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Editor,

The recent whitewashing statement put out by the RNC stating that the January 6th assault on our Capitol was simply “legitimate political discourse” is reprehensible. Is this what the Republican Party has devolved into? Advocating violence and enabling hate as a means of justifying their position?

I am a proud veteran. I used to be a proud Republican. Not anymore. I am deeply concerned about the future of our country. As Benjamin Franklin famously said, we have “a democracy, if you can keep it.” Can we? Will we?

Gary Teggeman

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