necessary is justified to oppose that, living through the most sustained kind of threats or implications of violence in congress itself since the 1850s and charles sumner was caned the massachusetts senator in 1856 by a south carolina house member. we are seeing a majority of republican voters saying in polls the traditional way of life, american way of life is disappearing so fast we may have to use force to save it. that is translating not only as an answer in polls but the kind of threats we see to public health workers and local government officials and school board members. this is a very dangerous moment and the main stream of the republican party is not doing anything by their refusal to -- they are encouraging it. >> is that why this brazen stupidity is being allowed to