A Gas Mask and how they work & an Atomic Vault protected American Democracy 1-6-2020, But Will It Survive?

When in student congress, several years ago, we toured the capital, held a session of student congress, and I sat at then Congressman (Jim) James Ralph Sasser’s desk, since I represented Tennessee as a student legislative representative. I dropped my pen and found a bag attached to my seat. Congressman Sasser’s aid laughed and said don’t touch that, “it’s a relic of the Cold War period, masks are provided to every member of the house and senate while on the floor and in their offices as a safety precaution in the event of terrorist attack or a gas attack by the Russians.” Imagine my surprise to see congress in masks all these years later. The story of those masks, how present ones operate and will Democracy survive? This episode is also available as a blog post: http://authorchrisedwards.com/2021/01/08/a-gas-mask-an-atomic-vault-protected-democracy-1-6-2020/