By Blocking the Creation of the Bipartisan January 6, 2021 Commission, the Republican Party Betrayed the American People Again

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The Republican Party betrayed the American People again today (May 28, 2021.)

Enough of them were able to block the creation of the bipartisan commission that would have been charged with investigating the January 6, 2021, Domestic Terrorist Act on the Nations Capitol.

That this commission was created after Republicans and Democrats in the House agreed to its composition and goals did not matter to Enemy of the People Mitch McConnell and his cowardly lackeys.

That Maine Senator Susan Collins was able to extract an equal staffing provision and a commitment by Speaker Nancy Pelosi to finish the commission's report by the end of 2021 did not sway the Senate Prince of Darkness and his Trump Zone colleagues.

That the mother and girlfriend of Brian Sicknick along with several members of the Capitol Police called for the formation of this commission did not convince the Senate Obstructionist in Chief and his fellow know-nothing reactionaries.

That Republicans willingly spent millions on the Benghazi hearing when less was at stake for American interests and Hillary Clinton did nothing wrong did not shame them to vote for the commission.

Democrats like Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin hopefully have had a significant emotional event with the revelation that, with ten Republicans (special thanks to the six that did) not crossing into the realm of decency and reality to vote for the commission, filibuster reform is vital to preserving the American Republic and Democratic ideal because the former party of Lincoln has demonstrated again it will betray the American People again and again.

The Republicans betrayed the American People when:

• They enabled the Trump Big Lie that the election was stolen and did not convince the people otherwise. In the past, they convinced enough Americans that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction and was somehow involved in 9/11.
• Some undoubtedly went against law enforcement in helping plan the January 6, 2021 insurrection.
• They worked across the states to suppress your right to vote.
• They voted against vital aid at the ending stages of the Coronavirus. In the past, they have voted against expanding health care and other social justice programs.
• They crafted budgets in states like Arizona that have potentially left out the most vulnerable, defunded the police, and shortchanged schools all so the rich can get more tax cuts they do not need.
• They spread climate change denialism and a more sanitized version of American History.

The Republican Party is the Party of Betrayal to the American People. 

Democrats need to work to ensure that no one forgets what the Republicans who voted to block the January 6, 2021, Commission did today.

Democrats need to create their own Benghazi-type hearing on the events of January 6, 2021.

Let us see Kevin McCarthy, Mo Brooks, Paul Gosar, Andy Biggs, and Donald Trump testify for close to twelve hours like Hillary Clinton did.

The second coming will probably happen before that occurs.

Democrats need to drive home to the American People that the Republican Party betrayed them and the nation and will do so again without a second thought when given a chance.

The 2022 Midterm Elections will be about the Battle for Democracy and the American Ideal.

The People need to turn out like never before and vote these traitorous betrayers of the American Dream out.