Open letter to RNC from The Bingham Group: Jan 6 was insurrection
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February 28, 2022
Dear RNC:
Your characterization of the organized events that resulted in the overrunning of our nation’s Capitol on January 6, 2021 as a “peaceful demonstration†is dead wrong and disenfranchises many principled Republicans. Facts alone tell the story: one and a half million dollars in damages, 140 police officers assaulted and multiple deaths preclude any characterization of the incident as “peacefulâ€. Your decision to minimize the seriousness of the insurrection should be reversed immediately!
Due to the danger this attempt made to overtly disrupt an orderly election and deny we citizens the constitutional rights we have regarding the sanctity of our votes, while endangering our public employees, our legislators, and our very democracy, we support a principled and impartial congressional review of the incident and encourage you to do the same. We believe that everyone is equal under the law and each of us should be accountable and bear responsibility for our actions.
The Bingham Group for Principled Politics
Neil A Anderson Perry Hawker Holly Kartchner Katie Harris
Dwight Baker Karole Honas Mark Pratt Chris Cannon
James Carter Chris Jensen Wendy Pratt Garth Van Orden
Ladd Carter Michael Johnson Devaughn Shipley Quinn Stufflebeam
Jane Carter Dr Bryan Jolley Randy’L Teton
cc Senator Mitch McConnell cc Representative Mike Simpson
cc Senator Mike Crapo cc Tom Luna – Idaho Republican Party Chairman
cc Senator James Risch cc Dan Cravens – Bingham County Republican Chrmn
cc Senator Mitt Romney
cc Representative Liz Cheney