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What is 'legitimate political discourse,' and does it include the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol?

When the governing body of the Republican Party called the events of Jan. 6, 2021, “legitimate public discourse,” it renewed a sometimes-furious debate about what are, and aren’t, acceptable forms of discussion and debate in a democratic society.

The Conversation

Editorial: What’s the GOP’s new ‘big lie’? Jan. 6 was ‘legitimate political discourse’

Jan. 6, 2021, the day a mob of Donald Trump loyalists carried out an insurrection against the Capitol, is etched in the minds of Americans. No doubt historians will memorialize that terrible, ugly day as a nadir in American democracy, a moment of shame that indelibly scarred the nation.

Chicago Tribune

Kevin McDermott: GOP doesn't truly mind 'identity politics.' As long as it's the right identity

During the 1980 presidential campaign, when candidate Ronald Reagan vowed to put a woman on the Supreme Court for the first time, it was widely viewed as groundbreaking and courageous. Reagan later appointed Sandra Day O’Connor, who sailed through the Senate without a single “no” vote. Supporters included then-Sen. Joe…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Where did the book bans come from?

The campaign to get LGBTQ-friendly books and authors of color off the shelves isn't "grassroots" or spontaneous

Salon

Along with attention, GOP House firebrands attract primary fights

Opponents question the effectiveness of firebrand Republican Reps. Marjorie Taylor Green, Lauren Boebert and Madison Cawthorn.

Roll Call

Chomsky on GOP's "radical insurgency"

Trump and his followers have "basically taken over the Republican Party," Chomsky told Al Jazeera's "UpFront"

Salon

Kansas Gov. Kelly's veto of GOP-drawn map survives, for now, after 'circus' in Senate

TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas Senate fell short Monday in its attempt to override Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's veto of a Republican-supported congressional map that opponents denounce as racially gerrymandered.

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Pritzker slams judge for school-mask ruling — but GOP rivals blame governor for chaos

"The judge has created a tremendous amount of confusion, even in the way she wrote her decision," Gov. J.B. Pritzker said. But Republican challenger Gary Rabine argued, "This chaos is the sole responsibility of failed Governor, J.B. Pritzker."

Chicago Sun-Times

Vernon Jones abandons bid for governor to run for US House seat

ATLANTA — Former Democrat Vernon Jones dropped out of the Republican race for governor Monday to run for an open U.S. House seat, a move that gives ex-U.S. Sen. David Perdue a clearer shot at the state’s top job and provides yet another test of Donald Trump’s influence in Georgia.

Tribune News Service

Stopgap funding bill introduced to buy more negotiating time

House Democrats introduced a government funding stopgap Monday that would extend current spending levels through March 11 as appropriators continue to negotiate topline spending levels for a fiscal 2022 omnibus bill.

Tribune News Service

Supreme Court restores Alabama’s GOP-drawn congressional map in voting rights battle

Justices tee up legal battle over Voting Rights Act and protections against racial gerrymandering

The Independent UK

Judge says Gov. Kemp can’t use special fund in his GOP primary reelection bid

ATLANTA — A federal judge on Monday dealt a partial blow to Gov. Brian Kemp’s reelection fundraising plans, saying he can’t use a special leadership committee that lets him raise unlimited campaign contributions to help him win the Republican primary.

Tribune News Service

Supreme Court sides with GOP in Alabama election map case

The Supreme Court has put on hold a lower court ruling that Alabama must draw new congressional districts before the 2022 elections, boosting Republican chances to hold six of the state’s seven seats in the House of Representatives

The Independent UK

Canada pushes back against GOP support for COVID protests

Canada’s public safety minister says U.S. officials should stay out of the country’s domestic affairs

The Independent UK

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Republicans mocked for brag that ‘record’ 40 candidates are Black

The Republican party of 2022 is overwhelmingly white, but it wasn’t always that way

Texas Observer

The RGV Is at a Political Crossroads

A resurgent GOP makes 2022 a year of possibilities in a Democratic border stronghold.

Roll Call

Supreme Court allows Alabama to use GOP congressional map - Roll Call

The 5-4 ruling means Alabama may be holding its primary using a map that a lower court found likely to have violated the Voting Rights Act.

Benzinga

Sen. Chuck Schumer To File Cannabis Legalization Bill In April, Welcomes GOP Support

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and fellow Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

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Stopgap funding bill introduced to buy more negotiating time - Roll Call

House Democrats introduced a government funding stopgap Monday that would extend current spending levels through March 11.

Salon

Mike Pence finally speaks up — too late

Pence's performance may reassure the media — but RNC pronounces Jan. 6 riot "legitimate political discourse"

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: Republicans censure 2 true conservatives — and confirm their party is a cult

When future historians seek to pinpoint exactly when it was that the Republican Party stopped being a legitimate political entity promoting a coherent set of principles and was transformed fully into a cult of personality organized around a would-be autocrat, Feb. 4, 2022, might be in contention. That date —…

Tribune News Service

Redistricting is taking the swing out of US swing states

Democratic and Republican state legislatures have put the competitive congressional district on the endangered species list, bolstering the GOP advantage in this year’s midterm elections but also setting up an even more polarized Congress next year.

The Independent UK

Taylor Greene faces GOP challengers in changing Ga. district

Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene prides herself on outlandish antics, conspiracy theories and unwavering support for Donald Trump’s lies about the 2020 election

Axios

GOP’s shadow Jan. 6 committee targets Capitol Police “negligence”

The group plans to issue a report, including legislative recommendations, before this fall's midterms.

Salon

Archive: Todd Gitlin's Bush-Gore warning

This column by Todd Gitlin was originally published in 2000. The former Salon contributor died Saturday

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