Readers are outraged by the G.O.P. description of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
To the Editor:
Re “G.O.P. Calls Riot ‘Legitimate Political Discourse’” (front page, Feb. 5):
The decision by the Republican Party to declare the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, “legitimate political discourse” cannot be minimized or ignored. The G.O.P. has declared itself the party of mob rule.
The modern Republican Party was founded on March 20, 1854. I have been an enrolled member and active supporter for more than 50 years. No more.
On March 20, 2022, I will cancel my enrollment and register as an independent. I simply can’t have the letter (R) next to my name any longer. I hope it sets a national trend.
Robert S. Carroll
Staten Island
To the Editor:
The Republican Party should not be able to get away with its usual “bait and switch” tactic — dog whistling to its extreme elements while pretending some benign purpose. The insurrection is a package. The evidence publicly available exposes it as a coordinated campaign of legal maneuvers, abuse of power, appeals to loyalists and, finally, the raw mob violence that took at least seven lives, desecrated the Capitol and defiled democracy.
There can be no mistake. A cabal intended to override the vote of the people, seize power and impose its rule. The Republican Party must wear its defense of that effort like a scarlet letter until saner minds can prevail.
Sharon Morrison
Whitefish, Mont.
To the Editor:
Since when did killing, desecration of and defecation on national property and racial slurs become “legitimate political discourse”? How much further can the Republican Party sink?
Nina Miller
Ithaca, N.Y.
To the Editor:
Now that the “G.O.P. Calls Riot ‘Legitimate Political Discourse,’” the logical next steps are for it to declare that “the earth is flat” and that “the sun orbits around the earth.” Of course, none of these pronouncements will change the fundamental truths.
Tom Louis
St. Michaels, Md.
