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Millions of people, here and around the world, watched the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol on live TV.
We all saw a violent mob of Trump supporters attempt to prevent the peaceful transfer of power from one administration to the next, one of the hallmarks of American democracy.
At least seven people lost their lives in connection with the Jan 6 attack and about 150 officers from the Capitol Police, the Metropolitan Police Department, and local agencies were injured, many of them permanently.
Since then, more than 800 people have been found guilty of various crimes and sentenced for their role in the violent attack.
Calling this event an "insurrection" seems entirely appropriate, perhaps even understated. But not to PA Senator Cris Dush.
Spotlight PA, a news service with over 100 media outlets in our state reported that Dush admonished fellow State Senator Amanda Cappelleti for calling the Jan 6 attack on the Capitol an "insurrection." Dush is quoted as telling Cappelleti: "We don't use that [word] here."
Senator Dush, since you haven't responded to numerous requests for a Spotlight interview, perhaps you'll respond to this Letter to the Editor and tell us how you would describe what we all saw happen on January 6?
If it wasn't an insurrection, Senator Dush, then what was it?
CAROL GALL
JIm Thorpe
Submitted by Virtual Newsroom