On the recordJune 22, 2022
We are in the midst of many elections, primary elections and ongoing to November 2022. I salute our election officials because what we saw yesterday in the January 6 hearings was appalling and disgraceful and an attack on democracy. From the speaker of the House of Arizona to the elections officers in Georgia, pain was exhibited from being violated, violently attacked by words, and threatened. I remember the words of the election official from Georgia saying: I don't even want to give my card out or give my name. Both she and her mother are targeted. These are just people who are Americans who want to serve their country. What an outrage. As we continue to listen to the January 6 proceedings, let us take them very seriously. Those who engage in this kind of outrageous behavior, an attack on the flag of the United States, must be held accountable. My heart goes out to the election officials and the speaker of the Arizona Legislature, whose daughter was sick while his house was being attacked. We cannot do any less than to hold those accountable, accountable because this is a disgrace to the American flag. ____________________
