Democrats Expanded Definition of Insurrection

null Nov. 21, 2023 1:25 pm ETTrump supporters clash with police and security forces at the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021. Photo: olivier douliery/Agence France-Presse/Getty ImagesWilliam A. Galston added “Donald Trump’s Insurrection Act Gambit” (Politics & Ideas, Nov. 15) to a long list of measures that the press warns will gut U.S. democracy in a second Trump presidency. The threat of Insurrection Act abuse would be much lower if the definition of “insurrection” had not been dumbed-down by Democrats following Jan. 6, 2021. The “insurrectionists” killed no one, were ejected in a matter of hours and received unprecedented prison terms and penalties. Democrats opened a Pandora’s box of insurrection fearmongering.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8Continue reading your article witha WSJ subscriptionSubscribe NowAlready a subscriber? Sign InSponsored OffersTurboTax: Save up to $15 with TurboTax coupon 2023The Motley Fool: Epic Bund

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Democrats Expanded Definition of Insurrection

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Nov. 21, 2023 1:25 pm ET

Trump supporters clash with police and security forces at the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021. Photo: olivier douliery/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

William A. Galston added “Donald Trump’s Insurrection Act Gambit” (Politics & Ideas, Nov. 15) to a long list of measures that the press warns will gut U.S. democracy in a second Trump presidency.

The threat of Insurrection Act abuse would be much lower if the definition of “insurrection” had not been dumbed-down by Democrats following Jan. 6, 2021. The “insurrectionists” killed no one, were ejected in a matter of hours and received unprecedented prison terms and penalties. Democrats opened a Pandora’s box of insurrection fearmongering.