> The obvious trigger of this dream was the Senate vote preventing an investigation of the domestic insurgency of 1/6. The proposal was modelled after the 9/11 commission
While it's terrible that the GOP doesn't want this kind of investigative commission (there's possibly some GOP complicity in 1/6), I'm not sure that a bipartisan commission would've worked anyway. There's a lot the GOP doesn't want to talk about here and doesn't want aired during the 2022 election year. The House should just create a Select Committee with subpoena power to investigate 1/6 like was done for Watergate - I think this likely will happen. The DOJ could also name a special prosecutor to investigate and should do so.
While it's terrible that the GOP doesn't want this kind of investigative commission (there's possibly some GOP complicity in 1/6), I'm not sure that a bipartisan commission would've worked anyway. There's a lot the GOP doesn't want to talk about here and doesn't want aired during the 2022 election year. The House should just create a Select Committee with subpoena power to investigate 1/6 like was done for Watergate - I think this likely will happen. The DOJ could also name a special prosecutor to investigate and should do so.