This slice of our citizenry erected a gallows on the steps of the Capitol and chanted how they wanted to hang the VP that was executing his Constitutional duty.
According to multiple (credible) news sources covering the events of that day, this slice of citizenry came within 40 feet (and a handful of seconds/minutes) of VP Pence, while he (and his family) were being evacuated from the Capitol building. There is video verifying just how close that slice came to snatching him up, and hauling him to that makeshift gallows positioned on the steps of our US Capitol.
The passage of time will never diminish my memory of that awful day.
America citizens attacked and laid violence upon the seat of our nation's governance.
It was every bit as egregious and repugnant as 9/11.
IMHO, it was worse... because "the call was coming from within our house."
...and there is no doubt who originated that call.
Historically, the gallows was deemed appropriate for citizens who practiced/proposed/incited acts such as these. And yet, the #1 person responsible for that day's events didn't swing from Justice's rope. In fact,
he's still in position to resume the post he held when he orchestrated this abomination the first time. WT(a)F is wrong with our country?
My Mom and Dad wouldn't recognize the country their son and daughter currently inhabit. The nation they worked so hard to build.
How will I explain this to members of The Greatest Generation when we see each other again? How will I describe how/why we let them down?
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