Violence at the U.S. Capitol 

      State Senator Steve Nass (R-Whitewater) issued the following statement in response to the violence occurring today at the U.S. Capitol:

“Violence and mob actions committed by any group can’t be tolerated in a free society.  The violence and mob actions we are witnessing at the U.S. Capitol today must be met with swift and immediate justice aimed at those individuals committing criminal acts.

Americans of all political persuasions have the constitutional right to protest, but your politics never give you the right to commit any criminal acts or threaten public safety in any way.

As I did during the rioting and mob violence that ravaged our cities last year, I am condemning the violent thugs involved with the reprehensible conduct that has occurred at the U.S. Capitol today.  I support law enforcement utilizing all means necessary to restore law and order.”