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The historic domestic tragedy that occurred on January 6th will be a dark and disappointing stain on America's history moving forward. Last week, Republicans in Congress voted down a motion to form a bipartisan committee to investigate more into the occurrence on January 6th. This vote was a huge disappointment to all Americans that rely on lawmakers to make the right choices on Capitol Hill.
For the five members who gave their lives to fight to protect those same lawmakers on January 6th who were at threat inside the Capitol, the thought of voting against a committee to correct the wrongs is sickening. Sickening that these lawmakers can hold their heads up high while officers gave their lives to protect them. And that is what dignity the fallen servicemen and servicewomen receive? Pretty pathetic.
During an interview on MSNBC's Morning Joe, Former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, along with the rest of the panel, describe the importance behind the committee in the video below:
The fact that Republican members of Congress could look the mother of a fallen officer in the eye and show no empathy was terrible. Where have we come as a nation? Where are we as a nation which lets officers die for conspiracy theories to permeate the walls of the U.S. Capitol? Furthermore, where do we want to go moving forward as a nation?
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