January 11, 2022
City Council
DATE: January 11, 2022
TO: Mayor Butt and Members of the City Council
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Councilmember Gayle McLaughlin
Subject:
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Condemning the horrific events of January 6, 2021 , and defending democracy and the sacred right of voting.
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STATEMENT OF THE
ISSUE:
On January 6, 2021, a mob of supporters of President
Donald Trump attacked the United States Capitol in
Washington, D.C. We have just experienced the first
anniversary of this hostile January 6, 202 1, attempt to prevent the peaceful transfer of power in the most recent presidential election. It is important that we remember this date in the interest of preserving democracy and the
sacred right of voting.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
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ADOPT a resolution condemning the horrific events of
the January 6, 2021, attack on the United States Capitol and defending democracy and the sacred right of voting
– Councilmember Gayle McLaughlin (510-620-6581).
DISCUSSION:
AGENDA
REPORT
January 11, 2022
January 6, 2022, marks the first anniversary of the January 6, 2021, attempt by a violent mob to prevent the peaceful transfer of power to allow the will of the people to install then President-elect Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States.
Voting is a sacred right of any democracy. It is also a Human Right. Multiple lawsuits have found no evidence of voter fraud in the 2020 Presidential election.
Official investigative work following the January 6, 2021 , events found evidence that reveals knowledge of this attack on the Capitol by then-President Trump, who did nothing to stop it for a full three hours. It also found that “[e]ven after the crowd ultimately dispersed late in the day, then -President Trump, through his legal team, continued to seek to delay or otherwise impede the electoral count.” Additional evidence was found that identified the former president’s involvement in a scheme to replace Biden’s certified electors with uncertified electors pledged to him.
Richmond is a Human Rights City with a Human Rights Human Relations (HRHR) Commission. HRHR Commissioner and former Richmond City Councilmember Jeff Ritterman wrote a resolution for the City Council to adopt. It is important that we mark this first year anniversary of such a horrific day as January 6, 2021, by adopting this resolution which showc ases our defense of the Human Right and Sacred Right of voting and reaffirms our commitment to fight against any attempt to subvert and take this right away.
DOCUMENTS ATTACHED:
Attachment 1 – Resolution