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

[BeyondGeography]

Source: NY Times

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,” formally rebuking 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 overwhelming 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.”

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

[ColinC]

1. Is Liz Cheney not allowed to be a Republican anymore?

[samnsara]

9. she and adam should declare themselves indies

[bucolic_frolic]

2. WTF??? By that logic we can all march on the RNC. Those people are NUTS!!

[IronLionZion]

3. Who doesn't bring bear spray, flagpoles, and pipe bombs

to have a friendly discussion with their elected officials. People die during discourse all the time.

[FirstLight]

11. looks like we are headed back to the early days of politics

at least there were some "rules" about duels back in Hamilton's day... ugh

[Bernardo de La Paz]

16. That was just the shock troops. All the conspiracy & sedition around it is not "political discourse"

[IronLionZion]

35. Alternative ballots and alternative electors go well with their alternate reality

[ificandream]

4. The Repugs really have gone nutso...

[bluestarone]

5. Plain and CLEAR who they are

You CANNOT treat these ASSHOLES like Americans! They are the beginning of a russian invasion into our great country. They need to be treated like a TERRORIST!

[Fritz Walter]

6. "legitimate"?!?!

This declaration makes the GQP complicit in the riot, a treasonous attempt to change the results of a valid election and thereby overthrow the government.

They have sold their souls to the devil via his deputy, the world's largest and worst SORE LOSER!

[Solly Mack]

7. Put pay to that bullshit by jailing Trump and the rest.

[ancianita]

8. And what will WE declare back? Our resolution will be to declare the DOJ's indictments.

[MurrayDelph]

10. They're trying to save their own assess

If the riot is defined as "legitimate political discourse" then the Treason Caucus's participation is protected under "Speech and Debate."

[COL Mustard]

12. Bank robbery is now

a legitimate economic transaction.

[gristy]

19. Yep.

Perfect analogy.

[Corgigal]

37. Yesssss

I was just thinking about which free felony to commit.

[Alien Life Form]

13. Legimate political discourse??

I would like to show up at their convention with some bear spray, mace a few clubs and chains to add my contribution to the "legimate political discourse!"

These people are beyond disgusting..

[COL Mustard]

22. Don't forget the zip ties.

[DemocraticPatriot]

49. I'm with you on that.

[turbinetree]

14. Finally come out and show there true treason colors, and guess what they are paying for his

legal fees....chicken shits can't even register there votes....nope they do so by voice vote....maybe they had the Federalist Society and Alec there is give them support.....

[PatrickforB]

15. Well, if you read Goebbel's diary, that's how Hitler and the Nazis felt about

violence in the streets and insurrection too.

[Archae]

27. And Goebbels blamed the Jews, of course.

"The Jews are to blame for everything." -Goebbels

[PatrickforB]

46. Yeah, I'm pretty deeply concerned about the rising anti-Semitism.

Coupled with the anti-Islam, the anti-LGBTQ, and anti-everything-but-white-male-'christian', it is pretty scary. These hate-filled jerks are heavily armed, traitorous and generally mean-stupid.

[Cosmocat]

17. This is what the republican party has been doing for a LONG time

normalizing the horrible ...

Until this country, the media, our people fully recognize and call the party a full on fascist entity, and stop validating it a a legitimate democratic party, this country has no chance to avoid going full on chriso fascist authoritarianism.

[GB_RN]

18. The RNC Should Officially Change Its Name...

To Gaslighting Nazis of America. It's no longer a real political party. All it, and they do is gaslight, lie, obfuscate and issue talking points to its propaganda arm, Faux Nuz - and then repeat those talking points.

[JohnSJ]

20. When the RNC censures Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for investigating January 6th

and not condemning Trump for causing January 6 is absolutely demented.

Amanda Carpenter, a former senior staffer to Senators Jim DeMint and Ted Cruz

[Paladin]

21. The GOP does things like this, because they have no fear of us.

That needs to change, and damned fast.

[KS Toronado]

23. They sure like playing the victim after failing to crown their king.

[Pas-de-Calais]

24. What does tRump have on these idiots?

[TlalocW]

25. I'm sure police officers will enjoy

Knowing that dragging one of their own to the ground to beat them with a flag pole is legitimate political discourse, and also all republicans who condemned BLM protests that shared any of the same kinds of actions as the insurrection will enjoy being corrected.

