May the Benefits of Jan. 6 Convictions Kick In

  Perhaps the benefits of the Jan. 6 convictions are kicking in. Three-hundred-seventy were convicted -- or have been so far. And, for every person convicted, that is one person who will be slower to be involved in an insurrection the next time.
  And, their friends who see them convicted will also be slower to insurrection.
Our Texas border is shaping up as possibly the next event. Texas is one of the most susceptible state's in the union. It has a large collection of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers. It has leaders who rattle their sabers against the federal government. It even has a movement to secede from the union. 
  But, we can hope the memory of the convictions dampens their interest in rebellion. Punishments are meant to be a deterrent to crime.
  And we can hope.