Jan. 6, 2021, should have been another proud day for American democracy, with Congress formally ratifying the results of a free and fair election, signaling the peaceful transition of power and determining Joe Biden will become the next president of the United States. Instead, it will go down as a dark day in the history of the republic. As Americans watched in shock and horror, a storm of chaos and violence invaded the seat of our democracy. A mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, smashed windows, forced the suspension of deliberations in both the House and the …