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  The Death of The GOP                   #209 by Hank Silverberg "Legitimate political discourse" by "ordinary citizens." That's the way the Republican National Committee is describing the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. But the attack on the Capitol led to the deaths of five Capitol Police officers, either from injuries or suicide directly related to the event. One rioter was  shot and killed by the police as she tried to climb through an internal window and into the House Chambers. Another died after being crushed by the crowd. More than 140 Capitol Police or D.C. Metropolitan Police officers were injured   (Getty Images)   More than two thousand people got inside the Capitol Building and caused more than $1.5 million worth of  damages.     In Censure Statement, RNC Declares 1/6 'Legitimate Political Discourse' (newsweek.com) Members of both the House and Senate and the Vice-President had to flee the building in fear for their live

Banning Books?    #208 By Hank Silverberg  It is now a plague that is sweeping across the country. It's not as deadly as Covid-19, but in the long run it could be more damaging to the future of the United States as a nation. When you read the next few lines you may say I'm exaggerating, but that's been said before when it comes to various scenarios that ban books.   This past week the Mukileto School Board in the Seattle area voted to remove  from the required reading list, one of the best fictional stories written about racism in the United States. They took "To Kill A Mockingbird" off the ninth grade reading list because of some parent concerns about the overt racism displayed in the novel. The Board did leave teachers the option of using Harper Lee's classic at their discretion.      This comes just a few days after the McMinn County,  Tennessee, school board banned "Maus,"  the Pulitzer Price-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust, from its c