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tblue37

(68,421 posts) Sun Jan 10, 2021, 12:55 PM Jan 2021

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"the Executive Branch . . . controlled the security response to its own coup" : [View all]

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Stop. January 6 did NOT happen because nobody saw it coming. All of the insurrectionists who flew in from all over the country sat it coming.

It happened because the Executive Branch has WAY too much unilateral power and controlled the security response to its own coup.

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"the Executive Branch . . . controlled the security response to its own coup" : [View all] tblue37 Jan 2021 OP

THIS malaise Jan 2021 #1

YES!! secondwind Jan 2021 #2

Who would ever have guessed this could be a problem? Right. nt Biophilic Jan 2021 #3

Trump is still in charge of Security even today Under The Radar Jan 2021 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jan 2021 #5

i've wondered if there no killings because Captain Zero Jan 2021 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jan 2021 #8

+1 2naSalit Jan 2021 #19

herd immunity is just their code for culling the herd cynical_idealist Jan 2021 #26

Let. Fox. Watch. Chicken. Coop. Hugin Jan 2021 #6

LOL!!! 2naSalit Jan 2021 #20

The Capitol Police (and Capitol Security) are under the auspices of Congress not Executive branch PoliticAverse Jan 2021 #9

Capitol Police were hung out to dry when they called for help. tblue37 Jan 2021 #10

That certainly needs to be part of the investigation, but once you need to "call for help" PoliticAverse Jan 2021 #11

How did they not know this was going to happen? justgamma Jan 2021 #12

Well it is either a screw up of gigantic proportions or complicity - certainly there needs to be PoliticAverse Jan 2021 #13

But the National Guard, which wasn't standing by for immediate assistance, pnwmom Jan 2021 #23

They weren't "standing by" because they were told they weren't needed.... PoliticAverse Jan 2021 #24

Yeah, that's their story now. But Republican Governor Hogan says otherwise pnwmom Jan 2021 #25

Everybody knew it was coming Ohioboy Jan 2021 #14

KICK orangecrush Jan 2021 #15

If DC was a state would this prevent the Executive Branch from controlling security? nt in2herbs Jan 2021 #16

Yes. They would have the authority to deploy their own National Guard and authorize help from other tblue37 Jan 2021 #17

Exactly, and Acting Defense Secretary Miller needs to be held accountable for not responding! n/t AntiFascist Jan 2021 #27

On a related note not fooled Jan 2021 #18

Same as when Administration members were subpoenaed to appear before Congress. Midnight Writer Jan 2021 #21

ACCOUNTABILITY! Bluethroughu Jan 2021 #22