Trump loyalists in Congress to challenge Electoral College results in Jan. 6 joint session (Update: Insurrectionists storm Congress)(And now what?) (2 Viewers)

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    I guess it's time to start a thread for this. We know that at least 140 members of Congress have pledged to join the objection. Under federal law, if at least one member of each house (HOR and Senate) objects, each house will adjourn the joint session for their own session (limited at two hours) to take up the objection. If both houses pass a resolution objecting to the EC result, further action can take place. If both houses do not (i.e. if one or neither passes a resolution), the objection is powerless and the college result is certified.

    Clearly this is political theater as we know such a resolution will not pass the House, and there's good reason to think it wouldn't pass the Senate either (with or without the two senators from Georgia). The January 6 joint session is traditionally a ceremonial one. This one will not be.

    Many traditional pillars of Republican support have condemned the plan as futile and damaging. Certainly the Trump loyalists don't care - and many are likely doing it for fundraising purposes or to carry weight with the fraction of their constituencies that think this is a good idea.


     
    Saw this on Nicole Wallace's show from Chinese Gov Spokesman:

    “In ... 2019, radical demonstrators [in Hong Kong] violently stormed the city’s Legislative Council building, wantonly damaged facilities, used toxic powders and liquids to attack and beat the police, and even bit a police officer’s fingers off,” Hua said.

    “Facing a situation like this, Hong Kong police had kept a high degree of restraint and no demonstrators died.

    “Now the US mainstream media had unanimously criticised violent Trump fans in [Washington], saying it’s a violent event and those protesters are mobs, extremists ... But what description did they use on the Hong Kong protest? ‘Beautiful sight’.”
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    www.scmp.com

    China mocks US ‘double standards’ over Capitol chaos vs Hong Kong

    From officials to online commenters, Chinese critics accuse Washington of hypocrisy in its response to the storming of the Hill by Trump supporters.
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    Thanks trump
     
    Dragon said:
    Another one

    Trump Fur-Ever: Costumed Capitol Rioter Is Son Of Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge



    https://gothamist.com/news/trump-fur-ever-costumed-capitol-rioter-son-brooklyn-supreme-court-judge
    https://gothamist.com/news/trump-fur-ever-costumed-capitol-rioter-son-brooklyn-supreme-court-judge
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    If caught lie - seems to the Trumper way...


    Mostofsky’s brother Nachman, the executive director of Chovevei Zion, a politically conservative Orthodox advocacy organization, as well as a Brooklyn district leader and vice president of the South Brooklyn Conservative Club, also attended the rally Wednesday but did not enter the Capitol.

    Speaking to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency on Wednesday before his brother was identified as the man in the fur pelt costume, Nachman Mostofsky condemned the violence at the Capitol but suggested that it was carried out by the anti-fascist group Antifa — and said it was hypocritical to call out the violent protests in light of incidents of violence at the George Floyd protests over the summer.

    “No conservative will condone what happened today, the actual storming of the Capitol … it was unpatriotic,” he said. “But we heard for months during the summer when people don’t feel heard, this is what happens.”

    Asked by Gothamist on Thursday about his brother’s involvement with the mob that entered the Capitol, Nachman said Aaron was “pushed inside.”

    “My brother did nothing illegal,” Nachman told Gothamist. “He definitely was not part of the riot.”
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    :censored::hmm:
     
    There is a video out there showing exactly what happened to the lady who died. I won't link it because it's pretty much showing someone shot to death. She was climbing over the barricade to get to the area with the VP, senators. There is a officer with his gun clearly drawn in full of view of everyone trying to breach. You can't hear him over the shouting, but I assume he was giving verbal warnings as well.
     
    J-DONK said:
    There is a video out there showing exactly what happened to the lady who died. I won't link it because it's pretty much showing someone shot to death. She was climbing over the barricade to get to the area with the VP, senators. There is a officer with his gun clearly drawn in full of view of everyone trying to breach. You can't hear him over the shouting, but I assume he was giving verbal warnings as well.
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    Capitol Police were shouting warnings at the crowd. I have absolutely no sympathy for her or her family. Her husband knew she was going and knew how unhinged she was. He should have stopped her. She was the definition of "fork around and find out."
     
    J-DONK said:
    There is a video out there showing exactly what happened to the lady who died. I won't link it because it's pretty much showing someone shot to death. She was climbing over the barricade to get to the area with the VP, senators. There is a officer with his gun clearly drawn in full of view of everyone trying to breach. You can't hear him over the shouting, but I assume he was giving verbal warnings as well.
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    Supposedly that was the line that security was going to hold. They had announced anyone who went through would be shot and they were clear about it. It’s all on her.
     

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