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With former President Donald Trump out of the White House and unified Democratic control of Washington, Utah GOP Chairman Derek Brown says the national Republican Party has reached an inflection point.
“This is a time for the Republican Party to look forward, to take stock of where we are and think carefully about what are the principles we believe in and that we rally around those conservatives and as Republicans and then to move forward,” said Brown during a Tuesday morning appearance on CNN.
On Monday, the Utah GOP issued a remarkable statement lauding both Sens. Mitt Romney and Mike Lee for their votes during the second impeachment trial of Trump. Romney voted to convict the former commander in chief for inciting the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, while Lee voted to acquit. The statement warned about a political party focused on “unanimity of thought.”
The Globe and Mail Erna Paris Published January 25, 2021 Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account
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Erna Paris is the author of seven books including Long Shadows: Truth, Lies, and History,
and The Sun Climbs Slow: The International Criminal Court and the Struggle for Justice.
“The wrongs which we seek to condemn and punish have been so calculated, so malignant, and so devastating that civilization cannot tolerate their being ignored because it cannot survive their being repeated.” - Robert H. Jackson, opening address at the Nuremberg trials in November 1945
Meet Nikema Williams, The Democrat Seeking Trump Capitol Ban
KEY POINTS
She’s a long-time Democratic and LGBTQ activist
Her resolution follows a push by a Georgia Republican to impeach Joe Biden
A freshman Georgia Democrat tabled a resolution seeking to ban President Trump from the grounds of the Capitol building in Washington D.C., one day after a member from across the aisle threatened to impeach Joe Biden after his inauguration.
Nikema Williams handily beat back a challenge from Republican Angela Stanton King to represent Georgia’s 5
th congressional district, a seat left vacant by the death of civil rights icon John Lewis in July.