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15 Jan, 4 tweets, 1 min read
Today I called on leadership of the @ILGOP to accept the results of the November election and condemn those in their party who are continuing to incite attacks against our democracy. m.facebook.com/story.php?stor…
Here in DuPage county, multiple candidates who lost in free and fair elections have continued to mount protests and use rhetoric directly linked to the attack on the US Capitol on January 6.
Before January 6, that was a nuisance, but could be written off as the efforts of frustrated political dead-enders. After January 6, this must be seen in a different light.
There are still good men and women in the party of Lincoln in IL. But they have remained too silent. This is the time for leadership, and it is time for all of them to stand up for democracy, and condemn those who would incite, give comfort or hope to those who oppose democracy.

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17 Jan
Every member of the @GOP calling for unity before they call for accountability and admit their complicity - whether silent or otherwise - should be ignored. The adults have work to do. While you're ignoring them, read this: thetriad.thebulwark.com/p/the-republic…
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15 Jan
This is one of the most accurate pieces I've read about the current @GOP. Encourage all to read as we think about how to heal our nation after 1/6. A few additional thoughts: nytimes.com/2021/01/09/mag…
1/ First, the overwhelming majority of Americans are good people who believe in Democracy, rule of law and equality for all. We are a fundamentally good people.
2/ The problem is that we do not have a majoritarian government. But for peculiarities of the electoral college, neither George W Bush nor Donald Trump would be president.
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14 Jan
I'm glad 10 members of the @HouseGOP found their spines today, but the story of the last few weeks is that the @HouseGOP has become steadily more radicalized in the wake of these events. Some quick math:
1/ There are 211 Republicans in House in the 117th Congress.

On 12/10/20, 114 of them signed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court seeking to throw out the results of free and fair elections in 4 states.

A MAJORITY of them. 54% opposed democracy on 12/10/20
2/ On 1/6/21, terrorists, "summoned, assembled and inflamed" (per Liz Cheney) by Trump attacked the US House seeking to overturn the November 2020 election.
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13 Jan
@TimAlberta, your framing here leaves off a critical point @RepJasonCrow made: "Welcome to the club." Rs are not the only ones getting threats. They are simply the only ones using that as an excuse for inaction.
1/ When the President of the United States and his allies are amping up threats of violence, every one of us with the courage to do what is right has to deal with those consequences. Not just members. Members' families. Members' staffs. It is frightening, despicable, horrible.
2/ But Jason and I, and several dozen others are all in office because we stood up to Trump in 2018 when our predecessor's didn't. The voters in our district did not change, but the leadership did.
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13 Jan
I've said it before, but so much of what has led to the crisis of patriotism, decency, safety and security in today's @GOP is explained by this chart. H/T @LeadershipNP
1/ The left side of that chart represents a huge diversity of interests. You can't get elected to high office as a D unless you have a view of the country that encompasses all.
2/ And the right side: you can't get elected as an R unless you pledge fealty to gun-nuts. One side selects for intelligence and empathy. One side selects for obedience.
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10 Jan
American citizens and businesses depend on the protections of the rule of law and our democracy. They also donate to candidates. Let's get a movement going to #DefundTheSeditionists. Thread follows to help you identify who pressure your employer to pull their support from:
1/ Here's a list of the Members of Congress who signed onto the Amicus Brief to throw out the results in GA, PA, WI, MI. projects.propublica.org/represent/memb…
2/ Here's the list of the 121 members who voted "Yea" to throw out the results of the Arizona election AFTER terrorists stormed the Capitol to do the same. clerk.house.gov/evs/2021/roll0…
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