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06-30-2022, 12:27 PM #126
Would we have discussed Watergate hearings here?
Ok, watched it.
1. Someone reported ONE man with an AR to the police.
No report that the police themselves saw it.
2. Cops saw idiots at that location with pistols on hip and in tree.
That’s not unlike a lot of other rally’s. The question I have is we’re they spotted on the Capitol steps? or inside the Capitol building? That’s were it would be a crime.
Still, only talking about a handful of people, and no shots fired.
To me, to me, in America, with the second amendment, open carry and all that shit, “armed insurrection” requires those weapons to be at least be brandished. Or at least be spotted inside the Capitol or on the steps. And more than just a few morons.
Writing history in stone, to be seen by generations, calling this an “armed insurrection” is a disservice to our country. My opinion. But if you want to fry these guys, and even Trump, go ahead. There’s enough for that.
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06-30-2022, 12:34 PM #127
It's your "how things look to me" that's the problem. Looking where I was looking in the news, there were 100's of armed people in the mob that trump invited to participate in an insurrection.
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06-30-2022, 12:38 PM #128
The way Trump hoped it would play out is that the certification would have been stopped, Pence would have reversed himself declared that there was too much doubt in the 5 close states and would have accepted alternate slates of electors. With competing sets of electors and the outcome in the Electoral College unclear the election would have been decided in the House of Representatives, where each state gets one vote and where the GOP controls most of the state delegations. The hope was that the SCOTUS would stay out of it--taking the position that the election is up to the states (the opposite of the position it took in Bush v Gore but consistency has never been a characteristic of Supreme Court decisions. And look at the news today about the N Carolina redistricting case the Court has agreed to take on next session.)
The goal of the invasion was not to physically take over the Capitol and control the government by force--the way it is in most coups we are familiar with. It was to create enough disruption of the electoral process to enable a Trump victory on a pseudo-legal basis. You have to understand Jan 6 not as an isolated event but as part of the overall strategy, delusional and far-fetched as it was. But not completely farfetched--147 republican congresspeople voted to not accept the counts in AZ and PA. In 2024 if the GOP holds the Senate and the House it is quite possible that a Democrat could win the popular vote in enough states to win the Electoral college vote and still be denied the presidency.
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06-30-2022, 12:39 PM #129
“In March 2022, 49-year-old Texan Guy Reffitt, was convicted (among other charges) for being unlawfully present on Capitol grounds while possessing a firearm and transporting firearms during civil disorder.A Department of Justice indictment from January 2021 also states that Christopher Alberts, Maryland, was found carrying a Taurus G2C semi-automatic handgun on Capitol grounds on January 6.
Off-duty Drug Enforcement Administration agent Mark Sami Ibrahim, 32, was also indicted by a grand jury for bringing a firearm within the United States Capitol and its grounds.
In an article for Newsweek, Nick Suplina and Justin Wagner of Everytown for Gun Safety said they had identified "12 individuals allegedly tied to the events of Jan. 6 who were arrested in Washington, D.C., and charged with firearms offenses."
A U.S. Capitol Police intelligence division report also found posts on now defunct blog thedonald.win in the lead-up to Jan. 6, which, the report said, contained "several comments [that] promote confronting members of Congress and carrying firearms during the protest."
Further comments on the site included"Bring guns. It's now or never" and "Don't cuck out. This is do or die. Bring your guns."
But while there is clear evidence showing that firearms were indeed brought into the January 6 march, the underlying claim itself is somewhat of a red herring, because it implies that possession of firearms is somehow a condition for an insurrection.
American politics expert Professor Angelia Wilson of the University of Manchester, told Newsweek that insurrection is an act of violent resistance against a civil authority or government, that may involve any weapon or hand-to-hand combat.”
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-...-1715326?amp=1
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06-30-2022, 12:44 PM #130
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06-30-2022, 12:58 PM #131
Would we have discussed Watergate hearings here?
Very good explanation. For the not as dumb as Trump fascists like De Santis and Hawley this was a perfect test run. With the added advantage that they now know without a doubt that the base and GQP hierarchy are 100% on board.
SCOTUS would probably follow their lead. Military protecting democracy is our only hope.
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06-30-2022, 01:22 PM #132
Cono, in American English "arms" is short for armaments, not necessarily firearms.
Some further reading in case you're doubting OG's description:
1876 gave a basic outline. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1876...ntial_election
Leading to the Electoral Count Act:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_Count_Act
The fact that Trump was calling around to try and keep the fraud effort going during the insurrection shows how the expected violence (predicted by his chief of staff 4 days ahead, among others) was put to use.
