1. United States
2. Calif.
3. Letter

JD Vance’s remarks after Charlie Kirk’s assassination were not stray threats. They were a full-on civic assault. He named civil society groups as “terror sympathizers,” promised to weaponize government against them, and dared the country to accept it. Donald Trump elevated him and stands with this project. This is authoritarian practice in real time. Vance is not just talking about dismantling democracy. He is actively attacking its foundations: free speech, civic groups, political dissent. No Vice President in modern history has used the office this way. The response must match the attack. Impeachment is one step. Hearings are another. Use investigations. Use subpoenas. File lawsuits. Pass censure. Flood the media. Hold town halls. Build coalitions. Apply pressure everywhere. If Congress fails to respond with urgency and creativity, history will record it as complicity.