Thread by @jenmercieca

Anyone who participated in the #January6th attack on our government should not be eligible for political office, including Kevin McCarthy. #Speakerofthehousevote

Just to be clear: all sides of the Republican Speaker debate are insurrectionists.

I could be wrong, but I tried to double check it. These are the folks who voted against certifying Biden's election: nytimes.com/interactive/20…

We know from the Jan6 Committee Report that objecting to certifying the election results was a central part of the coup plot.

As the J6 Committee explained in great detail: there was the "legal" coup & there was the "violent" coup. The "legal" coup attempt used the mechanisms of the courts, election law, & Congressional vote counting process to hide the coup behind the veneer of institutional practice.

The "legal" coup was just as dangerous as the violence coup--maybe more so, in fact. Because it had the appearance of legality it had a greater chance of success. It looked "cool and normal" and like it followed the democratic rules of the game. The violence obviously didn't.

See Meadows' text messages, for example:

https://twitter.com/jenmercieca/status/1532486106025021445

I'm not sure why or how we're supposed to carry on like usual when the coup plotters are still in government. I hope someone mentions this in their House speech today.

This is why I said yesterday that Dems should only deal with non-insurrectionist Republicans to form a coalition speaker. Insurrectionist Republicans should be boxed out of Committee leadership. Those positions can go to Republicans who support democracy.

Reed is right:

https://twitter.com/reedgalen/status/1611380889824657409

Brian Fitzpatrick can be a part of the democracy coalition.

https://twitter.com/kristin__wilson/status/1611381320910868487