Section III of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution states: “No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State … … as a member of Congress … any State legislature … shall have engaged in insurrection … .”
It has been over three years since Jan. 6. Lawmakers such as Jim Jordan, Matt Gaetz and Pennsylvania’s own Scott Perry engaged in insurrection and are still walking the halls of power and not the halls of prison. All people involved with the planning and implementation of Jan. 6 should be charged and brought to justice ASAP. “Justice delayed is justice denied.”
Inaction on the part of the Justice Department only enables those lawbreakers. I believe it has emboldened them to further interfere in our elections, and they have detailed plans in place to cause chaos in this year’s election. There are election deniers in charge of certifying the results in several states, including Pennsylvania. Will they refuse to certify the results if their preferred candidate does not win? Will they throw out our votes?
Tell Attorney General Merrick Garland he must with all deliberate speed hold those in power who are responsible for Jan. 6 accountable. His contact information is: U.S. Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20530-0001; phone, 202-353-1555; email, www.justice.gov.
Joanne Garing
North Huntingdon