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Want to know why America was the world’s exceptional nation? We were the first country where our leader voluntarily gave up power.

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We built ourselves on the notion of win-win, in a zero-sum world. We rebuilt countries we liberated not occupy them. We did amazing things -- put a man on the moon, build bilateral institutions,
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created the internet, fought for what was right, elected a member of a minority President. Our leaders were profiles of courage who put the country ahead of the party. Ours was the shining city on a hill because we settled our differences peacefully if imperfectly.

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What happened on January 6, 2021, was done by the crowd who opines about America as exceptional. Their actions, however, were those of the unexceptional world our Founding Fathers tried to leave behind.

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The one they vanquished when they wrote the words, “We the people in order to form a more perfect union.” The unexceptional who care so little about true meanings of the constitution they profess so much to love they cut the founder’s words short to just "We the people".

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They think acts of sedition are those of patriotism, or to be glossed over. What does an exceptional nation do today? They hold those who stormed the Capitol responsible. Those who encouraged the mob to such treachery are removed from power forever @HawleyMO @tedcruz

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For those who took an oath to defend the constitution – the founding father's dream and what made us the exceptional nation – and trampled it through silence, complicity, or expediency -- there must be a high price for such actions.

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If ones aren't taken by those who desire to lead the Republic and the Republican Party (@senatemajldr and @GOPLeader ) which is responsible for what happened on January 6th through years of silence, complicity, and expedicney then we are not an exceptional nation.

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Those who fail are not worthy of the people's house. They will, however, be fully deserving of how American history condemns and despises them for appeasing Donald Trump. That will be their legacies -- not judges confirmed or political victories -- and well deserved.

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