Since it appears GOP leaders need a reminder:
There is no “healing” from this without accountability.
And there is no “unity” with white supremacists.
You know the President’s state has devolved dangerously. If you’re too weak to do anything about it, you’re too weak to serve.
Some people ask: Why would you impeach and convict a president who has only a few days left in office? The answer: Precedent. It must be made clear that no president, now or in the future, can lead an insurrection against the U.S. government.
The man directly responsible for the chaos of today is Donald Trump, who has made it clear that he will do anything to remain in power – including insurrection and inciting violence. Trump will go down in history as the worst and most dangerous president in history.
Today has shown police don’t need de-escalation training, they choose who to escalate on, that’s not a training issue. Police don’t need unconscious bias training, they are conscious of their bias.
Police tear gassed peaceful Democratic protestors so that Trump could hold a Bible for the cameras. But pro-Trump protestors have successfully breached the US Capitol building without so much as a single pepper ball.
Funny how that works out.
There is something narratively perfect about the “Law and Order” presidency ending with his followers storming the Capitol and throwing trash at police because they weren’t allowed to overturn an election they lost.
Seeing what’s happening in DC right now, I don’t EVER want to hear Republicans talk about law and order again. This is the most disgusting, full of shit political party in American history. They stand for absolutely nothing but tearing our country and democracy down to "win"