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live love laugh's JournalElected officials should not have to risk their lives to serve the country.
Immediate legislation must be passed to stop the continuing encroachment by right wing terrorists on not just political rights but the right to exist and live and breathe.
Little to nothing was done to stamp out any further action against elected officials after Gabby Giffords was shot and her career ended. The decade or so since has led to the insurrection with incident after incident in between -- and no firm action to stop it. During Obamas term the fence around the White House was breached multiple times terrorizing him and his family. After Obama left office drones have been flown over his home and pictures splayed over social media multiple times basically invading his privacy and security. Then we just saw Pelosi's house vandalized following open threats against the life of the governor of Michigan. And then we had the rudimentary spray painting of Mitch McConnell's house even though threats and attacks against Democrats seem to be of a more serious nature than their Republican counterparts--yet equivalencies are drawn as though they are equal.
The solution must liken threats of harm against elected officials to the level of yelling fire in a crowded theater.
Speech that gives any appearance of leading to or inciting harm, threats or actual injury to any elected officials or to those assigned to protect them in service of the American people cannot be tolerated.
Natural Selection at the Insurrection
Kevin Greason 55 year MAGAt died at the Capitol. He tazed himself in the scrotum and had a heart attack.
Link: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMJ74K2xy/
Edit to add:
Roseanne Boyland, 34, carrying a “Don’t Tread on Me” flag was trampled to death.
https://www.cbs46.com/news/friend-of-kennesaw-woman-killed-in-capitol-riot-recounts-her-final-moments/article_c36b3146-515c-11eb-adfd-a32b248f9815.html
Play stupid games win stupid prizes.
Ginni Thomas Clarence Thomas' wife and Trump appointee
On the on the day of the insurrection on social media communicated support for the effort.
The TikTok video says that Thomas was asked by Trump to compile a list of disloyal federal employees prior to the insurrection and has since deleted her social media account.
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMJ7Dxr2U/
Storming has become the Republican weapon of choice.
It has to be stopped.
The new majority must pass laws to protect our legislators and legislation and the will of the American people.
They must pass these laws immediately.
Storming was used to steal the election in 2000 for George Bush. It was used more in 2020 with the over taking of the Michigan capital and the attempt led by Matt Gaetz to compromise the SCIF during meetings on impeachment. Now it’s being used to threaten the national legislature as of yesterday and there are threats to interfere with the inauguration and other state and local political activities and locations.
It should and must become a forbidden practice with severe unpardonable consequences.
25th Amendment: Requires Pence's oversight
Not. Gunna. Happen.
BUT Congress should proceed and let Pence’s actions or lack thereof to speak for themselves.
is this what Trump plans after leaving office too?
The new Congress better address domestic terrorism first and foremost ...
prohibit inciteful speech;
prohibit terrorizing elected officials by going to their homes or by vandalizing their homes
prohibit breaching security in government facilities;
prohibit threats of bodily harm to elected officials
prohibit weapons and unsafe behavior such as not wearing masks and endangering elected officials.
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