Trucker Protests Expected In Washington, D.C.

[applegrove]

Trucker Protests Expected In Washington, D.C.

February 19, 2022 at 12:09 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 276 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2022/02/19/trucker-protests-expected-in-washington-d-c/

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The Capitol Police briefed staff on the House Administration and Senate Rules Committees about a potential trucker protest in Washington, D.C., Politico reports.

Metropolitan Police Department officers were told they would not be able to take time off between Feb. 22 and March 5 as local authorities geared up for a potential protest convoy.

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[C_U_L8R]

1. Soon to be The Truckless.

[applegrove]

2. The Mayor of Ottawa wants to see the towed Trucks sold and the

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money given to the city. He just said it.

A few hours later:

Coincidentally the trucks have mostly gone from Wellington Street where Parliament. That was fast.

[Mme. Defarge]

3. Damn straight!

Do it!!!

[Cha]

4. Good to know.. thanks.

[2naSalit]

10. That's the soultion...

I was thinking should happen.

[tecelote]

6. And... Bank Accounts of Canadian Protesters Seized

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216372766

[brush]

5. Canadian authorities are also freezing bank accounts now. Let's see if American truckers...

will continue with their cross-country convoy from California to DC.

[FalloutShelter]

9. I hope we follow suit.

This is the next chapter in Eff around and find out.

[brush]

15. Agreed. They're asking for it if they think the Biden admin, DC authorities and the Nat'l Guard...

are going to allow truckers to besiege DC after what happened on Jan. 6 and what's still going on in Ottawa.

[FalloutShelter]

16. Yep!

[PortTack]

17. Nailed it!

[madinmaryland]

7. They tried that 15 years ago and all got stuck on the beltway around DC.

Morons just don’t seem to learn. Traffic always sucks around dc unless you are coming in during the night.

[BlackSkimmer]

8. I really doubt this is going to happen.

Guess we’ll see.

[Midnight Writer]

14. Me, too. I have no particular knowledge. I just doubt that more than a few show up.

I expect it to fizzle out. The financial backers will get skittish as they see the backers of the Canadian debacle identified.

[dalton99a]

11. Set the security perimeter farther out and let them see the wrath of commuters

[Tennessee Hillbilly]

12. MyPillow guy wasn't able to drop his pillows in Canada

So now he may try to drop them in DC. They might make good foot cushions.

[2naSalit]

13. Well...

That traffic can be controlled without too much trouble. Of those who try to go the whole cross country route maybe 5% of them will get there. Lots of obstacles to navigate along the way.

We have the Civil Defense (Law, Act, ?) that under national emergency, all commercial trucks come under the command of the federal government should the appropriate agencies deem it necessary. So there's that for one problem the truckers face.

[DFW]

18. Meetings probably already being held with Roger Stone and Mike Lindell at the Willard Hotel

I hope there is an army of towing vehicles at the ready, and armed cops ready to shoot if shot at first.

Give them a taste of the old South, where the slightest moving violation by an out-of-state vehicle resulted in all cash being forfeited, or the vehicle impounded for a month, only to be bailed out by even more cash.

[EarthFirst]

19. I'm not sure the American counterpart to this has the motivation to physically participate...

They’re really good at stamping their feet on social media platforms; however when it comes down to beating the pavement; they often fall far short of their bluster.