Fortress Washington

For John, BLUF:  i can remember when Pennsylvania Avenue, in front of the White House, was closed to vehicular traffic, on a temporary basis.  Now it appears permanen.  I hope the fencing around Capitol Hill does not become permanent.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Demands Intensify for Security Fence Around Capitol to Come Down

From The Epoch Times, by Writer Mark Tapscott, 19 February 2021.

Here is the lede plus three:

Forty-one House Republicans want Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to take down the razor-wire-topped steel barrier surrounding the U.S. Capitol complex and send the troops manning it home as soon as possible.

“We write with concerns about the security measures and enhanced fencing around the U.S. Capitol even though high-profile events like the inauguration are over,” the group said in a Feb. 5 letter to Pelosi.

“In particular, we are concerned with recent reports that the fencing surrounding the Capitol may become permanent.  We are willing to have an honest debate about providing Capitol Hill Police (CHP) with the resources they need to be better prepared without turning the Capitol into a permanent fortress.

“To that end, we urge you to remove the barbed wire fencing surrounding the Capitol and send the National Guard troops home to their families.  It’s time.  It’s time for healing and it’s time for the removal of the fencing so the nation may move forward.”

It is interesting that we, the Citizens, have not yet been told about the specific threat or threats justifying the fencing and the retention of the Nation Guard.  We were warned about threats to all the State Capitols on Inauguration Day.  However, nothing happened.

Perhaps the leadership on Capitol Hill, all Democrat, thinks the Impeachment Trial will bring out the worst.  Maybe they are hoping, as a sort of reverse time justification for the trial.

Regardless, it is time to "tear down this wall!"

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff