Assaults on Congress

For John, BLUF:  I think that the 6 Janaury 2021 riot on Capitol Hill was wrong and an example of how crowds can get out of control.  I also think that Democrts are playing it for all it is worth, and then some.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Aaron Burr Summoned From The Dead By Speaker Pelosi

For What?

To Testify to a Former Vice President committing treason and getting away with it?

From The InstaPundit, by Law Professor Glenn Reynolds, 7 January 2022, 2:31 pm.

Here is the blog post, with link:

I THINK THE STUPID AND CRINGEY BIT IS THE WORST PART, BUT YEAH:  The Bigger Problem With The Hamilton Performance At the Capitol On January 6: “Dear Theodosia” is sung by Aaron Burr, who was an accused insurrectionist.  “In any event, celebrating an accused insurrectionist is not the right symbolism for January 6.”  Or maybe it is.  You know, all of the Framers were “insurrectionists,” actually.

Yes.  The riot on Capitol Hill on 6 January 2021 was wrong and those who incited it at the scene or caused property damage should get some jail time.  Those who just wandered through the Capitol Building, wandered through and exited, should be given community service for their tresspass.

But, inviting Aaron Burr to the first anniversary?  Chief Justice John Marshall ensured he was not convicted, but President Thomas Jefferson was sure convinced of former Vice President Burr's guilt.

Serious things happened on 6 January 2021, but Speaker Pelosi is staging theater to try to gain political advantage for the mid-term elections.  How else to explain the less than open House Select Committee on the 6 January riot on Capitol Hill.  I am not expecting a complete revelation of the facts from that particular theater production.

A lack of historic memory seems to be endemic amongst the Democrats.  They reach back to 9/11 and to Pearl Harbor and to the War of 1812.  They conveniently forget Mr James Hodgkinson shooting up the Republican Congressional Baseball team, back in 2017.  Four wounded, oone seriously.  And they forget 1 March 1954, when four dommestic terrorists fired 30 rounds from the Ladies' Gallery overlooking the floor of the House of Representatives.  Five Reprexsentatives were wounded, one of them seriously.

I don't think I woould go as far as Cartoonist Scott Adams, but his is an interesting idea.  The question of Mr Ray Epps and how he has been dropped as an FBI suspect is an interesting one.

Finally there is the actions of President Bidon to bring us all together.  My Middle Brother might tell me that the "Right" can't be brought together with the rest of America, but if that is so, why did Candidate Biden promise to do it?

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff