Please let the democratic process play out peacefully.' Rep. Capitol today is unacceptable,' Spartz tweeted. 'The actions of those who have stormed the #Capitol only hurt their cause. 'We are a country of laws and the lawlessness in and around the U.S. Spartz, a Republican who was elected in November and had not indicated how she would vote, tweeted from her personal account. The Republican has not tweeted about the violence. Constitution clearly states that Presidential Electors must be appointed according to rules established by each state’s legislature,' Banks said in his Facebook post on Sunday. 'But in the months before the 2020 election, these rules were thwarted in some states not by their legislatures - but by governors, secretaries of state, election officials, judges and/or private parties.' Rep. 'Article II, Section 1, clause 2 of the U.S. The Republican had planned to object to some states' Electoral College results. 'Those participating in lawlessness and violence must be arrested and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.'

Capitol right now is unacceptable and un-American,' he said in a second tweet. 'Peaceful protest is healthy, but what is happening at the U.S. Jim Banksīanks tweeted out 'Please pray for our country.'

'I share the concerns of many Hoosiers about irregularities in the way some states conducted the presidential election.' Rep. 'The integrity of our elections - and the faith the American people have that their votes are fully and fairly counted - is a cornerstone of our democracy,' Walorski tweeted. On Monday Walorski, a Republican, had announced she planned to object to the results in certain 'disputed states.' Capitol Police for protecting everyone in our Capitol.' 'Every American has the right to exercise their First Amendment rights, but violence and destruction are never the answer,' Walorski tweeted. 'Stop these attacks on our country now and keep the protests peaceful. 'In the United States of America, never in my lifetime did I foresee that during the transition of government that people would storm the United States Capitol,' Mrvan tweeted. 'We must heal and end this division.' Rep. Just after 7 p.m., the newly elected Democratic representative tweeted that he and his staff were safe. We fully expect most if not all Democrats, and perhaps more than a few Republicans, to vote otherwise,' the statement said. 'But support of election integrity should not be a partisan issue.' Rep. 'What we’re seeing at the Capitol is wrong, hurts the cause of election integrity, and needs to stop immediately,' Braun tweeted. 'Rioting and violence are never acceptable.'īraun, a Republican, was the first member of Indiana's congressional delegation to announce his plans to object to certain Electoral College votes.īraun and 10 other Republican senators released a joint statement Saturday saying they intended to reject electors from 'disputed states' until a 10-day audit of election returns is completed. But upon assuming this office, I took a solemn, inviolable oath to support and defend our Constitution, just as I did as a United States Marine. 'Like so many of my patriotic constituents and colleagues, I too wish the results of this election were different,' Young said in the statement. 'I strongly supported President Trump and his agenda the last four years. Young released a statement earlier in the day saying he planned to vote to certify the Electoral College results.

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