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NanceGreggs

(27,813 posts)
Sat Oct 9, 2021, 01:41 AM Oct 2021

The Courage of One's Convictions

Anyone who truly believes that their actions are justified does not shy away from the public microphone. They instead would embrace the opportunity to tell their side of the story, to make sure the American public understood that their actions were grounded in patriotism, and represented a true sense of duty to protect our democracy, as they saw it at the time.

They would realize how their behaviour could be misinterpreted, or misunderstood when viewed out of context - actions that could be seen in a different, more favourable light if only they had an opportunity to explain themselves.

And yet those who have been subpoenaed to testify before the January 6th Committee are choosing not to explain themselves or their actions. They have chosen to stay silent rather than offer any plausible explanation for their complicity in attempting to overthrow our democracy. In other words, they have decided that whatever explanations they may have are simply too implausible to be believed - or that such explanations simply do not exist.

No innocent man willingly walks away from the chance to publicly proclaim his innocence. No man who believes himself to be innocent refuses to appear in a public forum in hopes of exonerating himself.

Long story short - a refusal to comply with a congressional subpoena issued by the January 6th Committee is tantamount to an admission of guilt. There is no other viable explanation for doing so.

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