One-third of House Democrats refuse to participate in peaceful transfer of power

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Just a few months ago progressives were warning that failure to publicly accept the results of the election was a threat to our democratic system. Yet, as of today, one-third of House Democrats say they will skip the inauguration of Donald Trump, the public ceremony marking the peaceful transition of power.

Yesterday I noted that the number refusing to attend the DC event was 52 but by today it had jumped up to sixty-five. Very few of these lawmakers are claiming they are too busy to attend. Instead, Democrats have announced they will protest the incoming president by refusing to take part in the ceremony.

One day before the 2016 election, the Huffington Post published a warning about the scary things that could await America if the losing candidate refused to accept the results of the election. The piece was titled, “Here’s What Could Happen If Donald Trump Doesn’t Accept The Election Results,” because, of course, Trump was the candidate who was going to lose. The subhead for the story was, “This is scary stuff.

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According to the Fox News Brainroom, there are (at this hour) at least 64 House Democrats who won't attend Friday's inauguration of Donald J. Trump as the 45th President of the United States.

They are:

Arizona (2)
Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ)
Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ)

California (15)
Rep. Karen Bass (CA)
Rep. Tony Cardenas (CA)
Rep. Judy Chu (CA)
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (CA)
Rep. Jared Huffman (CA)
Rep. Barbara Lee (CA)
Rep. Ted Lieu (CA)
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (CA)
Rep. Jerry McNerney (CA)
Rep. Grace Napolitano (CA)
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA)
Rep. Raul Ruiz (CA)
Rep. Mark Takano (CA)
Rep. Juan Vargas (CA)
Rep. Maxine Waters (CA)

Florida (3)
Rep. Darren Soto
Rep. Frederica S. Wilson
Rep. Alcee Hastings

Georgia (1)
Rep. John Lewis (GA)

Illinois (5)
Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (IL)
Rep. Dan Lipinski (IL)
Rep. Mike Quigley (IL)
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (IL)
**Rep. Bobby Rush (IL) - said he is not attending the inauguration due to his wife’s hospitalization

Kentucky (1)
Rep. John Yarmuth (KY)

Maine (1)
Rep. Chellie Pingree

Maryland (2)
Rep. Anthony Brown
Rep. Jamie Raskin (MD)

Massachusetts (1)
Rep. Katherine Clark

Michigan (1)
Rep. John Conyers

Minnesota (1)
Rep. Keith Ellison

Mississippi (1)
Rep. Bennie Thompson

Missouri (1)
Rep. William Lacy Clay

New Hampshire (1)
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (NH)

New Jersey (2)
Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (NJ)
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ)

New York (7)
Rep. Yvette Clarke (NY)
Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY)
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (NY)
Rep. José E. Serrano (NY)
Rep. Nydia Velazquez (NY)
Rep. Louise M. Slaughter (NY)
Rep. Grace Meng (NY)

North Carolina (2)
Rep. Alma Adams (NC)
Rep. G.K. Butterfield (NC)

Ohio (1)
Rep. Marcia L. Fudge (OH)

Oregon (3)
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (OR)
**Rep. Peter A. DeFazio (OR) - he usually skips the "pomp and circumstance events in Washington"
Rep. Kurt Schrader (OR)

Pennsylvania (4)
Rep. Brendan Boyle (PA)
Rep. Robert Brady (PA)
Rep. Mike Doyle (PA)
Rep. Dwight Evans (PA)

Tennessee (1)
Rep. Steve Cohen (TN)

Texas (3)
Rep. Joaquin Castro (TX)
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (TX)
Rep. Al Green (TX)

Virginia (2)
Rep. Don Beyer (VA)
Rep. Gerry Connolly (VA)

Washington (2)
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA)
Rep. Adam Smith (WA)

Wisconsin (1)
Rep. Mark Pocan (WI)

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