It’s Dangerous for January 6th Hearings To Portray Our Republic as a Fabergé Egg

January 6 was the moment our democracy proved its strength. No mob — even several states arming themselves to secede in the 1860s — has proven powerful enough to destroy it.

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A Fabergé egg. Via Wikimedia Commons

President Trump’s foes can be expected to use the club handed to them by the fools who desecrated the Capitol on January 6th. But hyping the attack as almost overthrowing our government has dangerous consequences that are not worth short-term political gain.

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