What Can We Do?

Tomorrow, a new President, Joe Biden, and Vice-President, Kamala Harris, will be sworn in and will take control of the Executive Branch of the United States government.   When that happens, it is my intention to scale back on political commentary both in The Grandstander and on Social Media.  I never wanted the aggravation that comes with political discussions, but events of the last four years that culminated in a rancorous 2020 election, and the seditions actions of the 45th President and his enablers in Congress compelled me to get into it over these last several weeks and months.  "Silence is assent" after all.

Here's to hope that an administration comprised of decent people will enable me to retreat back into the world of sports, movies, books, and fascinating obituaries.

But I raised the question, "What Can we Do?" in the future to make sure that the lessons learned in recent months do not recur.  One thing that I plan on doing is contributing money in the future to candidates that will run in opposition to those members of Congress, the "Sedition Caucus" who boldly attempted to subvert the Constitution of the United States, which they took and oath to uphold and defend, by seeking to overturn the results of a valid and legitimate election.  It may only be a small and nominal amount, but it will be something positive that I can do to oppose these people who in large part inspired the attempted coup that took place on January 6 at the Capitol Building.  This is not an original idea of mine.  friends of ours told us that they were going to do it, so we are as well.  If you are of like mind, you may wish to do so as well.

Here they are, the Sedition caucus of the United States Congress.

US Senate (Next election)

Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, 2022

Mike Braun, R-Indiana, 2024

Ted Cruz, R-Texas, 2024

Steve Daines, R-Montana, 2022

Bill Haggerty, R-Tennessee, 2026

Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, 2024

Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, 2026

John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, 2024

James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, 2026

Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyoming, 2024

Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, 2024

Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, 2026

A thirteenth Senator, Kelly Loeffler, was also a part of this group, but she has already been shown the door by the voters of Georgia, but remember her name in case she ever tries to regain her seat in the Senate.

House of Representatives

One hundred and forty members of the House joined in this act of sedition as well.  I will only list those from my home state of Pennsylvania.  If you are not in Pennsylvania and would like to do this as well, it will be easy enough for you to find this House members from your home states who felt is was okay to undermine the results of a free, fair, and valid election.

John Joyce, R

Fred Keller, R

Mike Kelly, R

Daniel Meuser, R

Scott Perry, R

Guy Reschenthaler, R

Lloyd Smucker, R

Glenn Thompson, R

Remember their names.

And never forget these images from January 6, 2021.