1/ Seeing some tweets calling on specific Reps. to be "expelled" or "arrested" for their role in January 6.
A couple of thoughts.
First- it is right to say that any Rep. who played any role in planning violence should be expelled. I am unaware of hard evidence so far.
A couple of thoughts.
First- it is right to say that any Rep. who played any role in planning violence should be expelled. I am unaware of hard evidence so far.
2/ Second- it may be right to call for anyone that planned to send protestors to the Capitol, with knowledge of the potential for violence, to be expelled. There is some evidence this happened.
3/ Third- calling on anyone to be expelled for participating in the objection is a non-starter. And frankly, counterproductive. Despite the fact that the objection was based on a lie, there was nothing illegal about it.
4/ Let’s let the @January6thCmte do its job and get to the bottom of things, and let's hope more emerges in the press. Calling for people to be arrested, etc. doesn't help get to the truth. In fact, it just helps critics of the investigation who paint it as merely partisan.
5/ To be clear, this is absolutely right, because it is a statement of fact and avoids final judgment on the individuals involved. We have reason to suspect certain Representatives but more evidence is necessary to draw a final conclusion.
https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1452459627187216388?t=I7kbpRHV4oZOFMuHB7o3dg&s=19
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