Our democracy requires constant participation and care. It is fragile and we will not stand silently by while some in public office seek to destroy it. The Gallatin County Democrats support any legal action that holds accountable those responsible for the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. We’re grateful that the U.S. House has impeached President Trump a second time and we encourage the U.S. Senate to convict him. However, President Trump is not the only one responsible.
It is clear that the big lie that the election was stolen from President Trump has been spread by many elected officials, even in Montana. This dangerous rhetoric must stop. The United States had a free and fair election in 2020. The results are final. It is time for Senator Steve Daines and Representative Matt Rosendale to accept this truth, acknowledge it publicly, apologize for their role in spreading the big lie, and be held accountable for their rhetoric that fueled the insurrection on January 6, 2021. The consequences for not doing so could lead to the destruction of our democratic republic.
We the People of Gallatin County:
Denounce the violent and deadly mob-led insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and attacks on our beloved Democracy.
We demand the arrest and prosecution of all who invaded and vandalized the Capitol, threatened the hanging of the Vice President, attempted assaults on elected representatives, and caused death and injuries to those protecting them.
We support the impeachment of President Donald J. Trump and demand the conviction of him for undermining democracy through:
Inciting an insurrection
Challenging free and fair democratic elections, and
Peddling the big lie that the election was stolen from him
We demand the censure or expulsion of Senator Steve Daines and Representative Matt Rosendale for being complicit in undermining democracy and for the assault on the Capitol.