AOC dragged away in chains!
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From NBC News: "Capitol Police said they made 35 arrests, including 17 lawmakers.
Among those arrested were Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Carolyn Maloney of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Cori Bush of Missouri, Veronica Escobar of Texas, Jackie Speier and Barbara Lee of California, and Ayanna Pressley and Katherine Clark of Massachusetts. The lawmakers said they were engaging in an act of civil disobedience."
God damn those fucking imbeciles.
I am so sick of these people embarrassing my white American ass.
Here's a happy thought: AOC has civil-disobedienced herself out of running for President. Silver lining!
Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka
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I’m curious what happens with Omar. She is shedding her support in the Somali community that elected her because of her stance on abortion.
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From NBC News: "Capitol Police said they made 35 arrests, including 17 lawmakers.
Among those arrested were Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Carolyn Maloney of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Cori Bush of Missouri, Veronica Escobar of Texas, Jackie Speier and Barbara Lee of California, and Ayanna Pressley and Katherine Clark of Massachusetts. The lawmakers said they were engaging in an act of civil disobedience."
God damn those fucking imbeciles.
I am so sick of these people embarrassing my white American ass.
Here's a happy thought: AOC has civil-disobedienced herself out of running for President. Silver lining!
@Catseye3 said in AOC dragged away in chains!:
an act of civil disobedience
They misspelled "insurrection?"
embarrassing my white American ass.
YARLY. My first generation white American ass does a good job of embarrassing itself, thank you! No need for help from AOC or the Brother-wedder!
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"Lock Them Up!" LOL
@taiwan_girl said in AOC dragged away in chains!:
"Lock Them Up!" LOL
Nah! First thing they'll do is call their lawyer! And it will never occur to them that this is a precious right they have! Spend time in lockup with those criminals? Please.
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They are so eager to try and be rebellious.
The irony... they (Congress) are THE way to secure
elective surgeryabortion rights for women. Who are they protesting? They are literally the ones that can do something about it if there are enough votes. Heck, even SCOTUS confirmed that this is a legislative decision, not a judicial one. -
They are so eager to try and be rebellious.
The irony... they (Congress) are THE way to secure
elective surgeryabortion rights for women. Who are they protesting? They are literally the ones that can do something about it if there are enough votes. Heck, even SCOTUS confirmed that this is a legislative decision, not a judicial one. -
@Catseye3 said in AOC dragged away in chains!:
The charges will be dismissed, probably.
She should be jailed and put in solitary confinement. No bail pending trial.
Because interfering with government work is "insurrection-ey."
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@Catseye3 said in AOC dragged away in chains!:
The charges will be dismissed, probably.
She should be jailed and put in solitary confinement. No bail pending trial.
Because interfering with government work is "insurrection-ey."
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@George-K said in AOC dragged away in chains!:
No bail pending trial.
And no trial, either. Give her a lesson on what "no rights" really can mean.
@Catseye3 said in AOC dragged away in chains!:
@George-K said in AOC dragged away in chains!:
No bail pending trial.
And no trial, either. Give her a lesson on what "no rights" really can mean.
Oh, she can have a trial. In about a year, like the rest of the plebians.
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Never trust a populist.
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I'm not sure what is the best course of action.
She and the others need to be made to understand how inappropriate were her actions as a member of the US Congress. But what are the optics if she's tried in a court of law? Do the PTB want to risk leaving the impression that demonstrating is against the law? Demonstrating is okay for the populace -- is a good thing, in fact; it gives the people a peaceful means to express their views and let off steam -- but is inexpressibly inappropriate and what Jolly calls head-bangingly stupid for a member of Congress to do so.
Was a time when I believed the public would understand the difference, but in these emotive times, I no longer believe they understand much of anything, and I was probably wrong to believe it in the first place.
I could care less what happens to those jackasses. They can fall off a bridge for all of me. But Congress has a responsibility to uphold its role of dignity and decorum and most of all relevance in the eyes of the public.
They can't let this go, but what do they do? Maybe the best course is to wink at a dismissal of the charges (by some plausible rationale) and then censure them in Congress. Do it in a way that the public understands the seriousness of what they did.
I dunno.
