147 Republicans Vote to End Democracy
Even after the Capitol was attacked by a violent mob of Trump supporters, a majority of Republican members of Congress voted to overturn the election. It was a cynical, anti-democratic vote to appease Trump and the MAGA Mob who believe his lies. It was a vote of sedition taken by political cowards and opportunists who betrayed their oath of office and the American people they swore to protect.
Most House Republicans Did What the Rioters Wanted, The Atlantic | 01/13/21
By Zeynep Tufekci
January 6, 2021, will surely live in infamy—the day the United States Capitol was stormed by a mob, forcing legislators to evacuate in a rush and leaving five dead, including a police officer. The most dangerous part of that day for the country as a whole, however, was not what happened when the insurrectionists fought their way into the Capitol in the afternoon, but what happened just a few hours later on the floor. After all that mayhem, the legislators were escorted back to the chamber under heavily armed escort, and a stunning 139 representatives—66 percent of the House GOP caucus—along with eight GOP senators, promptly voted to overturn the election, just as the mob and the president had demanded.
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