Republican stunt backfires when Capitol Police are called to investigate their 'suspicious' package

[riversedge]

Apparently the NRCC sent some frontline Democrats “moving boxes” after the impeachment vote, but because the boxes looked like suspicious packages, Capitol Police were called to investigate.

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Republican stunt backfires when Capitol Police are called to investigate their ‘suspicious’ packages

https://www.rawstory.com/2019/10/republican-stunt-backfires-when-capitol-police-are-called-to-investigate-their-suspicious-packages/

Published 12 hours ago on October 31, 2019



The House of Representatives voted on the rules for impeachment Thursday, setting up the House investigation. However, the mockery of Democrats by Republicans turned into a serious incident for the GOP.

According to congressional Huffington Post reporter Matt Fuller, the GOP sent moving boxes to some Democrats who voted on the rules bill. The boxes appeared outside of Congressional offices with bows on them, which ended up being a huge security flag to the Capitol Police. .....................

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[edbermac]

1. You'll have to forgive them.

They don’t do humor very well.

[DFW]

2. The shortest book in the Library of Congress

"Republican Humor Since 1900" by I. B. Laffing

[Jim__]

3. So many republican pols act like over-aged frat boys.

When they turn 40, or at least by 50, you would think they could leave that behind.

[Captain Zero]

4. Or, was it a subtle threat?

no, no, no, we were just joking around, don't you get it?

[orangecrush]

7. Exactly.

[gab13by13]

5. The only legislating that I recall

House Republicans doing in the last decade was trying to repeal Obamacare.

[lastlib]

8. And tax cuts for billionaires.......

[SergeStorms]

6. Democrats should send each republican in Congress....

a copy of The Constitution of the United States of America. Then we should have a Constitutional Attorney read and explain it to them, because they apparently haven't read it, or they don't understand what they read.

[tanyev]

9. Keep the boxes handy! They can offer them back to any Republican that needs them next year.

[pwb]

10. They all think they are so clever.

Not.