by jpitney | Aug 4, 2022 | Civility, Elections, Public Service, Violence
Perry Stein and Tom Hamburger at WP: The Justice Department has reviewed more than 1,000 hostile threats against election workers over the past year, leading to federal charges in five cases and one conviction, Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite told the...
by jpitney | Aug 1, 2022 | Congress, Crime, Violence
Andrew Solender at Axios: A series of high-profile security incidents is rattling members of Congress and prompting Capitol security officials to take major steps to shore up lawmakers’ security. Why it matters: Threats against lawmakers have risen...
by jpitney | Jun 25, 2022 | Protest, Violence
President Biden: I call on everyone, no matter how deeply they care about this decision, to keep all protests peaceful. Peaceful, peaceful, peaceful. No intimidation. Violence is never acceptable. Threats and intimidation are not speech. We must stand against violence...
by jpitney | Jun 24, 2022 | Civility, Elections, Violence
Tom Nichols at The Atlantic: Our elections work because they are run by ordinary citizens at the state and local level who either were elected or volunteered to help administer the vote as a matter of civic duty. This is a wondrous thing: community volunteers...
by jpitney | Jun 21, 2022 | Elections, Violence
Dareh Gregorian at NBC: Eric Greitens, the embattled former Missouri governor-turned-GOP Senate candidate, released a campaign ad Monday in which he and a group of armed men in tactical gear are on the hunt for “RINOs” — Republicans in name only....
by jpitney | Jun 20, 2022 | Civility, Impeachment, Insurrection, Violence
Here is the letter. Addressed to my wife, sent to my home, threatening the life of my family. The Darkness is spreading courtesy of cowardly leaders fearful of truth. Is the what you want @GOP? Pastors? https://t.co/YimZJcFp4W pic.twitter.com/BBgZ6Teur3 — Adam...
