So, you are claiming that the Jan 6th protestors goal was for Nancy Pelosi to ascend to the office of POTUS when Trump and Pence's term expired on Jan 20th ?Their goal and agenda was to stop the certification of Electoral Votes, and possibly to violently threaten the members of Congress into rejecting the votes for Biden even though they were certified as legitimate by the Secretaries of State & legislatures of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada, Wisconsin & Michigan. That would have been a literal attack upon the US Constitution and a coup.
That's not what happens if the college doesn't vote.Constitution is clear: Congress votes to certify the Electoral College results. If the protestors had forced the Congressmen and Senators to ignore the Electoral votes from the 6 states, Trump would have won. Many of the protestors had weapons and wanted to kill Mike Pence, so its not unreasonable to believe they would have used force to make Congress do was they wished.
There is no stipulation in the Constitution about ignoring an Electoral College vote if it is done under threat of violence.
Nope, once again, that's not how any of this works.If Capital security had not warned the House and Senate members to evacuate, and guarded the House floor from invasion, they may have actually achieved their goal of subverting the Constitution and forcing the members to elect the guy who lost the race.
By that logic it would have been moral & legal to lead an insurrection against the USA in order to abolish slavery or give women the right to vote.hey Ronstar .. BTW ..
By that logic it would have been moral & legal to lead an insurrection against the USA in order to abolish slavery or give women the right to vote.
Do you agree?
Really?Many of the protestors had weapons and wanted to kill Mike Pence,
Time to close this chapter folks . We are dealing with a troll or even a government official goading us into making comments that would be used in the case to deny you a new permit ... Keep this in mind for future discussions . We will get hit with many trolls trying to goad us into making one comment that could be used in that denial.Really?
Sure about that?
Got any proof?
There is not a single shred of evidence to show that the Jan 6th protesters were armed. None. The only people armed were the capital police who FIRED ON UNARMED PEOPLE.
That was the only death in the entire event. An unarmed woman was gunned down by a capital police officer/security schlep.
No, they wanted to force Congress to not certify the Electoral Votes from the 6 states, thereby giving Trump the win.So, you are claiming that the Jan 6th protestors goal was for Nancy Pelosi to ascend to the office of POTUS when Trump and Pence's term expired on Jan 20th ?
That's what would happen if the electoral votes were not certified. Trump and Pence's terms expired that day. The only way for then to keep their office would be for the electoral college to vote them into a second term.
Stopping the electoral college from voting for Biden (as the protestors were trying to do) would put Pelosi into office.
That does not a coup make.
Yes there is evidence that some of the rioters were armed. We have all seen the photo of the guy with zip ties.Really?
Sure about that?
Got any proof?
There is not a single shred of evidence to show that the Jan 6th protesters were armed. None. The only people armed were the capital police who FIRED ON UNARMED PEOPLE.
That was the only death in the entire event. An unarmed woman was gunned down by a capital police officer/security schlep.
So you're saying it WAS the goal of the rioters to force a change in the Electoral count?the govt wasn't destructive then ..
Wrong.That was the only death in the entire event. An unarmed woman was gunned down by a capital police officer/security schlep.
Naaa, they are too radical and extreme for me. But thanks.Seems some folks really are lost.
Your like minded comrades are here ->. Democratic Underground
You’re welcome.
So a zip tie is now an armament?Yes there is evidence that some of the rioters were armed. We have all seen the photo of the guy with zip ties.
It sure ain't for peaceful purposes. I wonder who he planned on detaining. Pence? Pelosi? Schumer? AOC?So a zip tie is now an armament?
You said they were armed and brought up a zip tie. You fail to answer the actual question. Is a zip tie an armament? I never said it was for tying up a bouquet for Nancy Pelosi but saying they were armed with a zip tie doesn’t indicate to me they were armed. Yes maybe they were but it doesn’t seem like they used them if they had them. Liberals like to walk around questions to avoid answering them and make it seem like they are right, this is a great example of that.It sure ain't for peaceful purposes. I wonder who he planned on detaining. Pence? Pelosi? Schumer? AOC?
What in Heavens name are you taking about? A few Rioters had arms? Dont you think for a minute they would need a few more to conduct an ""armed "" insurrection? Dont you think that would have required piles of magazines? Food? water? Medical aid kits?? . Vests helmets canteens water sources? Dont you think they would have not gone home by 6 PM? They might have stayed for a while? Can you Identify any planning whatsoever? Can you show proof of more then 10 people with rifles? A guy in a Buffalo hat? Are you for real??Yes there is evidence that some of the rioters were armed. We have all seen the photo of the guy with zip ties.
Barricades have fallen to the west of the White House and the crowd is surging forward, once again coming face-to-face with Secret Service who’ve moved into formation and raised their riot shields—a few stained yellow from eggs just thrown. pic.twitter.com/B0AMIk8aMZ
— Alejandro Alvarez (@aletweetsnews) May 30, 2020
Insanity outside the White House. Three warnings of an unlawful assembly from the Secret Service before storming into the crowd.
A lot of people have been hit with paper spray. In all the chaos, at least one person was tossed to the ground and presumably arrested. pic.twitter.com/Ab2eSkq9CS
— Alejandro Alvarez (@aletweetsnews) May 30, 2020
People are in pain. We must listen. pic.twitter.com/5PJ9gqyu1q
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) May 30, 2020
Several protestors were arrested and charged with firearms offenses.You said they were armed and brought up a zip tie. You fail to answer the actual question. Is a zip tie an armament? I never said it was for tying up a bouquet for Nancy Pelosi but saying they were armed with a zip tie doesn’t indicate to me they were armed. Yes maybe they were but it doesn’t seem like they used them if they had them. Liberals like to walk around questions to avoid answering them and make it seem like they are right, this is a great example of that.
I never stated that it was an "armed insurrection".What in Heavens name are you taking about? A few Rioters had arms? Dont you think for a minute they would need a few more to conduct an ""armed "" insurrection? Dont you think that would have required piles of magazines? Food? water? Medical aid kits?? . Vests helmets canteens water sources? Dont you think they would have not gone home by 6 PM? They might have stayed for a while? Can you Identify any planning whatsoever? Can you show proof of more then 10 people with rifles? A guy in a Buffalo hat? Are you for real??
if these "people" tried to break into the US Capital Building, they would have been all shot dead.Take a good fucking look at the real insurrectionists, notice what symbol is on the shield?
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I never stated that it was an "armed insurrection".
It was a violent mob attempting to subvert the Constitution. Call it an insurrection? Sure.
Ok??if these "people" tried to break into the US Capital Building, they would have been all shot dead.
and btw, that symbol is no worse than this one:
Trump planned and worked hard to encourage his followers to come to Capital Hill and force Congress to subvert the Constitutionally-mandated Electoral count. Did he use the words "violence"? No, Did he urge them to fight hard? Yes.Ok fair enough, the media is calling it that.
If it was a mob , then it wasnt a planned insurrection by the president because by definition, a Mob isnt planned.
Hundreds of thousands of Americans died due to that symbol of hate and evil, and all that is represented.Ok??
That symbol is not related to the millions who were killed under it
Wrong.
- Ashli Babbitt, an Air Force veteran, was fatally shot by a Capitol Police officer as rioters tried to breach the House chamber.
- Benjamin Philips, the founder of a pro-Trump website called Trumparoo, died of a stroke.
Officer Brian D. Sicknick of the Capitol Police, who was attacked by the mob, died on Jan. 7."
These Are the People Who Died in Connection With the Capitol Riot (Published 2022)
A bipartisan Senate report found that at least seven people had lost their lives in connection with the Jan. 6 attack.www.nytimes.com