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In reply to the discussion: How can BooBoo and Gaetz blow past security. This still pisses me off. [View all]Marcuse
(9,051 posts)1. The Capitol Police should have tased and detained Boebert and Gaetz as a threat to Zelenskyy.
They have been influenced and could have been coerced or replicated by a foreign power.
Matt Gaetz and Lauren Boebert were seen on the second floor of the Capitol building walking down a hallway outside of the House floor when they veered right towards the chamber. Before they were able to reach the door, two US Capitol Police officers in suits stopped the pair, addressing Mr Gaetz by name, and informed them that they needed to go through a security screening before entering, gesturing to a nearby metal detector.
The Florida congressman was heard briefly questioning the officer's direction, before turning away.
"Mr Gaetz? Mr Gaetz?!" the officer said as the pair breezed past them and entered the chamber without further incident.
The incident lasted only a few seconds. Neither Mr Gaetz nor Ms Boebert became verbally aggressive or insulting, but made clear that they were ignoring the two Capitol Police agents after getting an unsatisfactory reply.https://www.snopes.com/news/2022/12/22/gaetz-boebert-security-screenings/
The Florida congressman was heard briefly questioning the officer's direction, before turning away.
"Mr Gaetz? Mr Gaetz?!" the officer said as the pair breezed past them and entered the chamber without further incident.
The incident lasted only a few seconds. Neither Mr Gaetz nor Ms Boebert became verbally aggressive or insulting, but made clear that they were ignoring the two Capitol Police agents after getting an unsatisfactory reply.https://www.snopes.com/news/2022/12/22/gaetz-boebert-security-screenings/
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How can BooBoo and Gaetz blow past security. This still pisses me off. [View all]
Norbert
Dec 2022
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The Capitol Police should have tased and detained Boebert and Gaetz as a threat to Zelenskyy.
Marcuse
Dec 2022
#1
I do not understand how they could do it with no consequences at all that I know of.
riversedge
Dec 2022
#5
I fully expect that a member will be caught carrying on the floor by February 1. Nt
Fiendish Thingy
Dec 2022
#26
By noon on 1/3 the rules change. The 117 Congress ends and the 118 Congress starts
bottomofthehill
Dec 2022
#14
I know this is hard to believe but the Constitution protected their activity.
bottomofthehill
Dec 2022
#12
It depends if these people actually are, technically, legally exempt from the same rules...
Silent3
Dec 2022
#32
Isn't Pelosi still fining these idiots for not going through the metal detectors?
panader0
Dec 2022
#39