WAPO OP ED: Republicans who aren't willing to act against sedition are complicit

[lindysalsagal]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/01/11/passivity-is-complicity/

Opinion by Jennifer Rubin Columnist Jan. 11, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. EST

(In response to asking Toomey if Cruz and Hawley should face consequences for incitement)

No. Toomey was elected. He has the constitutional obligations to try to remove a president who subverts democracy. He has an obligation under the Constitution to, in appropriate circumstances, expel members by a two-thirds vote. He cannot shirk his duties as he did in acquitting Trump the first time. Why have impeachment and expulsion in the Constitution if the answer is: “Let the voters decide"? For goodness’ sake, he is not even running for reelection in 2022. I find it unfathomable that he remains so timid.

It is this sort of weakness — the failure to repudiate Trump years ago; the refusal to dump him in 2020; the silence, if not active support to overthrow the election — that defines the “good” Republicans. Not good enough. Inaction is complicity. Inaction allows Trump and lawmakers to escape accountability for their heinous actions.

Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) took a stab at explaining Republicans’ moral weakness: He suggested on ABC’s “This Week” that “when it comes to members of Congress, they’re fearful of the reelection, they’re fearful for their safety. I mean, the number of death threats that have been thrown against people like me and, frankly, every member of Congress.” The former Air Force pilot added that “if you’re going to be fearful — just my humble opinion — if you’re going to be fearful in this job, it might not be right job for you at this moment in time.”

Another Republican, Sarah Isgur, a former spokeswoman for the Justice Department under Trump, explained on “This Week” how Republican senators such as Hawley and Cruz were clearly responsible for the monstrous events at the Capitol. “The senators knew better. These are some of the brightest legal minds in our country. They know the Constitution,” she said. “They practiced before the Supreme Court. They knew [lawsuits challenging the presidential election] were meritless from the beginning and they certainly knew it after judge after judge, after Trump-appointed judge said they were meritless.” She added: “Their stated objective was to undermine our democratic electoral process. That’s what’s unacceptable right at the beginning.” If only Republicans who knew this was wrong would show an ounce of courage, they could dispel the notion that the GOP is a party of authoritarian thugs, charlatans and cowards. But that would require actually doing something about Cruz and Hawley.

[Eyeball_Kid]

1. The TERROR has been effective for the GOP. They are buckling to Trump's threats. They are cowards.

[dutch777]

2. Find their corporate campaign donors and boycott them until they boycott the Repubs

Sadly, in this arena, money speaks louder than morals.

[Baitball Blogger]

3. Thank you for that WP.

Send a strong message.

[haele]

4. If one decides to ride the tiger, it's very hard to safely get off.

The ride looks like a lot of fun and gives one a sense of power over "enemies", but one is still going to get et when one tries to get off.

Haele