Edwin J. Feulner: Why Calls for Violence Must Be Denounced

Of all the voices being raised against the specter of mob rule in this country, few carry more weight than that of Steve Scalise.

That’s because Mr. Scalise, a Republican congressman from Louisiana, knows first-hand what happens when violent words turn into violent action.

In June 2017, he was shot and seriously wounded by a man named James Hodgkinson, who turned up at a practice session for a charity baseball game in Washington, D.C. — and started shooting as players praticed in Alexandria, Virginia, Mr. Scalise wound up in intensive care, underwent multiple surgeries and even had to relearn how to walk.

And all because Mr. Hodgkinson, a Bernie Sanders supporter described by his own lawyer as “a very irascible, angry little man,” was so furious over the election of President Trump that he moved to the D.C. area to protest.

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