Posted on 07/02/2019 5:24:25 PM PDT by Libloather
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Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton issued a statement responding to the President's request saying the tanks would not be ideal for the event.
After we have worked for years with the National Park Service to refurbish the National Mall, at a cost of millions of taxpayer dollars, President Trump now proposes to have 60-ton battle tanks there, where they would likely do significant damage," Holmes Norton said.
"These tanks, heavy equipment, and weapons of war have no place on the National Mall at all, particularly as we celebrate the Fourth of July."
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"Just as the Pentagon reminded the president of the damage tanks would do to D.C. streets, costing the federal government and District taxpayers millions of dollars, Interior and other federal officials must do the same for the Mall before it is too late," Holmes Norton warned.
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It’s so fun watching how little it takes to trigger the Commies.
Good thing we’re not playing the drinking game based on that.
We’d be in a drunken stupor with the Left all the time.
Reforger. I was there.
The Star Spangled Banner
Oh, say can you see by the dawn’s early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight,
O’er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
I saw the Beach Boys play on the famous art museum steps in Philly on July 4th in 1985. Jimmy Page actually came out and p!ayed a set with them.
“There are also road wheels for tanks.”
I didn’t know that. I’m guessing they were designed specifically so the tanks can be “driven” down roads without doing unnecessary damage. If there are enough tires to evenly distribute the load onto the road surface there should be no problem.
“Tanks on trailers, sure. Tanks on the streets? Tank tracks will do a real number on asphalt in the summer.”
Don’t sweat it, there are ways to deal with that:
https://www.cat.com/en_US/products/new/equipment/motor-graders/m-series-motor-graders.html
The CIC can put a M1A2 in Statuary hall if he felt like it.
What are you 18?
I believe the title is FALSE
shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach
yep, those people there for Obama’s inaugural left behind tons of trash.
Pounds per square inch exerted by a normal sized adult male, 8 psi. M1 Abrams, 15 psi. Typical passenger car, 30 psi, road racing bicycle, 90, normal sized adult female wearing stiletto heels, 471 psi.
Ban Nancy Pelosi from crossing the street!!!!
If they had a some tanks then Washington’s army could have easily defeated the British : )
The District of Columbia should not be represented in the House.
(Repeal The 23rd)
As I understand it, she is a non voting delegate in Congress, and does not vote on legislation.
Why do DC and Puerto Rico, and I think the Virgin Islands and Guam also, have non-voting delegates in Congress? I don’t know the answer to that.
Without American tanks I wonder if Norton woulld be speaking German or Japanese today...
I was amazed by that too.
That was winter time. The entire mall had be rebuilt because of the remains of Hussein that evening. Little did they know...
Exactly!
In all seriousness I hope the tanks have rubber treads for the day.
She’s just another stupid Affirmative Action bitch put into a position WAAAYY beyond her competence.
And hasn’t anybody ever told the idiot, desk bound, fake generals at the Pentagon that tanks can be equipped with highway tracks, just hard rubber grousers on the treads.
Just put hard rubber grousers on the treads.
Doesn’t anybody know anything about moving heavy equipment on hard surface streets?
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