Dangerous Words from Treasonous Mouths Should not Go Unchecked

   I find it surreal that Marjorie Taylor Greene today (on President's Day, no less) called for succession of the Republican-dominated states from the United States. I find it surreal that so many people support the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. I find it surreal that extremist groups -- militant groups -- like the Proud Boys are showing they would like to rise up in rebellion against the United States.

   “We need a national divorce. We need to separate by red states and blue states and shrink the federal government,” said U.S. Rep. Greene, R-Ga, in the tweet. “Everyone I talk to says this. From the sick and disgusting woke culture issues shoved down our throats to the Democrat’s traitorous America Last policies, we are done."

   Traitorous? Usually I'd say it serves little benefit to call people names and box them into unsavory categories. But, this is a moment I beleive we should shout a warning as to what is going on. The Marjorie Taylor Greenes and Proud Boys might never pull off an overthrow of the U.S. government, but make no mistake, the signs and threats are visible and obvious.

   And, Marjorie, it is you and the Proud Boys who are traitorous.

   Rather than letting Marjorie's words go unchallenged, rather than letting support for the Proud Boys swell and become more popular, it becomes necessary to call a spade a spade, and name Marjorie and the Proud Boys for what they are: traitors.

   “This rhetoric is destructive and wrong and -- honestly -- evil," tweeted back Utah's Republican governor, Spencer Cox. "We don’t need a divorce, we need marriage counseling. And we need elected leaders that don’t profit by tearing us apart."

   “Our country is governed by the Constitution. You swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution," former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney tweeted. "Secession is unconstitutional. No member of Congress should advocate secession."

"Did she just call for Civil War?" tweeted New York Times best-selling author Marianne Williamson.

"What are MAGA Republicans focused on? Dividing Americans." tweeted California Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu.

Others simply called Greene's statement, "treasonous."

Perhaps every American, period, should be recoiling to what Greene said. But our leaders? They especially should be speaking out. Some -- as quoted above -- have. But, being a leader in America includes standing up for America. Our leaders should not be shrugging off what Greene said. I don't mean some of them; I mean all of them.

Dangerous words from treasonous mouths should not go unchecked.