The Republicans who voted for the infrastructure bill, a piece of legislation that would have been considered uncontroversial 20 or 30 years ago and at any time in any sane country, are receiving death threats, said death threats being encouraged by their fellow Republicans in Congress.
Liz Cheney has been vocal about the need to get to the bottom of the insurrection, an insurrection that was planned and encouraged by her fellow Republicans. She claims to believe that Donald Trump represents a threat to democracy. She’s even come out for censuring Paul Gosar for his tweet threatening AOC. She’s well aware that should the investigation into the insurrection be delayed by court actions, etc., it will be stifled should the Republicans take back the house in 2022.
It goes without saying that threatening the lives of Democrats and any Republican who strays from the party line will become standard operating procedure on the right. In fact it already is. Finally, it is already clear that the Republicans are ready, willing, and probably able to steal the 2024 presidential election, which, by any definition, is a threat to democracy. In fact, it’s more than a threat, it’s a death blow.
So, imagine a situation in January 2023. Liz Cheney is, surprisingly, still in Congress, as are some of the Republicans who voted for the infrastructure bill. The party split is close. The Republican outliers could be the Joe Manchin’s of the Republican Party, threatening to vote to keep Pelosi in charge or simply threatening to not vote at all when the vote for Speaker is held.
What are the chances that they would do the right thing and vote to save democracy. If you answered “no chance at all” you are right on the money.
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