As it should be. Disputes among Congressmen should be settled with fisticuffs, or improvised melee weapons like canes and fire tongs!
Posted on 01/28/2021 10:59:19 AM PST by sevinufnine
Speaker Nancy Pelosi blasted armed Republican members of Congress as the enemy within the House of Representatives on Thursday as lawmakers asked for additional funds for security amid increasing threats to their safety. "We will probably need a supplemental for more security for members when the enemy is within the House of Representatives," she conceded at her press conference on Capitol Hill. Asked to specific who she meant by the enemy within, Pelosi forcefully responded, "It means that we have members of Congress who want to bring guns onto the floor and have threatened violence on other members of Congress."
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
The speaker also was referring to several Republican lawmakers who want to carry guns in the Capitol.
Republican Congressman Andy Harris of Maryland is being investigated for trying to bring a gun onto the House floor last week. Lawmakers are allowed to carry guns in their offices and on the Capitol grounds but they are forbidden from bringing firearms into the House chamber.
Pelosi set up metal detectors to keep members from bringing weapons - violators face a $5,000 fine. Republicans have objected to the new security measures and have argued they have a right to bear arms.
But other lawmakers are concerned about colleagues being armed.
It's not just Harris. Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado has been adamant about wanting to carry her gun in the Capitol and GOP Congressman Madison Cawthorn claimed he was armed on the day of the MAGA riot.
As it should be. Disputes among Congressmen should be settled with fisticuffs, or improvised melee weapons like canes and fire tongs!
As part of the investigation into the January 6th riot, one man was arrested for specifically targeting Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York in his social media posts surrounding the event.
‘Assassinate AOC,’ read one of his posts.
After the riot, Ocasio-Cortez spoke of the threat she faced in an Instagram Live conversation, saying she ‘had a very close encounter where I thought I was going to die.’
She did not get more specific. She also said she did not shelter with her fellow lawmakers that day as she feared some of them might reveal her location to the rioters.
‘I didn’t even feel safe going to that extraction point because there were QAnon and white supremacist members of Congress who I felt would disclose my location and create opportunities to allow me to be hurt,’ she said, adding that she ‘didn’t feel safe around other members of Congress.’
‘It is not an exaggeration to say that many, many members of the House were nearly assassinated,’ said Ocasio-Cortez.
‘It’s just not an exaggeration to say that at all. We were very lucky that things happened within certain minutes. That allowed members to escape the gap, the House floor unharmed.
‘But many of us merely narrowly escaped death. And it’s also extremely traumatizing,’ she noted.
Gee...the only congressperson I can think of who was actually shot was Steve Scalise who almost got murdered by a democrat.
Love that idea :)
Gabby Giffords too, but not in DC. In her home state.
While Pelosi is full of sh!t, I question the need for arms on the floor of the House.
Especially when they can carry in other less secure places.
This logic, if extended, would imply than banning arms from the courtroom is somehow a violation of rights.
And almost everyone supports banning arms from the courtroom.
Pelosi is certifiable insane and I will be honored to be one of the signers on the complaint to pick her up for mental health care
Pelosi has other issues, we find out today that she and her hubby Paul sold their Tesla stock knowing what Biden was going to do with that disastrous green new deal, gee sounds like Insider Trading, or is that only bad when a Republican does it
The Onion?
What bothers me is she’s calling them enemies within. That is not true. Nor have any of them made direct threats to her as she falsely claims.
Daily Mail UK. It’s a gossip rag for the most, but manages to come up with some pretty, good stuff no one else will report on (like our mainstream media).
Nope , Nancy is Insane
Pelousy only needs to be afraid if those members start carrying wooden stakes, holy water, swords, or flame throwers...
Yeah she liked a post, and Pelosi supported burning down the cities.
If this congresswoman doesn’t present an actual threat, stop coddling these preposterous democrats.
So how many armed female bodyguards does Pelosi have these days?
3? 6?
... and EVERY last Republican there sits down and shuts up...
a National Guard Division.
Someone please do something about this bat-excrement crazy woman. Get her some ice cream or something.
Don’t forget garlic! That may fend her off as well. Me thinks she’s more afraid of a silver bullet in one of these conceal carry weapons :)
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