Quelle surprise2! One of the elected supporters of the January 6th insurrection thinks that threats of violence are just "democracy" and are constitutionally protected

From CNN -

McConnell challenges Garland on DOJ effort to address threats against public school board members and teachers

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Saturday told Attorney General Merrick Garland that parents "absolutely should be telling" local schools what to teach amid a debate over mask and vaccine mandates, the role of racial equity education and transgender rights in schools that has become a flash point ahead of the 2022 midterms.

"Parents absolutely should be telling their local schools what to teach. This is the very basis of representative government," McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, wrote in a letter. "They do this both in elections and -- as protected by the First Amendment of the Constitution -- while petitioning their government for redress of grievance. Telling elected officials they're wrong is democracy, not intimidation."

The support for the January 6th rioters?

From Business Insider -

Mitch McConnell reportedly asked other GOP senators to vote against the January 6 commission as a 'personal favor'

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell asked other GOP senators to vote against the January 6 commission as a "personal favor" to him, CNN reported Thursday.

Earlier this month, the House passed a bill to create a bipartisan commission that would investigate the January 6 insurrection. The bill has received pushback from Republicans, including McConnell, who announced his opposition to the commission on the Senate floor last week.

At least he's consistent.  McConnell has a history of deriding school board members from the safety of the Senate floor where he's protected by the same Capitol Police who were attacked by the January 6th rioters.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal -

Mitch McConnell calls out JCPS board member over reluctance to reopen schools

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell called out Jefferson County Board of Education member Chris Kolb on the Senate floor Wednesday morning over his indicated hesitancy to reopen Louisville schools this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

"In my hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, the largest school district in the state has a union-funded Board of Education vice chair," McConnell said, referring to Kolb in remarks also posted to his press office's Twitter account. "He’s now saying that even if all school personnel get vaccines, he’d still be reluctant to open schools."