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The Capitol Hill mob wanted to intimidate Congress. It’s working.
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Jan 13, 2021 01:02pm |
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| Category | Proposed Legislation |
| Author | Zack Beauchamp |
| News Date | Wednesday, January 13, 2021 07:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | “The majority of them are paralyzed with fear,” Crow said in a Wednesday MSNBC appearance. “I had a lot of conversations with my Republican colleagues last night, and a couple of them broke down in tears — saying that they are afraid for their lives if they vote for this impeachment.”
“I know for a fact several members *want* to impeach but fear casting that vote could get them or their families murdered,” Alberta writes. “Numerous House Republicans have received death threats in the past week.”
This fear has not only affected impeachment vote. Rep. Pete Meijer (R-MI) has said that he personally knows several House Republicans who wanted to vote to certify Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral win but were afraid for their lives if they chose to do so.
It is alarming that this is happening in the United States today. And there are very good reasons to believe that the success of these tactics — that the rioters successfully took the Capitol and scared elected officials — will lead to them being tried again. |
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