The Young Democrats Club of East Providence High School were deeply disturbed by the actions committed at the Capitol on January 6, 2021.

In light of this event, we want to call on the Rhode Island Delegation and their colleagues in the House of Representatives and the Senate to; 

1. Label those that attacked the Capitol as domestic terrorists. 
2. Hold elected officials, at all levels of government, accountable for the words and rhetoric that stoked the riots on January 6th, 2021.
3. Ensure that those domestic terrorists who engaged in the attack are found and charged to the fullest extent of the law by encouraging the new Attorney General and the incoming Biden Administration to take any necessary action. 
4. Conduct an investigation into why the National Guard was not deployed sooner and why the Capitol Police were not prepared for this event, despite advanced and legitimate intelligence of such a threat.
5.  Encourage all elected officials, for the purpose of precedent, to support  articles of impeachment against President Trump for his role in inciting the violence at our nation’s Capital.

What happened on January 6th was an attempted coup by armed insurrectionists. This was not a protest. We demand that our elected officials act swiftly in accordance with  their sworn duty to uphold the Constitution and the laws of the United States.