1. United States
2. Maine
3. Letter

Please do not tolerate any incitement of violence by your colleagues. A senator who incites violence, jokes about it, or celebrates a political assassination needs to be censured and removed. Standards matter. We are moving to a terrifying world of stochastic violence and domestic terrorism. Mike Lee's tweet shows colossal bad judgement and is an attempt to gin up partisan hatred. Let me quote a news item about it: "Utah Republican Mike Lee has come under fire for labelling the suspected Minnesota 'assassin' as a 'Marxist', while sharing a chilling image of the masked perpetrator. He posted: "This is what happens... When Marxists don't get their way," alongside a photo of alleged killer Vance Boelter, 57, dressed in a white vinyl mask and imitation police uniform knocking on the door of a Minnesota senator." If Lee does not understand why his comment is inappropriate and harmful he should be censured, educated, and removed.