I recently listened to a lecture series on the French Revolution.
It happened a short time after our American Revolution.
When King Louis XVI was captured, the revolutionaries saw three choices on what to do with him: Execute, imprison or banish.
Later evidence showed this king’s duplicity in supporting the republic, while trying to drum up international support to retain his power by force as king.
The revolutionaries decided execution was the only way to rid them of this aura. The execution of the king concerned more than the person -- it was ridding the idea of anti-republic, anti-people rule. King Louis XVI was summarily beheaded.
The attack on our Capitol was like this in reverse. The republic was already established and attacked by a hopeful despot.
In this country we do not execute the king. We do not imprison him either.
Our system is set up to impeach and (possibly) prevent future participation in the republic.
This single choice seems to favor banishment.
Since no chest full of evidence has come forward, we can only go by how our ex-president has been unapologetic and denies his accountability in promoting the attack on our Capitol. He does not understand or respect the voice of the people to rule.
Seems like impeachment to prevent further participation in government is the only choice.
Marilyn Marshall, Magna
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