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The '''Sedition Caucus''' is an American political term for [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] members of [[United States Congress|Congress]] who voted against [[2021 United States Electoral College count|the certification of Joe Biden’s victory]] in the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 presidential election]] in either [[2020 United States presidential election in Arizona|Arizona]] or [[2020 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]]. The vote occurred hours after rioters supporting incumbent president [[Donald Trump]] [[2021 storming of the United States Capitol|stormed the Capitol building]] to disrupt the vote; as a result of the riot, several Republicans who had previously announced they would object did not do so. The term, referring to a [[Congressional caucus]], is not an actual organized group; rather, it is [[pejorative]] in its use, implying that members of Congress who voted to object to the results of the certification are guilty of [[sedition]] and had a role in the Capitol storming.
==Background==
Before the Electoral College certification vote, Trump had [[attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election|attempted to overturn]] the results of the election for several months, promoting the [[Stop the Steal|baseless conspiracy theory]] that he had won and filing [[post-election lawsuits related to the 2020 United States presidential election|lawsuits in various states]], the vast majority of which failed. On December 2, 2020, ''[[Politico]]'' reported that Representative [[Mo Brooks]] of Alabama was planning to object to the Electoral College count certification.<ref name=ElectoralMischief></ref> On December 30, 2020, Senator [[Josh Hawley]] of Missouri became the first senator to announce he would object to the vote certification, meaning the objection would need to be considered by Congress.<ref name=GOPSenator></ref> Following the Capitol riot, several GOP members of Congress who had previously said they would object, including Senator [[Kelly Loeffler]] of Georgia, who had announced her intention to object at a campaign rally with Trump, chose not to do so.<ref name=WalkBack></ref>
==Use of the term==
Even before the Capitol riot, some political commentators began using the term “Sedition Caucus”. One of the earliest known uses of the term is from an ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]'' editorial on December 31, which noted that "about a dozen senators declared they’re joining what’s disparagingly being called the Sedition Caucus to overturn the election, despite Majority Leader [[Mitch McConnell]]’s warnings against such a move."<ref name=OrlandoSentinel></ref> Another early use of the term is by [[CNN]] host [[Jake Tapper]] on January 3, who said "Senator [[Ben Sasse]] of Nebraska slammed Hawley and others of the Sedition Caucus saying, 'adults don't point a loaded gun at the legitimate government.'"<ref name=Tapper></ref><ref name=TraitorsAndPatriots></ref> The next day, ''[[The Atlantic]]'' published a column by [[Tom Nichols (academic)|Tom Nichols]] where he used the term, referencing Tapper.<ref name=WorseThanTreason></ref> In a January 5 column titled “A really bad day for the ‘Sedition Caucus’”, conservative political columnist [[Jennifer Rubin (columnist)|Jennifer Rubin]] used the term to refer to the group of senators, calling them “the ‘Sedition Caucus’ or the ‘Dirty Dozen,’ if you prefer.”<ref name=AReallyBadDay></ref>
The term’s use is highly critical. Conservative columnist [[Max Boot]] compared Sedition Caucus members to Senator [[Joseph McCarthy]], and argued that they should similarly “see their careers crash and burn.”<ref name=ImpeachHimAgain></ref> Rubin argued that the senators should be [[expulsion from the United States Congress|expelled from the Senate]] or removed from the Republican caucus and Senators [[Ted Cruz]], [[Josh Hawley]] and [[John Kennedy (Louisiana politician)|John Kennedy]] should be [[disbarment|disbarred]], and that members of the House should be [[primary election|primaried]] or face [[third party (United States)|third party]] opponents.<ref name=Demagogue></ref> Several Sedition Caucus members have faced calls for their resignation.<ref></ref>
==In other legislatures==
Following the events at the U.S. Capitol, the editorial board of ''[[The Capital Times]],'' a newspaper in [[Madison, Wisconsin]], argued that the [[Wisconsin Legislature]] has its own Sedition Caucus, referencing 15 state legislators who signed a letter to Vice President [[Mike Pence]] asking him to reject the Electoral College vote certification.<ref></ref>
