Posted on 03/31/2006 8:54:36 AM PST by MikeA
"Wrong. This is no big deal."
I agree it would be great to see her voted out of office, but that's not likely to happen in this overwhelmingly Democratic district which is predominantly black without a major embarrassment like seeing her locked up. McKinney lost her seat in a different district before because she acted like such a clown. It's going to take another spectacle like seeing their congresswoman taken off in cuffs to convince these folks to get rid of her, if even just in the primary.
And I'm not so sure I can dismiss this as "no big deal." These Capitol Hill police officers have one hell of a difficult job. The last thing they need to is to be abused by a mental case twit. And if any of the rest of us did this we would be locked up! So what's good for the rest of us is good for this arrogant, out of control, mentally deranged congresswoman.
It really is an issue of national security. Members of Congress should not be able to walk around security screening in the Capitol any more than they can at an airport. Who is to say that someone who just looks like a member of Congress and flashes a phony badge couldn't walk through. How about using retinal scans or digital fingerprints for members of Congress?
I hope there's a frogwalk, but there won't be.
On a more serious level, I hope she gets the psychiatric help she needs.
The saddest thing about this whole incident is that her constiuancy will not hold her responsible.
My experience is, black Democrats do not punish bad behavior at the ballot box. They relect people with questionable morality over and over again.
You know, racist me reporting...Will she be issued an arrest warrant by a black or a white officer? Or will the officer have stripes and a large eye poking out of the middle of it's forehead?
Doesn't matter, here comes The Race Card for the victim.
Any terrorirsts out there please make a note..
The constituents who plagued congress with this woman will no doubt rally behind her if she's indicted. It will just make her more popular with the white-hating victim class.
On that note, if she's indicted and convicted can she still serve? She's no Marion Barry...
I seriously doubt she'd resign over this unless the tapes were really, REALLY bad and Nancy Pelosi cracked her SM whip. This could get ugly for Democrats very quickly.
Gotta love it.
correction unless it applies to conservatives or republicans.
Ping
I don't think she can be charged with a misdeamenor. Congresspeople on their way to or from work cannot be detained or charged with minor offenses. Its in the constitution.
Start chanting: We want a perp walk. We want a perp walk.
Nothing, nothing, nothing will happen to her. The poor cop will probably be suspended for racism; lose his job, and maybe wind up in court.
That's the way the world works today.
Why not? Is Cindy above the law?
Do we know if the officer she assaulted is also black?
Huh? Say what? What does that even mean?
she wouldn't need a job. Have you seen the congressional retirement program?
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