"Those familiar with American history know that the Capitol riot was hardly the first effort to overturn extralegally the results of a democratic election. The Reconstruction era and the years that followed witnessed many such events." - Eric Foner thenation.com/article/politi…
"As recently as 2013,the Supreme Court eviscerated key provisions of the Voting Rights Act,opening the door to widespread efforts in Republican-controlled states to suppress the ability to vote. Let’s not assume that until the Capitol riot the US was a well-functioning democracy"
January 6 may be the first time the Confederate flag was openly displayed in the Capitol building—a shocking sight that, I hope, will never be repeated. But...Trump has consciously identified his presidency with the Confederacy and the white nationalism at its core."
"Nearly two centuries ago, in his famous Lyceum speech, Abraham Lincoln condemned growing disrespect for the rule of law as the greatest danger to American democracy. 'If destruction be our lot,' he declared, 'we must ourselves be its author and finisher.'"
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