Thread by @indianz

Despite witnessing violence at Democracy's front door, the three Republican tribal citizens in Congress still voted against certifying the will of the people.

*Tom Cole, Chickasaw, Oklahoma 4th
*Markwayne Mullin, Cherokee, Oklahoma 2nd
*Yvette Herrell, Cherokee, New Mexico 2nd

"This is not the American way," said Tom Cole, Chickasaw, Oklahoma's 4th, before voting against the will of Americans who chose Joe Biden for president.

https://twitter.com/TomColeOK04/status/1346966807257739264

"What is happening at the Capitol right now is unacceptable," said Markwayne Mullin, Cherokee, Oklahoma's 2nd, as he too subverted the will of Americans who sent Joe Biden to the White House.

https://twitter.com/RepMullin/status/1346921052132134913

"We will do our Constitutional duty and be the voice for our constituents," said Yvette Herrell, Cherokee, a new member of Congress from New Mexico's 2nd, right before ignoring the voices of Americans who chose Joe Biden as their president.

https://twitter.com/RepHerrell/status/1346967881142059008

But the three Republican tribal citizens in Congress were not alone. In total, 147 Republicans voted against certifying the results of the November 2020 presidential election, including some who regularly present themselves as allies to Indian Country.
nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Two Republican members of Senate Committee on Indian Affairs were also going to vote against the will of the people.

Sen. James Lankford from Oklahoma and Sen. Steve Daines from Montana changed their minds after violence at the U.S. Capitol.

https://twitter.com/SteveDaines/status/1347005778134228995