Political Reverberations

 

It has been two days since the history making January 6 2021. This is a story which is always changing so this post is more a collection of reflections you can go back too over time.

Heather Cox Richardson is a historian who provides really good explanations of what has been happening and how it compares and is related to history. She can be found on Facebook. If you want a really good play by play of what actually happened on 1/6 check out this history chat she had.

NBC is keeping a running tally of elected officials who have publicly spoken out about trump having to be removed or leave. Democratic members of Congress on Friday distributed a draft article of impeachment against President Donald Trump titled "Incitement of Insurrection." which among other things wants to prevent Trump from ever running again for president. And as of right now over 8 trump officials have resigned since 1/6/21 which is a lot in two days even for this presidency.

And finally organizations who simply do not do this type of thing are also calling for Trumps removal. For example the Parliament of the World's Religions an interfaith harmony organization where I was once an intern and who generally does interfaith events and is not political posted:

"The Trustees of the Parliament of the World's Religions call on the Vice-President and the Cabinet of the United States to transmit to the President pro tempore of the United States Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unfit and therefore unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, in accordance with Article 4 of the 25th Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Donald J. Trump has forsaken his credibility and demonstrated that he is incapable of discharging the powers and duties of the Office of the President of the United States of America. The Parliament of the World’s Religions is a global institution and recognizes the influence that the President of the United States has on the world. Those with the greatest opportunity and power to affect the world have the greatest responsibility to act with unflinching moral integrity."