"The proposed action is unwise, unconventional, and most importantly, puts the national security needlessly at risk by diverting essential personnel and resources from the protection of the U.S. Capitol, where all of the institutions of government will be represented, to providing for the security, protection, and transport of the outgoing president,” the lawmakers wrote. Signatories included Congresswomen Sheila Jackson Lee and Jan Schakowsky and Congressmen André Carson, Steven Cohen and Danny Davis. … [Read more...] about Security a Focus Ahead of Biden Inauguration
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Liz Peek: Democrats’ anti-Trump blitz goes too far – here’s who they might inadvertently hurt the most
As Biden takes office, the progressive left, emboldened by the victories in Georgia that handed Democrats control of the Senate, will make impossible and unpopular demands that will split the party. They will insist on "Medicare-for-all" and advocate climate policies like a ban on fracking that will cost jobs and hobble our growth. They will push, as incoming Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., vowed, to "change the world." … [Read more...] about Liz Peek: Democrats’ anti-Trump blitz goes too far – here’s who they might inadvertently hurt the most
Retired Army general: ‘We can’t have demonstrators showing up at a state Capitol with damn long guns’
“We've always worked those tests in the Army I was in, in foreign countries. Now we have to look into it, and that's going to cause some hard work by the Congress and the DOJ to make sure that we're actively working those people with terrorist intent before they show up at the Capitol.” … [Read more...] about Retired Army general: ‘We can’t have demonstrators showing up at a state Capitol with damn long guns’
State Capitol Protests Over Weekend Small Compared To Heavy Police Presence
US-POLITICS-UNREST-PROTESTA member of the National Guard stands outside the State Library building near the State Capitol in Sacramento, California on January 17, 2021 during a nationwide protest called by anti-government and far-right groups supporting US President Donald Trump and his claim of electoral fraud in the November 3 presidential election. - The FBI warned authorities in all 50 states to prepare for armed protests at state capitals in the days leading up to the January 20 presidential inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images) … [Read more...] about State Capitol Protests Over Weekend Small Compared To Heavy Police Presence
Lindsey Graham Says A Pardon Of Capitol Rioters ‘Would Be Wrong … Would Destroy President Trump,’ And They Must Be Fully Prosecuted
On Jan. 6, a Trump rally turned into a riot as a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building after the president told the crowd, “We’re going to walk down to the Capitol and we’re going to cheer on our brave senators and congressmen and women. We will never give up, we will never concede.” … [Read more...] about Lindsey Graham Says A Pardon Of Capitol Rioters ‘Would Be Wrong … Would Destroy President Trump,’ And They Must Be Fully Prosecuted
