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Post by maurinsky on Jan 13, 2021 8:29:17 GMT -5
Rep. Mikie Sherill (Navy Vet and Annapolis Grad - she says she saw some Congress members taking groups through on January 5th. |
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Post by GiftOfFlavor on Jan 13, 2021 10:07:14 GMT -5
Were the Congress members aware of the plan for the next day? Congressional tours are a thing, I’ve actually done one myself...
If the congress members were aware of the plan to storm the capital then that’s a HUGE problem. If people set up a tour to “case the joint” beforehand without the knowledge of the Congress member I don’t see how that is the members fault.
If she has proof that the Congress member knew of the plan beforehand and continued the tour they should be removed from office.
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Post by maurinsky on Jan 13, 2021 10:17:21 GMT -5
She is a former prosecutor, I would wager she would not make this accusation without having credible proof.
Some of the things that have come out since last week:
panic buttons removed from certain offices (Ayanna Pressley's staff reported this)
rioters going to offices that were not where tour groups or visitors to the capitol go to meet with their reps (Rep. Clyburn reported last week)
Photo of Lauren Boebert with a group of people taken on 1/5 with members of the group identified as having breached the capitol
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Post by GiftOfFlavor on Jan 13, 2021 10:23:14 GMT -5
She is a former prosecutor, I would wager she would not make this accusation without having credible proof. Some of the things that have come out since last week: panic buttons removed from certain offices (Ayanna Pressley's staff reported this) rioters going to offices that were not where tour groups or visitors to the capitol go to meet with their reps (Rep. Clyburn reported last week) Photo of Lauren Boebert with a group of people taken on 1/5 with members of the group identified as having breached the capitol Oh if it’s Lauren Boebert then I have no doubt she was aware. |
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Post by emmjay on Jan 13, 2021 10:49:46 GMT -5
Mikie Sherrill and I grew up in the same neighborhood. I really don’t know her but I always knew who she was and who her family was. You can read her Wikipedia bio to get the gist of what kind of person she is. I will be shocked if she is just talking out of her ass.
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Post by GiftOfFlavor on Jan 13, 2021 11:45:29 GMT -5
I am probably more sensitive to this than most... couple of my ex’s good friends went to the movies with Jamie Holmes (the Aurora Theater Shooter) at the same theater about a week before the shooting. They were detained by the police and extensively questioned, suspected of “helping” the shooter case the theater. Neither of them had ANY idea and thought they were just going to a movie with friends like people do... one guy testified at the trial. I think the other had already moved back to Germany and was unable to be compelled to return.
I saw what that did to our friends. It really changed them. They felt “responsible” even though they had no part in the crime at all, and it greatly affected their mental health.
It will be horrible for the “tour guides” who may have not known what was happening.
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Post by emmjay on Jan 13, 2021 11:53:37 GMT -5
I’m sure it will be investigated. If it was something like, Mo Brooks leading a group of people wearing WWG1WGA hats and saying “...and here is Jim Clyburn’s unmarked office...”, I’m sure they will get to the bottom of it pretty quickly.
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Post by catmom on Jan 13, 2021 14:25:17 GMT -5
I can’t get out of my mind how they found Mr. Clyburn’s unmarked office......and they had erected a noose outside. It sickens me.
Sort of off topic but did you all read about the state rep in Oregon who let protestors into the locked Oregon Capitol a few weeks ago? He’s been stripped of his committee involvements and had to turn in his security badge but as of yet is still keeping his office as a Rep. Oh and he was charged $2000 for the damages they caused after he let them in.
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Post by emmjay on Jan 13, 2021 16:22:24 GMT -5
Apparently tours have been suspended from the Capitol since March due to the pandemic, but there were several groups going through on Tuesday, so...
Doesn’t necessarily mean the tour givers knew what was going on but that is a lot more suspicious than people just going on tours like normal.
Again, I will be shocked if she said what she said without cause. She was an assistant US attorney for NJ. She would know the ramifications of saying something like that publicly.
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Post by justthinking on Jan 13, 2021 19:50:36 GMT -5
Were the Congress members aware of the plan for the next day? Congressional tours are a thing, I’ve actually done one myself... If the congress members were aware of the plan to storm the capital then that’s a HUGE problem. If people set up a tour to “case the joint” beforehand without the knowledge of the Congress member I don’t see how that is the members fault. If she has proof that the Congress member knew of the plan beforehand and continued the tour they should be removed from office. Congressional tours are not supposed to be a thing these days. The Capitol was closed to tours because of covid. |
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Post by Sprockey on Jan 14, 2021 13:41:45 GMT -5
Everything will come out.
Most of us will be horrified, while many will "both sides" it
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