People protesting election fraud gather in front of Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Jan. 6.
Recently, in response to the January 6 storming of Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, New Jersey U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) introduced a bill that would double the penalty for committing rebellion from 10 years to 20 years in prison. The news was reported and drew criticism from some in New Jersey.
Dennis Malloy of NJ 101.5 radio wrote an article criticizing Gottheimer’s proposal as leading to political persecution.
The article says, “There is no doubt that the riots in Washington, D.C., were not worthy of recognition, that they should not have happened and hopefully will never happen again. However, the over-reporting and exaggeration of the event by the media and Democratic politicians is even more disturbing.”
The author said there was no armed rebellion on Jan. 6, just “a relatively small, uncontrolled group of Trump (Trump) supporters who stormed the Capitol out of frustration and desperation, possibly instigated by outside infiltrators and agitators.”
The article says the bill introduced by New Jersey U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) “would double the penalty for rebellion to 20 years in prison.” The author says, “There has never been an excuse for political violence and destruction of property in our society.”
But the authors go on to question that last summer, “when federal buildings were attacked, state and city buildings and property were destroyed or burned, police officers and scores of innocent American citizens were attacked and killed in the name of political and social unrest. Where is the justice these people seek when major cities are devastated and police departments are called for abolition?”
The author states that every day now we hear which residents of New Jersey are accused of being involved in the events of January 6, and if they did commit a crime, of course they should be punished according to the law, but “the law must be applied equally, or our society will completely collapse.”
The author concludes that in the pursuit of justice, politicians cannot suppress and diminish the right of the other side to express frustration and protest. And what seems to be happening is that a punishment is being sought, not only for those who want to overthrow the government, but also for those who supposedly “have the wrong political affiliations and views.”
The author says, “If that happens, that’s where the real trouble begins, and it’s the irrational people who want to do that.”
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