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In reply to the discussion: How many here think that lawmakers would have been killed if [View all]crickets
(25,962 posts)73. 👆 This.
Pelosi and Pence were at the top of the list of people being searched for. The would-be assassins had specific preferred targets but would have been happy to take out anyone they could get their hands on. How some Republicans seem unfazed and don't recognize that they were in dire peril is a mystery. Anyone they found would have been taken hostage, and political party was no guarantee against getting killed.
Agreed that Nancy Pelosi is well aware, and knows she cannot afford to let this go. For her safety, and the safety of every single Congressional member, shit has got to get real.
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That terrorist in paramilitary garb holding a fistful of zip tie handcuffs convinced me.
catbyte
Jan 2021
#1
A small group of trained professionals embedded in the horde could have slipped in. Not the idiots
dem4decades
Jan 2021
#15
Yes. The Squad would have been on their target list too, along with Rep. Maxine Walters. nt
Blue_true
Jan 2021
#84
While It Should In No Way Be Taken to Limit His Culpability or Liability
The Roux Comes First
Jan 2021
#19
They were screaming they were going to kill them when they broke the window
Quixote1818
Jan 2021
#56
Elected members and some staff - I don't know how many, and it may have been very few -
BobTheSubgenius
Jan 2021
#61