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Trump orders law enforcement to arrest memorial vandals under federal act with up to 10-year sentence
Washington Examiner ^ | June 23, 2020 | Madison Dibble

Posted on 06/23/2020 6:36:28 AM PDT by Bon of Babble

President Trump said he has authorized federal law enforcement to arrest those caught vandalizing memorials and charge them under the Veterans' Memorial Preservation and Recognition Act.

"I have authorized the Federal Government to arrest anyone who vandalizes or destroys any monument, statue or other such Federal property in the U.S. with up to 10 years in prison, per the Veteran’s Memorial Preservation Act, or such other laws that may be pertinent," the president tweeted Tuesday morning.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


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To: Bon of Babble

Likely he wanted everyone to see the reality of these leftist losers. Many are in denial about them.


41 posted on 06/23/2020 8:08:27 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp???)
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To: certrtwngnut

Keep your head on a swivel and keep your powder dry!

I live in a medium-sized, wealthy town and everyone around here said the same thing: “It’ll never happen here!”

A couple of weeks ago, I was returning from the vet and noticed police cars along all the freeway exits - a neighbor told me a few minutes later all the freeway exits were blocked (into our town). Apparently there was a rumor that looters, rioters and other thugs were headed our way after announcing they were “taking it to the suburbs.”

Fortunately we have good cops here who arrested a couple car loads of them with looting equipment in backpacks - crowbars (for taking down plywood), hammers and other such tools. Not so much as a single window was broken.

There was no rioting and looting here. There will be no rioting or looting here.


42 posted on 06/23/2020 8:08:55 AM PDT by Bon of Babble (In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, Baby)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
(RESIDENT have to order law enforcement to enforce the laws? He shouldn’t have to do that.)

Because the useless Mayor Bowser the racist bicXX pig would't do anything.

43 posted on 06/23/2020 8:09:15 AM PDT by Jimmy Valentine (DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
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To: qaz123

More likely a “dramatic” turn. If these leftists invade suburbs likely there will be a dramatic shooting of guns at night.


44 posted on 06/23/2020 8:13:05 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp???)
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To: Soul of the South
For those who don’t believe, how many law breaking DOJ, IRS, FBI officials from the Obama Administration (Comey, Brennan, Clapper, Rosenstein, Yates, Strozk, Lois Lerner etc. have been indicted, much less convicted and sent to prison? How many calls do you hear demanding they be brought to justice from the media, or even Republican politicians? Crickets.

The next one they indict, convict, and send to prison will be the first they indict, convict, and send to prison will be the first.

45 posted on 06/23/2020 8:20:37 AM PDT by sport
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To: Bon of Babble

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-orders-law-enforcement-to-arrest-memorial-vandals-under-federal-act-with-up-to-10-year-sentence


46 posted on 06/23/2020 8:21:58 AM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: skimbell; bitt

Thanks skimbell !

https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3858366/posts?page=1#1

https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3858366/posts?page=25#25

Ping!!!!!


47 posted on 06/23/2020 8:37:30 AM PDT by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57 returning after lurking since 2000)
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To: Hostage
All other memorials desecrated thus far were under state jurisdiction. Since the riots in DC have broken out, the jurisdiction is to the federal government.

Thanks for clearing that up... Bet the little antifa creeps and black thugs melt away in DC now.

48 posted on 06/23/2020 8:41:20 AM PDT by GOPJ (It's NOT 'gun violence' - it's out-of-control black 'thug violence' ...)
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To: Bon of Babble

Just in time rumors are out there that Antifada will be going after monuments in Gettysburg in July.


49 posted on 06/23/2020 8:42:58 AM PDT by mware (RETIRED)
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To: Bon of Babble

Somewhere up there Shelby Foote is smiling.


50 posted on 06/23/2020 8:44:54 AM PDT by mware (RETIRED)
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To: myerson

myerson wrote:

“Include the government officials and the neanderthals who have been desecrating Confederate memorials over the past few years. By law, Confederate soldiers are also American soldiers. “Veterans Memorial Preservation and Recognition Act” applies to them, too.”

That order by President Trump —is— retroactive...


51 posted on 06/23/2020 8:46:06 AM PDT by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57 returning after lurking since 2000)
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To: Bon of Babble
If theses places like the NYC history museums get federal funds then
cut them off unless these historical statues stay and that goes for cities too .

A new EO stating that is needed now.

52 posted on 06/23/2020 8:46:33 AM PDT by ncalburt (Gop DC Globalists)
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To: myerson; Bon of Babble

Retroactive; see bolded text here (h/t bon of babble):

https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3858366/posts?page=14#14


53 posted on 06/23/2020 8:47:49 AM PDT by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57 returning after lurking since 2000)
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To: mware
Trump needs to go to Gettysburg this fourth and states that law again .
54 posted on 06/23/2020 8:49:29 AM PDT by ncalburt (Gop DC Globalists)
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To: certrtwngnut

Local sheriff has publicly stated “That will not happen here”. I talk to him from time to time during his part-time job at our local gun shop. He is moving the department from 9mm to .45 cal pistols. Seems like a truthful guy and he has quite a local pool of talent to draw upon to back him up. I bought a membership at the gun shop nd live fire weekly at their indoor range and use their video training scenarios. Got to inculcate muscle and brain memory.


55 posted on 06/23/2020 8:56:04 AM PDT by ammomajor (If 'helicopter Ben' says gold isn't money, I want more of it.)
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To: ncalburt

One of the guys in my neighborhood does reenactment in Gettysburg every year. Even got to be in Picketts charge in the movie Gettysburg as a Yankee. The last couple years there have been concerns about protesters.


56 posted on 06/23/2020 8:58:17 AM PDT by mware (RETIRED)
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To: Hostage

Toothless law and policy when federal judges friendly to the protestors will not give them a sentence or will dismiss the cases.


57 posted on 06/23/2020 9:05:46 AM PDT by damper99
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Eight years of Obama selective non-enforcement, and they’ve become used to just sitting on their hands.


58 posted on 06/23/2020 9:17:04 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 ("SHUT UP!" he explained.)
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To: keats5
So does anyone know what happened in Layfayette park last night?

According to Chris Plante and FoxNews this morning, the Washington Post did not even cover the riots in Lafayette Park last night. WaPo front page picture was of an almost empty movie theater.

If WaPo and NYTimes don't cover something, for millions of Americans it did not happen.

59 posted on 06/23/2020 9:25:15 AM PDT by Freee-dame
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To: Whenifhow; null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; AZ .44 MAG; Baynative; bgill; ...

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60 posted on 06/23/2020 9:48:07 AM PDT by bitt (Let justice be done though the heavens fall – Fiat justitia ruat cælum)
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