House Resolution 103 names members of Congress who supported racist insurrectionists of 1/6

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For the first time in history, the Confederate flag entered the U.S. Capitol Building on 1/6.

As the Senate hears the arguments for the conviction on Donald Trump and the role he played in trying to destroy American democracy, members of Congress want to remind the nation of the racist nature of the 1/6 insurrection.

"There must be no illusions about the overt role white nationalism and bigotry played in the January 6th insurrection that cost five lives and threatened many others,” said  Rep. Judy Chu, chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, who introduced House Resolution 103.

The complete title of HR 103 is: "Condemning the bigotry that was displayed and voiced during the January 6th siege of the United States Capitol, the prominent role played by White supremacists and domestic terrorists in planning and leading the siege, and the elected officials who encouraged them."

Leaders of the Congressional Tri-Caucus – composed of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), and Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) – introduced a resolution, HR 103, on Feb. 9 condemning the bigotry and white nationalism that fueled the Jan. 6 siege on the US Capitol, and denouncing Republicans who encouraged the attack, organized and carried out by self-declared white supremacists.

"The FBI has told us that this was organized by numerous known white supremacists, neo-Nazis, and other domestic extremists," said the California member of Congress. "And the insurrectionists’ embrace of racism and violence was plainly visible with symbols of hate on display, like the swastika, Confederate battle flag, and more."

The  resolution also calls out individual Congressmembers for their apparent support of the racist seditionists.

"Whereas even after the siege, Senator Josh Hawley, Congressman Mo Brooks, Congressman Paul Gosar, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Congresswoman Lauren Boebert continued to support the seditionists who perpetrated this heinous and treasonous act," reads the resolution, adding that other Republican members of Congress called the seditionists "patriots," and voted to not certify Biden's landslide victory.

Chu continuted: "No Member of Congress should be proudly associating with, let alone encouraging, domestic terror groups that violently threaten people of color and religious minorities. It’s time we take white nationalist domestic extremism seriously, and that starts with calling out the way some leaders in government have empowered these groups." 

“The failed insurrection is a grim reminder that while we have made tremendous progress, America still must reckon with the fact that communities of color are still suffering the personal, professional, and societal impacts of systemic racism," added CBC Chair Rep. Joyce Beatty of Ohio. 

“This betrayal of our Constitution is a consequence of tolerating and enabling racism in violent rhetoric, dehumanizing and demonizing immigrants and others, and fearful conspiracy theories," said CHC Chair Rep. Raul Ruiz, M.D. of California.

The FBI has called domestic terrorist groups like the Proud Boys, Oathkeepers, Bugaloo Boys and such the greatest danger to the United States. Groups like the American Civil Liberties Union and the Southern Poverty Law Center cite the white nationlists for their racist actions in their annual reports of hate crimes and incidents.

In the reports, the past year has seen a spike in anti-AAPI acts, attacks and crimes in the past year since the pandemic took grip in the US. The racist nature of the rhetoric spewing forth from the Trump administration in blaming China for the cause of the pandemic have spurred the rise in anti-Asian sentiment, the reports agree.

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Rep. Ted Lieu is one of the impeachment managers arguing for Donald Trump's conviction 

Members of these white supremacist groups are among the 200 arrested, thus far, for their role in organizing and encouraging the takeover of the Capitol while Congress was certifying the electoral vote results of the Presidential election won by President Biden.

The House of Representatives has impeached Trump for inciting the insurrectionists and the Senate is in the midst of hearing House members' arguments for conviction.

Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu, a House impeachment manager, said on Wednesday that former President Trump encouraged the racist seditionists to take over the Capitol when he “ran out of nonviolent options to maintain power.”

EDITOR'S NOTE: To read the entire House Resolution 103, click here.