==Notes==
==References==
==See also==
* [[Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election]]
* [[2021 storming of the United States Capitol]]
==External links==
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==Background==
Before the Electoral College certification vote, Trump had [[attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election|attempted to overturn]] the results of the election for several months, promoting the [[Stop the Steal|baseless conspiracy theory]] that he had won and filing [[post-election lawsuits related to the 2020 United States presidential election|lawsuits in various states]], the vast majority of which failed. On December 2, 2020, ''[[Politico]]'' reported that Representative [[Mo Brooks]] of Alabama was planning to object to the Electoral College count certification.<ref name=ElectoralMischief></ref> On December 30, 2020, Senator [[Josh Hawley]] of Missouri became the first senator to announce he would object to the vote certification, meaning the objection would need to be considered by Congress.<ref name=GOPSenator></ref> Following the Capitol riot, several GOP members of Congress who had previously said they would object, including Senator [[Kelly Loeffler]] of Georgia, who had announced her intention to object at a campaign rally with Trump, chose not to do so.<ref name=WalkBack></ref>
==Use of the term==
Even before the Capitol riot, some political commentators began using the term “Sedition Caucus”. One of the earliest known uses of the term is from an ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]'' editorial on December 31, which noted that "about a dozen senators declared they’re joining what’s disparagingly being called the Sedition Caucus to overturn the election, despite Majority Leader [[Mitch McConnell]]’s warnings against such a move."<ref name=OrlandoSentinel></ref> Another early use of the term is by [[CNN]] host [[Jake Tapper]] on January 3, who said "Senator [[Ben Sasse]] of Nebraska slammed Hawley and others of the Sedition Caucus saying, 'adults don't point a loaded gun at the legitimate government.'"<ref name=Tapper></ref><ref name=TraitorsAndPatriots></ref> The next day, ''[[The Atlantic]]'' published a column by [[Tom Nichols (academic)|Tom Nichols]] where he used the term, referencing Tapper.<ref name=WorseThanTreason></ref> In a January 5 column titled “A really bad day for the ‘Sedition Caucus’”, conservative political columnist [[Jennifer Rubin (columnist)|Jennifer Rubin]] used the term to refer to the group of senators, calling them “the ‘Sedition Caucus’ or the ‘Dirty Dozen,’ if you prefer.”<ref name=AReallyBadDay></ref>
The term’s use is highly critical. Conservative columnist [[Max Boot]] compared Sedition Caucus members to Senator [[Joseph McCarthy]], and argued that they should similarly “see their careers crash and burn.”<ref name=ImpeachHimAgain></ref> Rubin argued that the senators should be [[expulsion from the United States Congress|expelled from the Senate]] or removed from the Republican caucus and Senators [[Ted Cruz]], [[Josh Hawley]] and [[John Kennedy (Louisiana politician)|John Kennedy]] should be [[disbarment|disbarred]], and that members of the House should be [[primary election|primaried]] or face [[third party (United States)|third party]] opponents.<ref name=Demagogue></ref> Several Sedition Caucus members have faced calls for their resignation.<ref></ref>
==In other legislatures==
Following the events at the U.S. Capitol, the editorial board of ''[[The Capital Times]],'' a newspaper in [[Madison, Wisconsin]], argued that the [[Wisconsin Legislature]] has its own Sedition Caucus, referencing 15 state legislators who signed a letter to Vice President [[Mike Pence]] asking him to reject the Electoral College vote certification.<ref></ref>
==Notes==
==References==
==See also==
* [[Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election]]
* [[2021 storming of the United States Capitol]]
==External links==
*
2021
[[Category:117th United States Congress]]
[[Category:2020 neologisms]]
[[Category:2021 storming of the United States Capitol]]
[[Category:American political catchphrases]]
[[Category:American political neologisms]]
[[Category:Congressional scandals]]
[[Category:Controversies of the 2020 United States presidential election]]
[[Category:Members of the United States Congress]]
[[Category:Pejoratives]]
[[Category:Political terminology of the United States]]
[[Category:Republican Party (United States) terminology]]
[[Category:Sedition]]
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