January 6, 2021

14th Amendment. Section 3.

No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability. (Copied from archive.gov/founding docs)

The 14th Amendment, Section 3, printed above, is what the Jan 6th committee, in the House of Representatives, is accusing former President Donald Trump of violating. He did nothing wrong. Yes, the people who invaded the Capital Building did violate the law, but President Trump did not order them to do it. The President had authorized activating the National Gaurd to help Capitol Police protect Washington, but the Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, refused to accept it. Now all Democrats and several Republicans have spent a year and a half persecuting the former and those who support Him. They have issued endless subpoenas, requesting everything from e-mails and phone logs, to memos and transcripts of private conversations. They have also tried to get the ABA (American Bar Association), as well as the State Bar Association in various States, to revoke the License of any lawyer who filed a suit on behalf of President Trump concerning the outcome of the 2020 elections, specifically those that alleged widespread fraud in the counting of the ballots.

I am not a big fan of Donald Trump, I think he should have been more thoughtful on the 'Tweets' he sent out. But seriously, enough is enough. Stop the Persecution. Besides, Donald Trump was a lot better president than the current occupant of the White House.

Now let us move on to the people involved in the Jan 6 demonstration and how their rights under the 6th Amendment are being violated.

Amendment VI

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence. (copied from archive.gov/founding doc)

Many of the protestors on Jan 6, that were arrested, are being held without bail awaiting trial. They are being held in the basement of a condemned prison in Washington D, C. They have had limited access to their attorneys, and limited visitation from friends and family, unless their family or friends can afford to travel to Washington on a regular basis.

Of the few that have made it to trial, most were convicted of misdemeanors and sentenced to time served with no fines. Even fewer had their cases thrown out entirely.

Meanwhile, many people who were involved in the full-blown BLM riots over the summer of 2020 have yet to be arrested, even the ones who burned down a police station. During the summer of 2020, there was widespread looting, vandalism, and destruction of both Public and Private property. I wish the House of Representatives would conduct an investigation into those. Find out who organized and funded those riots, then turn their findings over to the Justice Department for prosecution to the fullest extent of the law. That will never happen because those involved in these riots are Democrats.