I thought the Capitol police already had an office in San Fran, and Florida.
This was done under Pelosi’s speakership. Capitol Police work for Johnson now. He owns this unless he stops it.
He can call the Capitol Police Chief and end it tomorrow.
“If you aren’t doing anything wrong you have nothing to worry about.”
U.S. Code, Title 2, Chapter 29 defines the powers and duties of the U.S. Capitol Police. The U.S. Capitol Police has the authority to enforce the laws of the United States in any area of the United States and has the power to effect warrantless arrests for any offense against the United States committed in their presence, or for any felony cognizable under the laws of the United States upon probable cause, in the performance of their protective duties. Qualified members of the U.S. Capitol Police may also travel outside of the United States when performing security advisory and liaison functions for congressional travel.
But, in that is the term progformance of their protective duties which is defined on their website as:
“The United States Capitol Police (USCP) safeguards the Congress, Members of Congress, employees, visitors, and Congressional buildings and grounds from crime, disruption, and terrorism. We protect and secure Congress so it can fulfill its constitutional and legislative responsibilities in a safe, secure and open environment.
We protect the legislative process, the symbol of our democracy, the people who carry out the process, and the millions of visitors who travel here to see democracy in action. We also protect everyone who visits the Capitol, who can see first‐hand how we work to represent the best of America’s spirit and diversity.
https://www.uscp.gov/the-department#:~:text=We%20protect%20the%20legislative%20process,of%20America‘s%20spirit%20and%20diversity.
There is nothing within tht job description that covers any enforcement of any type that deals with civilians unless it is in the affairs of the displayed resources, people or buildings. It’s like having a embassy in another country. They have no authority except to be there.
Wjhat they are describing is conning the public to think they can go into civil law enforcement outside of their designatged area. They can’t
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” nice ____ you got there. Be a shame if anything happened to it “ .
Because Pelosi ramrodded the bill to increase the capitol police to defend “democracy” fromTrump into law in 2020.
That “conservative” leader Mike Johnson hasn’t moved to revoke the law is telling.
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s area I understand.
She’s so well liked she needs protection.
But why Tampa, Florida?
Maybe to protect Scientology headquarters???
To protect elected Democrats from the wrath of their own voters.
This is from Wikipedia:
“The United States Capitol Police is ... charged with protecting the United States Congress ... throughout the United States ...”
American Gestapo.
It seems to me their jurisdiction is restricted to the premises of The United States Capitol and no further.
“He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.”
Every feared para-military political police force in history had humble beginnings.
The communist tyranny has metastasized and only radical surgery stands a meager chance for recovering some semblance of the former Constitutional Republic...
Our communist rulers have adopted the “in your face” approach as the nation receives the coup de grace...
Does anyone remember 0bemba saying that ‘we need a national police force’ or words to that effect?
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