On January 6th, Representative Jamie Raskin of Maryland took his daughter Tabitha and his son-in-law to the Capitol to witness the certification of the electoral college votes. Instead of watching the ceremonial announcements of each States' votes, signifying the peaceful transfer of power, all three were held hostage by a violent mob of Trump supporters.
When Raskin was reunited with his family after the rioters had been (gently) evicted from the building, he assured his daughter that the next time they came to the Capitol things would be different.
“Dad, I don’t want to come back” was her reply.
What could be a sadder commentary on the current state of American democracy than that?
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