January 6, 2021 is a day Americans will forever be haunted by. So many thoughts went through my mind when the rioters broke into our Capital Building. My first thought was pure fear and terror for what may happen to our congressman, senators, policemen and staff working inside. Whether Republican, Independent, or Democratic leader, it didn’t matter. They were there for us, representing our great country and just doing what their constitutional duties required them to do.
My second thought was what brought us here: a country so divided and fed so many lies, that a large percentage truly believe the election was stolen from the President. It started at the top, with the President, even before the votes were counted, claiming the election was fraudulent. Had it have just been the president, it would not have gone this far and when we look back we are going to look back to the politicians that went along with the president for their political ambitions. We are going to look at the media outlets that also mislead the public with fake allegations of fraud. The truth is, there are always irregularities in elections. The irregularities that took place were small in nature and would not have changed the results in any of the elections. Make no mistake, the media outlets claiming fraud and the politician going along with it knew this.
Americans were lied to, repeated by the people we are supposed to be able to trust. We should be able to turned to our leaders for the truth. We should be able to turn on our new source and be told facts about what has taken place, and not hear opinions and certainly not fake allegations that have no legal merit.
So now the question becomes how to fix our broken country. Even after the riots, we still had some Senators and Republican congressmen object to some of the states certification. At a time, when we could have come together and the truth should have been simple stated, they pressed on with their sham. Those members should face consequences. Whether it’s that they are forced to resign, face censorship from congress or are voted out in their next run off election, we must remember their actions and punish them.
There are also members that have been going along with the president this whole time and changed their minds after the violence. My first reaction was I was so gratefully they were finally being honest at this point. But looking back, they added to the fuel, with their words or more often just silence. They are our leaders! Lead us with Truth, or let’s find representative on both sides that will! Aren’t we tired of the division and lies?
The media that was plastering fake news across the airways, they need to be taken off the air. Unfortunately we are at a point where we don’t trust what we hear anymore and that is unacceptable.
Our President should resign. His words, actions and lack of action almost resulted in a more catastrophic situation.
For our future, we must demand better from our politician and News organizations. We must weed out those who are still trying to divide our great country.
We are a great group of loving people across our country. We may not believe in the same policies, but we all want what’s best for America. The best laws and policies have always come from members of Congress and the Senate that compromised with the other side.
I pray that from this darkness, comes a new day ;for our great country where we finally come together again.
God Bless America!
Melissa Kelly
January 2021
