

14. Ronna McDaniel: "John Wilkes Booth was engaging in legitimate political discourse."

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