If people claim to back the blue or believe in our democracy, then it is imperative they watch the testimony and bodycam footage of the Capitol and Washington Metropolitan Police officers who testified before the bipartisan House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack at the Capitol. It is also imperative that Americans learn the truth about what happened before, during, and after that attack. Hypocrisy is blatantly on display among congressional Republicans regarding the tragedy of Jan. 6 and subsequent attempts to minimize it or cover it up—even as they wave the rhetorical pro-police, back-the-blue banner. True supporters of the police and American democracy owe it to themselves to read and listen to the words of the heroes in blue who protected the seat of our democracy. Then demand that members of Congress support the House select committee in getting to the truth. —Lynn Schmidt, Missouri State Leader, Stand Up Republic
Steven Mulroy is a University of Memphis law professor, a former Voting Section lawyer for the U.S. Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, and the author of "Rethinking U.S. Election Law: Unskewing the System."
From CNN: "The Biden Administration is expected to announce a new eviction moratorium for 60 days in areas of the country with high or substantial transmission of COVID-19 after letting a previous moratorium expire over the weekend."
Is this rewarding those who refuse to get vaccinated? Perhaps proof of vaccination should be required for anyone claiming a need for such a moratorium. —Read G., Utah
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