TlalocW

[CaptainTruth]

26. NOTE: The RNC considers violence to be "legitimate political discourse."

This is what we are facing folks. A party that considers violence to be a legitimate means to achieving their political goals.

We may not like it, & I certainly don't, but if we hope to save our democracy we need to be prepared to meet them on their terms. Carrying cardboard signs & asking nicely won't stop them if they're inciting violence.

[Efilroft Sul]

28. Only a terrorist organization would advocate the normalization of political violence.

[BlueWavePsych]

29. 'Legitimate Political Discourse' with these guys below?

[ripcord]

30. I'm not surprised

They have to protect their brownshirts.

[Vinca]

31. That's just nuts. "Legitimate political discourse" includes bashing cops with flag poles and

defecating in the U.S. Capitol building and smearing it on the walls? Does it mean stealing podiums and breaking into offices? Erecting a noose for the Vice President? Breaking windows? Doing millions of dollar worth of damage? Does it mean causing legislators OF BOTH PARTIES to flee for their lives?

[Paladin]

32. I want the GOP to WEAR "Legitimate Political Discourse."

Wear it around their necks, for the next 100 years or so.

Get ready to use it against them, over and over and over again.

[swag]

33. Fully fascist GOP

[BadGimp]

34. This is what total panic looks like.

eom

[Stuart G]

36. Yes, more is coming to this "Clown Show"...(apologies to clowns everywhere)...

[dawn5651]

38. wow so urinating and defecating in the capitol is legitimate political discourse....holy hell

[MiHale]

39. Hey let's go to Mar-A- Largo and engage in some "Legitimate Political Discourse"

[appleannie1]

40. So now it is legitimate political discourse to kill police officers.

[Stuart G]

41. Just remember: Stupid is ....."STILL STUPID." ..LIKE SAYING "WWII WAS A 'NASY REGIONAL SQUABBLE"

[multigraincracker]

42. And BLM

burned down whole cities.

[JohnnyRingo]

43. I guess "looting" is what turns a protest into a "riot".

And being black of course.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

44. 'Legitimate Political Discourse' aka

Widespread Misinformation via Russian troll farms.

[Justice matters.]

45. These losers know they can no longer win any legitimate election.

They see the internal polls and figure might as well go full blown batshit crazy and hope they'll be able to "win"by cheating and rig official documents.

[70sEraVet]

47. So is that phrase going to be on the final bill to repair the Capitol Building?

Replacement of 36 two hundred year-old windows (hand rolled glass): $2,310,000.00
Replacement/repairs of 15 mahogany doors (original wood species not available): $1,755,000.00
Cleaning human excrement from antique walnut panelling: $12,000.00
Cleaning human blood of Capitol Police Officers from floors: $3,000.00

Cause of damage: Legitimate Political Discourse

[BlueIdaho]

48. Make them pay for this at the ballot box.

The images speak for themselves. It’s was not “discourse” it was a disgrace.

[Cha]

50. Declare it all you want, Assholes, From

Prison.

[SWBTATTReg]

51. Killing and trying to illegally prevent the legitimate changeover of power as it long has been.

Yeah, right. The gop has again proven itself incapable of governing, incapable of accepting defeat, incapable of doing what's right by the Constitution. The gop terrorist organization should now be classified as a legitimate terrorist organization, w/ the 1/6/21 attack on the capital.

[Martin68]

52. "GOP Declares War on Democracy."

[SouthernDem4ever]

53. The leaders of the GOP are as disgusting as the assholes that planned and participated

in the insurrection.

[Alien Life Form]

54. My contribution to the GOP legitimate discourse is...

a red hot poker shoved up their fat asses!

[ashredux]

55. The Onion is behind the curve....reality is outpacing them

[Emile]

56. Now they are changing the meaning of legitimate!

[cadoman]

57. there aren't enough head slamming walls smilies in the universe to articulate how I feel about this

[dalton99a]

58. Jan. 6, 2021

[FreepFryer]

59. We might just keep control of both houses of Congress from this little bit of GOP CYA stupidity (Nt)

[orangecrush]

60. A declaration of civil war

Is what this amounts to.

[RussBLib]

61. the political ads write themselves

the Dems should hit this one HARD. Align every Republican with this violence.