re: #77 Targetpractice

Unity should begin with a formal apology on behalf of all or at least the vast majority of Congressional Republicans for continuing to perpetuate the lie that Trump either won the election or that the results remain in doubt and so the legitimacy of Biden’s presidency.

Until that first step is taken, any calls for “unity” should be treated as the cries of sore losers demanding they be given back power that they lost fair and square.

My Republicypher Adrian Smith with his opening salvo of “unity” on his official House page:

The events of last Wednesday were nothing short of horrific. I am appalled at what I saw and fully support the prosecution of every participant and planner of the uprising. Snap impeachment, however, without a complete investigation sets a dangerous precedent. The impeachment vote may feel politically expedient to Democrats, but this is not the correct way to address the violence nor will it bring our country together. Instead we should be moving forward to work on the key challenges our country faces. I remain committed to building on our accomplishments from the past four years, which had given us one of the strongest economies in American history prior to COVID-19, as we safely reopen and rebuild.

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Choosing to Come Together (Adrian Smith’s official page, to which I am about to respond)