A Memorial for the Capitol defenders
This memorial exists only in my imagination so far, but I felt the need to describe it in hopes that the Capitol defenders will be remembered properly after the current national brain fog lifts.
The memorial I would like to see in a public corridor of the Capitol is has two parts: The first is a set of photographs on the walls to both sides of a corridor through which tourists of the building must pass. There will be photos of all the officers who participated in defending all the members of Congress who were present on Jan. 6, 2021. Next to each photo will be a small card giving the name, rank, and police force they were members of that day. A placard, also brief, will describe the duration of the defensive action they mounted and sustained until they were relieved. Another placard will direct tourists to the location where they can sign up for the illustrated presentation.
The second part of the memorial, the illustrated presentation, takes place in a small conference room which will be identified from current site plans, or constructed for the purpose. I want there to be room to seat about 25 people in this room, with no great expanses of floor around them. Each summary will be given by a live person present in the room, with no lectures being piped into headsets. There were no technological barriers between the defenders and the mob that day, and no technology should be allowed to buffer the senses of the attendees. So, a live person will summarize the day’s events, illustrating various points with still photos cast on a screen,. If sound recordings exist, one should be turned on briefly to indicate the sound of pandemonium in an enclosed hallway. All elements of the presentation should be designed to demonstrate that this event really happened, in a corridor near where the audience is sitting, and the fact that it can be reported on now is thanks to some of the rioters who filmed themselves, as well as other sources. The presentation should conclude with a statement that the rioters were all American citizens who believed that an election had been stolen from them, that they were all volunteers, and that no rioter received pay for his or her participation that day, nor any help with legal bills they incurred upon arrest. They all believed something that wasn’t true.
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They passed a law in 2022 to place a plaque on the front of the Capitol Building. Biden signed the law. The plaque is ready (see pic below) but unfortunately Republicans currently control the House, and they're refusing to put up the plaque, violating the law (no surprises there).
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/democrats-press-for-jan-6-plaque-capitol/
