editorial
Republicans must unite with
Democrats to stop Trumpism
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BRONX TIMES REPORTER, J 12 AN. 15-21, 2021
BY BRONX TIMES
With apologies to Edmund
Burke, all it takes for Trumpism to
thrive is for good men and women
in Congress to do nothing.
The Trump mob’s attack on the
U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 was both
a seditious attempt to overthrow
the government and an overt act of
domestic terrorism. We would all
be wise to recognize it as such.
After our country was attacked
on 9/11, our response was unifi ed
— Democrats and Republicans, liberals
and conservatives, blue state
and red state. We would avenge
that attack, and bring those responsible
to justice.
We didn’t just make those vows
merely to respond to the attack. We
did so with the full knowledge that
if we did nothing, the enemy would
strike us once again.
Our country and its system of
government were attacked on Jan.
6, 2021, and our response is disconcertingly
divided by party.
Democrats want to hold those
responsible for inspiring the insurrection
to account — including
Trump, his aides and Members of
Congress who emboldened his efforts
to throw out electoral votes
based on his lies.
Yet too many Republicans —
Brooklyn and Staten Island Congresswoman
Nicole Malliotakis
included — just want to look the
other way and move on from this
incident. We can’t just move on
from this, and they know it.
They must stop being scared
of, and soft on the domestic terrorism
threat our country currently
faces.
The FBI reported Monday that
Trumpists are plotting out yet another
attack on or about the inauguration
of President-elect Joe
Biden, scheduled for Jan. 20. The
report indicates that armed protests
are likely in Washington, D.C.
and in all 50 state capitals.
Each day Republicans in Congress
balk at taking any responsibility
or accountability over the
Jan. 6 coup attempt is another day
in which Trumpist rebels feel more
empowered. Each day they fail to
fulfi ll their responsibilities, they
put the country in greater danger.
Since the attack, many Republicans
have preached unity. On that,
we agree.
The country must be united
— in rejecting Trumpism, and in
holding those responsible for the
coup accountable.
All Democrats and Republicans
who love this country, care
about its future and took an oath to
“preserve, protect and defend the
Constitution of the United States”
must now stand up in her defense
together.
Congress must step forward together
to root out Trumpism. We
can then heal and rebuild as “one
nation, under God, indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.”
A protester carries a noose while standing outside the
U.S. Capitol as pro-Trump protesters stormed the building
during a rally to contest the certifi cation of the 2020
U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in
Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. Picture taken January
6, 2021. Mukul Ranjan/Handout via REUTERS.
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