Next week, the country will gather round to watch Democrats argue why former President Trump should be convicted for inciting the Jan. 6 'Capitol Riot,' after the House impeached him on one count of "incitement of insurrection."
To prepare for the trial, DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management chief, Christopher Rodriguez, is maintaining a dystopian backdrop of armed National Guard troops and razor wire-topped security fences.
"We must demonstrate an overt security presence in D.C., at least for now," Rodriguez said at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing last week. "We believe that this posture is essential to ensuring that the Metro Police Department can deploy resources to all parts of the city during an emergency."
Walkways and green spaces around the Capitol and adjacent congressional office buildings that are normally plied by tourists and joggers have been off limits since the Jan. 6 riot.
Instead, there are rifle-toting National Guard troops -- part of a contingent of several thousand assigned to assist with security -- stationed with Capitol police at a checkpoints for entry to the grounds. In addition there are 500 members of the District of Columbia National Guard on standby as a quick reaction force.
“It’s surreal,” said Representative Andy Kim, a New Jersey Democrat. “I’ve worked in a lot of tough areas before, it is very intense to see this level of structure with such a massive perimeter put forward. -Bloomberg
Approximately 7,000 National Guard personnel will remain in DC - left behind after more than 20,000 Guradsmen were deployed to Joe Biden's inauguration to protect against a 'right-wing extremist threat' that never materialized. By mid-march, the number of Guard will be reduced to 5,000.
Democratic impeachment managers are expected to argue that Trump's election fraud claims inspired a cadre of supporters to 'storm the capitol' (they walked through an open door), and that the 'insurrectionists' led by 'QAnon Shaman' were attempting to gain control of the United States (only to take selfies with Capitol Police and walk out un-arrested). In total, five people died during the incident - including a protester who was shot dead by Capitol Police for trying to breach an interior barricade.
Mike Hendrix
We are the people we’ve been waiting for.
It’s the blackest of black pills, and I only wish I knew of a plausible argument to be made that it isn’t so. It’s also a must-read—especially for anyone still locked in denial’s thrall, clinging to the forlorn hope of some miraculous last-second reprieve.
(Via Wes Rhinier)
Update! Another grim wake-up call.
Any objections they make, lethargic or otherwise, are dishonest. They’re fully-paid up partners, playing their assigned role on the Democracy Kabuki stage.
Article is very good, and perhaps either, so very informative, or an opinionated perception of reality, or both? Sure American Citizen's hold out for hope, reality that the cavalry is not arriving is disheartening to most, if as reputed, America is done?
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, myself and most other's are in the middle, hope for the best, prepare for the worst; Was it this easy to flip our Constitutional Laws with assumption everyone in Washington was on board? WOW, who then, does the Pentagon, NSA, DOJ, etc. truly work for, if this is the case? Corruption is one thing, but if America is to the point ALL Power Agencies, Power-Figures, are involved, one would assume someone else is running our Nation, WHO? Inquiring minds need to know specifically since NO one answers the hard questions, Who?
The old figures propped up seem a joke, the other's say a bunch of nothings, so who are those that pull the puppet-strings? President Trump opened this can of worms, and only to fizzle out at the end, why? Trump could have planned right along a counter coup as President, if he did not, why even bring to light, "Hey yo, look at all the crooks around Washington"? Why bother? Somewhere there are answers American Citizen's will eventually find out about that explains what really happened to leave us with all this Gloom & Doom playing out, chaos, deception, and hanging American's out to dry as Article, in my opinion, messages. Even if true to the tee, American's still live on Hope, Faith, Love, and Alternatives, IMO!
There are many ways to skin a cat, perhaps creativity evolves out of watching all this stupidity going on? Don't know, but God does, God will provide the answers where man cannot. God is bigger than Biden & cohorts, China, Our Military, Trump, and following God will lead to the right path, so any hard FACTS that everyone is to believe on both sides of this assessment presented, have not been fully divulged, in my opinion.....not yet. Time is telling us concerns are warranted, and Time will tell us how bad, IMO! Keeping populace confused is Communist Tactic's, Keeping populace with choices is God's word for all time.