I’m sickened to see the perpetrators of the insurrection trying to set the narrative and define the terms of how we will unify as a country. So I took a stab at defining what I think should be our terms. Add subtract build edit share steal at will:
Here are the set of facts (set of terms?) about which the country can unify. The American people will not be unifying with or accepting calls for healing from any elected official who does not publicly acknowledge these as facts:
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were elected in a free, fair, and secure election in 2020. Jon Ossoff and Rafael Warnock were elected in a free, fair, and secure runoff Senate election in Georgia in 2021.
The President had over 60 opportunities in the courts to prove if there was election fraud on a scale to change even one outcome.
Those court challenges failed and therefore, there is no legal basis to reject the election outcome.
Propagating the lie that the election was anything but free, fair, and secure is an attack on the voters, the right to vote and our democracy.
Any official elected in 2020 who does not publicly endorse the outcome of that election must resign or decline to be sworn.
Any elected official who has propagated the lie that the 2020 election was not fairly decided must publicly admit they mislead the public and endorse the outcome of the election, without reservation or qualification.
Any elected official who, based on false and misleading information about the validity of the 2020 election, voted against the acceptance of Presidential electors from one or more states is not fit to serve, and must resign.
Incitement to insurrection by a President is a high crime and misdemeanor punishable by impeachment.
The President committed incitement to insurrection leading up to and on the day of January 6, 2021.
Articles of impeachment for incitement to insurrection are valid, necessary, and should be investigated by the Senate for a vote to remove, or post January 20, 2021, a disqualification to hold future elected office.
Any elected official who materially contributed to the Stop the Steal movement is not fit to serve and must resign.
Any elected official who used their elected position to endorse the Stop the Steal movement is not fit to serve and must resign.
Any elected official who materially contributed to the January 6, 2021 protest and riot, and overtly encouraged violence against the US Congress is not fit to serve and must resign.
Any member of Congress who provided aid and comfort to the insurrectionists, in the form of information, encouragement, or financial support must be criminally investigated.
Any elected official who used broadcast or social media to incite violence against the US Congress or other Americans is not fit to serve and must resign.
What else?
