Next to their Social Security and unemployment checks, Medicare, government subsidies, and crime protection some people think the rest of the government’s activities are not only unnecessary, but a burden. Well, There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch!

Do you think easy access to weapons of war has no cost?  Do you think medical practitioners, heavy equipment operators, financial brokers, real estate agents, food and drink providers, and dozens of other service suppliers should be allowed to function without a license? Are we willing to defend ourselves against invaders like Putin on an ad hoc basis? If not, who do we want to organize the fulfillment of the community’s needs?

You may disagree with the way our democracy has performed that job; but a riotous assault on its central institution is not a rational means of expression. In fact it is an instinctual reaction, suitable for swatting a mosquito, but not for governing society. A principal goal of the

January 6 Committee must be to revive the commitment of the public majority to an orderly democracy.

Unfortunately, in today’s America seduced by entertainment that will require professional stagecraft.  The Committee's recently hired media advisor, James Goldston, has an important mission--making the event even more compelling than the Army-McCarthy hearings.