I don't know if anyone wanted a case before the SCOTUS, but just in case it came to that, a third of the court is now occupied by members of George W. Bush's legal team. (It was never about Roe.)
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06-30-2022, 02:11 PM #133
Yes. I understand all of that, and that disruption of the electors process was A goal, However, given Flynn's taking the 5th to questions about peaceful transfer and that he was in the room in mid-december (Dec 18?) when the jan 6 plans were solidified and fuckface sent out his tweet, Meadows' apparent prediction that it may turn into violence, trumps apparent willingness to let the VP be caught and hung (i'm sure i'm missing things on my list here), it seems that there was willingness (and intent) by the planners (from the start), including trump, to allow for a physical take over of the Capitol and gov by force and the execution of those occuping the building. I cannot remember hearing or reading about any testimony from anybody about premediated plans to have people stand down.
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06-30-2022, 02:14 PM #134
This thread is just as much of a dumpster fire as the poli-ass one. Maybe more so.
Here's the problem with using the word insurrection: it infers a revolt or uprising against a government, ruler, etc. The implied morality or righteousness is dependent on the motive, outcome, and who gets to write the history. The Revolutionary War was absolutely an insurrection.
This was a riot that was part and parcel of an attempted coup by a sitting president to remain in power despite being defeated in a fair & democratic election. The president and/or his staff, family and supporters engaged in a conspiracy to commit election fraud via phony electors, "finding" fictitious votes, and other non-violent shenanigans.
As a distraction, back-up plan, or just an attempt at reality television, the president cheerled, attempted to aid & abet, and even direct the capitol stormers. Live tv made their intentions clear. Change the election results through intimidation and violence - up to the point of threatening to kill the speaker and the vice president.
What transpired was certainly an insurrection, but easily rose to sedition and even attempted treason.
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06-30-2022, 02:32 PM #135
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06-30-2022, 02:32 PM #136
The term "insurrection" is what the 14th amendment uses. Others are also applicable, but "insurrection" is relevant for that reason.
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06-30-2022, 02:38 PM #137
Good point.
”Section 3.
No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any state, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any state legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any state, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.”
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06-30-2022, 03:43 PM #138
Of course. My point being the semantics debate in this thread was like pointing out that the engines on the titanic were a few hours past their maintenance interval. Shit was far beyond that.
eta: really, I'm just sick of all the partisan normalization of stuff that's beyond the pale.
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06-30-2022, 03:55 PM #139
he should be in jail. i understand the justice department's reticence. it makes the US look like a south american banana republic throwing the previous president in jail. trump has done a lot of damage to the institution of the presidency
the republican party has a lot to answer for.
and now roe is overturned. a fifty year attack on women's rights. that said, the topic of dumpster fires, the democratic party was incredibly lame by not passing legislation in Congress to guarantee a woman's right to an abortion. leaving it to roe in hindsight was disastrous.
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06-30-2022, 04:02 PM #140man of ice
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06-30-2022, 04:04 PM #141
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06-30-2022, 04:06 PM #142
And here's the thing, I don't think the country is really 50/50 divided on everything, but voters on each side are definitely afraid of giving the other a supermajority.
Like the old "I'll vote for a ham sandwich before that guy!"
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06-30-2022, 04:08 PM #143
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06-30-2022, 04:11 PM #144
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06-30-2022, 04:17 PM #145
I've been hoping for some sign that the USA isn't a failed state. Jan 6th and the events following leads me to a belief that we're a nation just circling the bowl. The people I interact with are rational and contentious people. Even here on TGR behind the webz, probably 7/8ths are grounded in reality and hold centralist views.
But, it doesn't much of a drive to find loser nutters living in la la land of grievance and delusion. A few clicks of the mouse and people believe the world is flat and there's pedo-cabal lizard ppl. It's not like there is a majority of them, but the lesson I'm learning is - a minority critical mass of rejects that can fuck it all up. I think we're way past that mark too. Angry, poorly educated, willfully ignorant, grievance driven, well armed shit birds being drummed up by bad actors in leadership and official roles.
It's sad to witness.
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06-30-2022, 04:28 PM #146
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06-30-2022, 04:34 PM #147man of ice
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The only question about any of this that interests me is what to do now. And I'm clueless on it. Anybody?
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06-30-2022, 04:52 PM #148
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06-30-2022, 05:15 PM #149
That might be worth another thread. I'm approaching year 2 on a 4 year plan to arrange my affairs and situation so I can reasonably expect to enjoy my remaining years with stability and fulfillment. Or put another way: avoid unnecessary bullshit. I'll leave that for other people.
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06-30-2022, 05:16 PM #150
It’s so awesome that we can talk polyass anti drumpf under the guise of Richard Millhouse Nixon.
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