In a letter addressed to Pence on Thursday (January 7), members of the Music Artists Coalition (MAC), Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC) and Songwriters of North America (SONA) outlined the events that took place at the Capitol, which so far has resulted in at least five deaths, including a Capitol Police officer. Advertisement “Not only is this a matter of upholding and enforcing our laws, but it is also a matter of ensuring that individuals who break the law and who trample the Constitution with the aim of denying civil liberties must not be treated more gingerly than those of us who advocate for our civil liberties, human rights, and the promise of the Constitution,” the letter reads. “Equal justice requires that when individuals commit federal felonies, particularly in plain sight, they are brought to justice.”