There is a certain efficiency to it.

Eliminate the middle man!

Environmentally friendly, too. No air pollution.

Josh Hawley is a Senator duly elected by the citizens of Missouri to represent their interests. In fulfillment of those duties, he felt he had an obligation to object to the electoral college certification on the floor of the Senate as was his right under the rules and protocols of the Senate and the Constitution.

And for that, he must be silenced.

You have to understand, they are standing up for the principles of the Constitution!

While they betray the principles of the Constitution.

You don't have to like Josh Hawley's objection to the certification to believe he has a right to make that objection. He's always rubbed me the wrong way, then again, most politicians do, but that's not the point.

The point is that the solution to speech you don't like, is more speech, and when you defend other people's right to free speech, you're really defending your own.

We spent most of last year being lectured to about how very important it is to distinguish the violence of a few from the peaceful and legitimate concerns of the many.

Fair enough.

Actually, not fair enough. Apparently, acting within the bounds of the Constitution is the same thing as calling for a violent attack on the Capitol.

"[We] cannot support Senator Hawley after his role in what became a dangerous threat to our democracy and freedom."

"His role."

His role was engaging in free speech. His role was having an opinion. His role was believing an investigation into what he considered to be clear indications of election fraud should be conducted.

In the Bizarro World we now seem to all be living in, engaging in free speech is a dangerous threat to freedom, and wanting an investigation into election fraud is a dangerous threat to our democracy.

Contrast that with Representative Maxine Waters who can openly advocate for the public harassment of cabinet officials she doesn't like.

Totally cool. She was just engaging in free speech.

Sure, she directly advocated assaulting people for their political views, and then people went out and did exactly that.

I don't see how you can draw a straight line between those because free speech!

On the other hand, that's not anything like making a vote in Congress in line with your rights and obligations under the Constitution like Hawley did, objecting to potential voter fraud, and then having people riot.

The two just follow. I missed the connection somehow, as did just about everybody else there, but it doesn't matter. Take him down!

You can see him here making a black power salute to the protesters gathered at the Capitol

Wait, that's not right. White supremacy fist? Is that a thing?

Doesn't matter, cancel him!

And ban his book.

And let the purge begin!

I feel freer already!