What took place in Washington, D.C., recently is outrageous and totally unacceptable. There is no place in our society for anyone to storm our nation’s Capitol. This behavior is not covered under the First Amendment, in the same way that destroying property, setting fires, destroying and damaging historic statues, and attacking members of law enforcement are not covered under the First Amendment.

I believe the election process in Pennsylvania was flawed on constitutional grounds. Both the Wolf administration and the state Supreme Court overstepped their boundaries by unlawfully legislating.

The House State Government Committee has started the process of conducting an audit and scheduling House Hearings on the entire election process.

I urge everyone to take a step back, take a deep breath, respect the Constitution, and realize how fortunate we are to live in this great country.

Jerry Knowles

State representative

R-124, Carbon/Schuylkill/Berks