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“‘Among the recommendations is that congressional committees with such authority consider creating a ‘formal mechanism for evaluating whether to bar’ Trump from holding future federal office due to evidence that he violated his constitutional oath to support the U.S. Constitution while engaging in an insurrection.”
“The first chapter of the report is titled ‘The Big Lie,’ a reference to Trump’s repeated false claims that he had won the election. That chapter notes that Trump made efforts even before the election to “delegitimize the election process” by suggesting it would be marred by ballot fraud.”
“The second chapter, titled ‘I Just Want to Find 11,780 Votes,’ details Trump’s attempt to subvert the Electoral College, the body that actually chooses the winner of presidential elections on the basis of candidates’ popular vote victories in individual states, and portions of two states.”
“The title refers to what Trump said to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in a Jan. 2, 2021, phone call, during which Trump pressured him to take steps that would invalidate Biden’s popular victory in that state.”
“The next chapters outline how Trump and his allies aimed to get alternate slates of electors for him presented to Congress over the actual slates that Biden won, their efforts to get the Department of Justice to cast doubt on the integrity of the election, and to convince then-Vice President Mike Pence to refuse to certify several states’ Electoral College slates.”
“The panel also said courts and bar disciplinary bodies that regulate conduct by lawyers ‘should continue to evaluate the conduct of attorneys described in this Report.’”
‘“Attorneys should not have the discretion to use their law licenses to undermine the constitutional and statutory process for peace-fully transferring power in our government,’ the report says.”
“In a recommendation titled ‘Violent Extremism,’ report says that, ’Federal Agencies with intelligence and security missions, including the Secret Service, should ... move forward on whole-of-government strategies to combat the threat of violent activity posed by all extremist groups, including white nationalist groups and violent anti-government groups while respecting the civil rights and First Amendment civil liberties of all citizens.’”
I think the most shocking thing about Jan. 6 is how easily it happened—that the GOP enabled this at all levels of American politics, and now how they show open disdain for the US Constitution and it’s values. >

Our entire system had basically been running on the honor system for at least 150 years. Sure there were major problems under the surface (and goodness help you if you weren't a straight white male) but it basically functioned because everyone just agreed it should function. We now have a large portion of both the population and the political leadership who don't want it to function anymore. You can't have an honor system without honorable people.