Thread by @AmoneyResists

.@RepBoebert will be the first member of the #GQP Congress to be arrested. Multiple witnesses will testify that she gave these “tours” of the Capitol to Trump’s terrorists on Jan 5th when tours were not being given at the Capitol. It wasn’t a tour. It was a reconnaissance mission

https://twitter.com/MacFarlaneNews/status/1365285309244715009

Yes, members of Congress can be arrested even though they are provided additional protections. In Boebert’s case, she is not exempt from arrest as stated in Article 1 section 6 because it does not apply to cases of treason, bribery, or breach of the peace. Check, check, and check

On top of that, Section 3 of the 14th Amendment states: “No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military...[who have] engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United States.”

While no member of Congress has ever been recalled in U.S. history, they may have their services ended prior to the expiration of their constitutional terms of office by their resignation, death, or by action of the House of Congress in which they sit by way of an expulsion.

I wrote about how expulsion works since it’s a relatively obscure procedure that has seldom been used in our history. However, the actions of @RepBoebert, @RepMTG, @HawleyMO, and @tedcruz ALL UNEQUIVOCALLY meet the criteria for it. THEY MUST BE EXPELLED

https://twitter.com/amoneyresists/status/1337604831310192641?s=21

While I stated that I thought expulsion of sitting members of Congress was not something we could realistically expect; that was before @GQP members of Congress gave recon tours to terrorists and helped incite an insurrection that killed 8 people. At this point, it’s MANDATORY.

While Trump wreaked incalculable damage to our justice system, he was removed. Merrick Garland will be confirmed as AG and restore the independence & functionality of the DOJ, which means real investigations into Jan 6th including coconspirators in both the DC police & Congress.

I believe that these investigations will result in multiple indictments of Trump’s enablers & coconspirators. If these lead to convictions, it will place enormous pressure on @HouseDemocrats and @SenateDems to hold these members accountable for their seditious & criminal conduct.

It is up to all of us to allow our faith in these institutions to be restored as well as demanding justice and accountability for those who actively incited and participated in the worst terrorist attack on our country since 9/11 & the worst attack on the U.S. Capitol since 1812.

Unsuccessful coups that face little to no consequences are often followed by successful ones. There is no “moving on” without justice and accountability for all who took part in this deadly insurrection. We must ensure consequences to prevent this from ever happening again.

Most people learned about Hitler’s takeover of Germany in 1933 and instigation of World War II but didn’t learn that his first coup attempt came 10 years earlier in 1923. It did not succeed. He faced almost no consequences. And his second one almost gave Nazis global power.

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