A resolution condemning the January sixth insurrection at the U.S. Capitol passed the Kentucky Senate on Friday. It came two years to the day since protesters stormed the capitol building. Following the voice vote approval, Marshall County Senator Danny Carroll offered this comment.
“I’m in no way supportive of what happened during that time and it’s completely unacceptable. I support this resolution but in doing that I also condemn many riots that took place during that time across this country that put our democracy at risk,” said Carroll.
Lawrenceburg Senator Adrienne Southworth requested a roll call vote, but it did not receive a second. Afterward, Southworth, who voted no, said she felt like the resolution was not completely fact-based but more politically bent. The GOP lawmaker indicated she found the vote somewhat surprising.
“We have a supermajority that is voting what seems to be the opposite of what you would expect if they were in Washington. Because it's been the other majority in Washington that was carrying on with the committee and it seemed like it was a very minority of republicans that actually agreed with it,” said Southworth.
The wording of the resolution included references to serious injuries to 140 members of law enforcement. It also stated that the activities inside the Capitol represented a threat to members of Congress, were an affront to the U.S. Constitution, democracy, and a commitment to hold free and fair elections.
