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Opinion: Maybe Founding Fathers would have cheered Jan. 6

With the Washington Monument in the background, people attend a rally in support of President Donald Trump near the White House on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Capitol protest — With the Washington Monument in the background, people attend a rally in support of President Donald Trump near the White House on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

In the letters in the Jan. 5-6 edition of The Times concerning the Jan. 6 attack on our democracy, one writer states that "our 246-year-old constitution won."