Posted on 04/23/2021 9:42:31 PM PDT by John Semmens
Angry over anti-rioting legislation under debate in the Oklahoma House of Representatives, a couple of dozen Black Lives Matter activists noisily invaded the capitol building. The legislation under discussion seeks to increase the penalties for intentionally blocking street traffic and to protect drivers who unintentionally hit persons blocking traffic, A separate bill would establish penalties for "doxxing," i.e. publishing the names and addresses of police officers.
While she was famously public and strident in her condemnation of the January 6 "storming" of the US Capitol, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) refused to criticize the Oklahoma incident. "Look, there are several important differences between the two situations," she maintained. "First, Oklahoma is just one state. Whatever happens there cannot compare with what happens here in Washington. Second, the grievances of the BLM protestors were more meritorious than the false allegations of election theft that motivated the invasion of the Capitol by Trump supporters. Third, the targets of the BLM protestors were Republicans who, as we all know, are doing their best to undermine our democracy. They deserve to be frightened that they will be held accountable for their crimes against the people."
Republican State Rep. Kevin West called the incursion "disruptive. The police had to clear the gallery of the noisy mob, but no one was shot. So, in that respect I can see a difference between my perspective and that of Speaker Pelosi. We weren't cowering in fear. We aren't slandering the disrupters by calling them 'traitors.' We're not demanding that anybody be imprisoned for disagreeing with the legislation we passed. On balance, I'd say the way we handled the situation in Oklahoma might be a model for DC to emulate rather than the other way around."
In related news, perhaps in response to Minneapolis City Council candidate Margarita Ortegain's suggestion that protestors ought to target white neighborhoods, a man was blocked from driving his car to his house by BLM protestors. When he pleaded that he was only trying to go home he was mocked, as one protestor told him that "home ownership is a bourgeois fallacy. All property ultimately belongs to the collective. The dictatorship of the proletariat will decide who lives where and when they will or won't be blocked from accessing their assigned accommodations."
If you missed any of the other Semi-News/Semi-Satire posts you can find them at...
http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,435085.new.html#new
I’ll be outfitting and upgrading my 1999 GMC GINORMOUS Suburban for just this event.
And I don’t even LIVE in Oklahoma.
Wondering if I can get a heavy duty brush guard for my sub compact car.
ping
I will tell ya this, there were TWO things that surprised me at Yahoo - FILLED with liberals
1) The absolute dislike for Joe Biden - it was 90%+
2) The absolute joy, by most posters, of seeing a “protester” bouncing off the hood of a POLICE VEHICLE
This was at Yahoo. FILLED with liberals.
True stories
Look up “Bull bars,” ‘cause you don’t want to scuff the paint...
Oklahoma is full of 3/4 and 1 ton pickups with ranch hand cattle guards.
Very good, John.
Once again, "semi-news" informs us better than the MSM "semi-Pravda"
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.