Germantown: Resolution condemns Capitol attack
The Germantown Board of Mayor and Aldermen passed a resolution Monday condemning the attack on the U.S. Capitol and advocating for a “peaceful transfer of power.”
Germantown Mayor Mike Palazzolo said the actions from Wednesday’s riot in Washington are “beyond recognition of words at times. I know I sat in this office and watched what unfolded on TV and was brought to open weeping.”
“The presidential election is over and our democracy demands the recognition of this fact and a peaceful transfer of power,” the resolution states. “It also demands, that as Americans, during these times when our faith is tested we must move forward in love and service to our neighbors and our nation in order to bind the country’s wounds.”
The resolution quoted Abraham Lincoln saying, “We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory will swell when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.”
Palazzolo reiterated to let those words “sink into our ears and I would add into our hearts as well and bring us better days ahead.”
On Wednesday thousands of supporters of President Donald Trump gathered at the National Mall, protesting the election results. The rioters then breached the Capitol building while Congress met to certify the election results for President-elect Joe Biden.
At least five people died after the attack, including a Capitol Police officer and a woman who was shot by police.
Now, Democrats are calling for Trump’s removal.
USA TODAY contributed to this report.