I was curious to learn how Representative Scott Perry (R-Pa) was seen in his own district - or at least by the local news in that district.
What I found today is telling:
The attempted insurrection on Jan. 6 “isn’t just the biggest political event of 2021,” writes The Washington Post’s politics reporter Amber Phillips. “It’s the biggest political event of the decade, and it probably belongs in the first paragraph of America’s entire history.”
And smack in the middle of it is Rep. Scott Perry.
The Carroll Township Republican was an early and energetic proponent of the Big Lie; the fiction that former President Donald Trump won reelection despite substantial popular vote and Electoral College defeats — even if that meant disenfranchising his own constituents.
And so on.
Finally:
The House select committee must bring him swiftly and compellingly back to reality by issuing, and insisting on compliance with, congressional subpoenas.
This isn't the first time the York Dispatch Editorial Board has criticized Perry.
October 11, 2021
If Scott Perry truly believes the false claims he spouted about election fraud following last November's presidential election, he has fallen into a conspiracy theory rabbit hole and needs to resign from Congress.
If Perry doesn't believe those claims he repeated for months, he's deliberately lying to his constituents to garner favor with a man who lost a free and fair election, and he needs to resign from Congress.
Either way, it's time for him to go.
And:
Scott Perry's role in keeping alive the baseless claims that Trump somehow won an election he so fairly and honestly lost is becoming clearer all the time. He's one of only a handful of members of Congress named in the Senate report and the only one whose actions warrant being singled out for further investigation into his actions to pressure the Department of Justice to overturn the results of the election, along with state Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Adams.
Hmm.
Shouldn't Pennsylvania State Senator Doug Mastriano be worried? Not necessarily about the York Dispatch editorial board, but about how close Scott Perry is to being subpoenaed/exposed.
Whenever you dig into either man's interaction with Trump's attempted coup, you'll find the other.
They're paired in this. Investigate one, you must investigate the other. Both must be investigated and held accountable.