I have written and rewritten several drafts of this letter today as I watched the horrific events unfold in our Nation’s capital. I have grown angry as I watched symbols of hate be paraded through the halls of the United States Capitol Building. These actions by, what can only be described as, insurrectionists and domestic terrorists disrupted and threatened a tradition that our country has long held – the peaceful transition of power.

As the Chairman of the American Solidarity Party of Georgia, and speaking for the executive board, we unequivocally condemn all insurrectionist, seditious, and terroristic activity which seeks to overthrow the rule of law or to interrupt the constitutional processes of the United States of America, whether they be taken by civilians or elected leaders, foreign or domestic. We call for the Justice Department to prosecute those arrested, for the violence at the US Capitol, to to the fullest extent of the law. We call for the current Administration to denounce in more explicit terms the violence and to commit to a peaceful transition of power. We also call for Congress to exercise its Constitutional duty to hold the Executive Branch accountable for its actions.

On a personal level, I ask for prayers for the healing of the deep and dangerous divides that have been and are occurring in our nation. May God bless America and guide us in these trying times.

In Solidarity,
Joshua A. Watson
Chairman, American Solidarity Party of Georgia
January 6, 2021