A Call for Truth and Reconciliation
Distributed January 13, 2021 One week ago today, a mob of insurgents attacked the US Capitol during a joint session of Congress. They were attempting to disrupt, or even prevent, the certification of the vote of the Electoral College. Over the weekend, I wrote with some ethical reflections about options which might be considered in response to that crisis: invoking the 25th Amendment, impeachment, and a truth and reconciliation commission. Vice-President Pence has stated that he will not initiate the process for the 25th Amendment. Today, the House is voting on an article of impeachment. And one week from today, Joe Biden will be inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States. “Interesting times” really doesn’t cover it. In my last mailing, the notion of a truth and reconciliation commission was not well developed, largely because I was not well informed about what that might involve. Over the last… Read More »A Call for Truth and Reconciliation