“In real time and under immense pressure, it has responded to an American insurrection in a manner that is both meting out justice to the participants and establishing a series of legal precedents that will stand as enduring deterrents to a future rebellion. …the American legal system has built the case law necessary to combat and deter American insurrection. …the right’s most lawless members have been prosecuted, sued and sanctioned.”

“Both conservative and liberal justices rejected the independent state legislature doctrine. Conservative and liberal judges, including multiple Trump appointees, likewise rejected Trump’s election challenges. Republican governors and other Republican elected officials in Arizona and Georgia withstood immense pressure from within their own party to uphold Joe Biden’s election win.”

If we don't learn from our past, and change for the future, we're leaving ourselves vulnerable to future exploitation of our vulnerabilities. I'm glad to see the progress we've made to prevent the type of corrupt action from future actors that would seek to bring chaos and break things.