January 6 intends to uncover truth about the Trump inspired insurrection

A powerful echo opinion letter echo published in the Idaho State Journal!  From Pocatello, Idaho.

January 6 - Certainly NOT ordinary Capitol tourists #theBigLie

Idaho Second District Rep. Mike Simpson made some comments in the ISJ (1-9-22) which is difficult for some of us to swallow. 

His comment as to how could such a disturbing event take place at the Capitol on January 6, 2021, absolutely “floored” anybody with the ability to reason, reads anything other than social media, watches anything other than (fake!) Fox News, focuses on the truth and refutes the “big lie”. 

January 6th insurrectionists

To find the honest answer, Rep. Simpson needs to look no further than the White House occupant at the time (i.e., Trump) who made every effort to overturn a well-documented, essentially fraud free and fair election. With regard to Rep. Simpson’s reference to HR 3233, the sources of, and backgrounds of the committee members is irrelevant. The republican party would have made every effort to discourage ANY republican from being on the committee and sanction and berate any of those who chose to be members (Cheney and Kinzinger). Keeping any republicans off the committee, to the maximum extent possible, enables them to claim that it was strictly a partisan effort by the democrats out to “get” Trump. WRONG! 

He goes on to say that Pelosi and the democrats are strictly trying to politicize the insurrection, and Rep. Simpson, using some of mentor Trump’s favorite words, says they are on a “witch hunt”. NOT TRUE! Instead, the intent of the January 6th committee is to get to the bottom of the INSURRECTION, find the “unvarnished truth” wherever it may lead and prosecute ALL individuals that had ANY part in it so it will not happen again. Rep. Simpson also tries to shift attention away from the Trump inspired insurrection by essentially saying that the insurrection was all the fault of security resources failing to accurately predict the events which transpired on January 6 and take the appropriate action! Total hogwash! 

Until the Republicans find the courage, honor and honesty to do what is right for the United State of American and distance themselves from Trump instead of supporting him and his thousands of lies and autocratic philosophy, they will continue to create more divisiveness in the country. The Republican goal is to have one, and only one political party controlling the future of America. They have taken legislative action in states they control to suppress votes that don’t support their philosophy. 

Instead, they are doing everything possible in Congress to prevent the passage of nationwide voter rights legislation! Such legislation would create a “level playing field”. That, and the truth, are something the right wing Republicans cannot accept. 

It’s going to take time for the right wing Republican party to “right” itself from the severe damage caused by Trump, his lies and adverse and anti-democratic influence! Much of the above is reminiscent of Germany in the 1930s. The republican party is in desperate need of NEW LEADERSHIP which can get its priorities straight, putting the fate of America, FIRST, instead of continuing to support the “big lie” and it’s creator!

From Steve Bevan in Pocatello, Idaho

https://www.idahostatejournal.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/simpsons-opinion-on-jan-6-hard-to-swallow/article_02690563-c90d-5bd4-80f0-fcb98cdb5c95.html

Trump opinion from Idaho - "And the enemy is us: DJT?"

The wall and Trump- the enemy from within

Opinion echo published in the Idaho State Journal newspaper

When are Republicans going to come to the realization that the biggest threat to our national security is not, as Donald Trump states, from Mexico and Central America but from the White House occupant himself. That’s where the real national emergency lies! Building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border is primarily rooted in Trump’s extreme racial bias — NOTHING MORE!

Border security should be updated, but a wall (as in the “Berlin Wall?”) is not the answer. There are high-tech solutions, just as effective if not more so, that could be implemented at a much lower cost. The $5 billion-plus is just the tip of the iceberg and could be better spent elsewhere.

Since Trump couldn’t get what he wanted by way of his temper tantrums, he was “PROUD” to shut down the government, trample on 800,000 federal workers, plus millions more and use them as pawns and sacrifice them and their families, and threatens to do it again. (Like a spoiled child!)

Meanwhile, other than the threats posed by the White House occupant, the foreign threats to our national security, China and Russia, continue to gain influence throughout the rest of the world because of the void created by Trump’s ludicrous and cockamamie decisions and policies.

Senators and representatives took an oath of office to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic."

Many are not living up to the oath. What we now have in the White House is a domestic enemy of democracy and the country! The Republicans have forsaken their oath and the Constitution and pledged their loyalty to Trump, regardless of whatever he says, whatever his actions.

Too many activities of a very serious nature have occurred relating to Trump with some of those around him even being indicted (obstruction of justice, witness tampering and lying to Congress and more) to such an extent that it can not be just a coincidence.

And Trump, who is in flagrant violation of the emolument clause in the Constitution, claims to know nothing about any of this? How naïve and gullible can people be to believe this? He is a total disgrace to this country and for everything it has stood for for 200-plus years.

This nation is in serious trouble, and it will only get worse the longer Trump remains in office! When are the Republicans going to wake up and start doing what is right for our country instead of continuing to support the absolutely worst president to ever occupy the White House?

Steve Bevan
Pocatello