We, the undersigned, call for and demand that Congress initiate hearings into members and candidates who advocate violence toward political opponents.

We call upon the Justice Department to investigate and, if necessary, act upon information of any action taken by an elected official or candidate for national office that materially contributed to the attack on Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her supporters.

We call upon all elected officials and candidates to renounce violence advocacy. We, the undersigned, do categorically renounce and repudiate those who, through the power of suggestion, introduce lethality into our American political debate.