The Threat to Civic Democracy

Unsurprisingly, men who like to walk around civilian areas with long guns or semi-automatic rifles have a tendency to end up committing mass murder or other terrorist attacks. Back in 2016 we reported that a young man named Conor Climo was marching around a suburban Las Vegas subdivision kitted up in camo and carrying an AR-15. He told reporters he was there to patrol the neighborhood to deter crime. Three years later he was arrested for plotting either a mass shooting or a bomb attack on a Las Vegas area synagogue or gay night club. This is but one example and it’s certainly no surprise that someone who gets excited by terrorizing people – which the heart of open carry performance art – eventually progresses to mass violence.

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White House Will Leave Decision Whether To Prosecute Trump Up To DOJ

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Tuesday said the “independent” Department of Justice would make a determination on any criminal charges against former President Trump, following the Senate’s acquittal of his role in the deadly Capitol insurrection last month. Continue reading “White House Will Leave Decision Whether To Prosecute Trump Up To DOJ”

Dem Rep. Thompson Sues Trump, Giuliani, Alleging They Violated Anti-KKK Law

The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee has sued former President Donald Trump, his attorney Rudy Giuliani and two violent right-wing groups over the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, alleging a conspiracy to interfere with his official duties as a congressman. 

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‘Ridiculous Revisionist History’: Johnson Pilloried For Downplaying Deadly Insurrection

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) is still out here faithfully defending ex-President Donald Trump’s honor, and apparently part of that means pretending the deadly insurrection Trump incited was maybe not such a big deal after all.

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‘What A Disappointment You Are’: Kinzinger Family Lashes Out After Impeachment Vote

Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump for inciting an insurrection on the US. Capitol last month, was recently rebuked by some members of his family for becoming an increasingly outspoken critic of the former president. 

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NC GOP Chair Refuses To Blame Trump For Capitol Attack After Censuring Burr

Michael Whatley, the chair of the North Carolina Republican Party, on Tuesday shamelessly refused to blame former President Trump for inciting the mob behind the deadly Capitol insurrection last month, following the Senate’s acquittal of the former president for the second time. Continue reading “NC GOP Chair Refuses To Blame Trump For Capitol Attack After Censuring Burr”

What Makes Sherrod Brown So Special? Dems Hope To Replicate Senator’s Appeal In Bid For Portman’s Seat

Sen. Rob Portman’s (R-OH) surprise retirement announcement in January sent reverberations through the political world. A safe Republican hold suddenly became a potentially competitive race. 

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McConnell Tries To Explain Away Vote Against Trump Conviction

After handily steering a majority of his party away from convicting former President Donald Trump for inciting an insurrection on the U.S. Capitol last month, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) penned an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal on Monday to clean up lingering questions about the GOP’s morally dubious decision to effectively let Trump off the hook.

The top Senate Republican delivered a lengthy procedural argument against the constitutionality of impeaching a former president — using the very circumstances of a delayed impeachment that he had crafted to justify a decision to acquit the president. 

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