# 1/6 insurrectionist running for congress

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-6-insurrectionist-running-for-congress/977876>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [January 8, 2023, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-6-insurrectionist-running-for-congress/977876 "2023-01-08T14:17:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2023, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-6-insurrectionist-running-for-congress/977876/1 "2023-01-08T14:17:54Z")

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[An insurrectionist that served prison time is running for congress.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/january-6-rioter-pleaded-guilty-154830699.html)

I suppose that now that he has found out that he’s a felon and can’t get a job that the perfect place for him is in congress.

Seems about right.

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**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2023, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-6-insurrectionist-running-for-congress/977876/2 "2023-01-08T16:35:47Z")

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He’ll be running in West Virginia, so he’s got a solid red district, but there’s already a Republican rep in the seat. It will be … interesting … to see how low Carol Miller will go to beat back the challenge.

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**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2023, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-6-insurrectionist-running-for-congress/977876/3 "2023-01-08T22:40:46Z")

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After a couple of terms seeking seniority on the Homeland Security Subcommittee he might find 6/1 was as good as it got.

> [@Derrick Evans](#):
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> _“The door’s cracked! We’re going in”_

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-6-insurrectionist-running-for-congress/977876/4 "2023-01-09T04:12:38Z")

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Oh, great. One more data point to make me worry about the future of American democracy.