afternoon of the riot and was pure emotion, even to the point of blaming me, because my general support of former President Trump had somehow caused this travesty. We all hurt. We want to lash out and show our emotion, anger and disgust. I get it. I’m still there.
I also have heard the suggestion that we, as an association, should not support any senator or representative who voted to object to the certification of 2020 presidential election. Although virtually everyone believed it would be certified, there were some who felt that there were enough irregularities and/ or not enough investigation to certify. I again read the U.S. Constitution before the certification, and this is a constitutionally mandated procedure and required vote by the Congress. Tree other times since 2000, there
have been congressional representatives who have objected to the presidential election certification by voting no. I don’t believe that our banking associations took any action aſter any of those votes or even commented about those votes or the representatives who cast those votes at that time or since.
As an association, we have a purpose and a mission. MBA, along with the American Bankers Association, has long supported all senators and representatives who support banking. I learned that the first time I served on the MBA Board of Directors and PAC committee. I swallowed very hard when we approved a contribution to a statewide candidate who was very anti-business but pro-banker and then again later approved contributions to some candidates who
were against almost everything that I believe that government should be but supported our banking agenda. MBA and ABA have continued supporting those who support banking, regardless of the side of the political aisle or personal views. As an MBA member, I will, as I always have, support the decisions of the majority of MBA’s membership, but it is a slippery slope if we go down a path that bases support on criteria other than an individual’s support for the banking industry. Tose senators and representatives will not be there for us when we need their support. As ABA President Rob Nichols recently said, “We are a country divided on many issues, but as an association, we need to be focused on what unites us.”
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