Reps. Chip Roy and Thomas Massie Demand Answers From Attorney General on Harsh Mistreatment of Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol Protesters

Big League Politics ^ | Jul 18, 2021

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Reps. Chip Roy (R-TX) and Thomas Massie (R-KY) have issued a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding answers on the mistreatment of Jan. 6 protesters who participated in the mostly-peaceful rally in and around the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C.

“On May 12, you testified to the Senate Appropriations Committee that, ‘if there has to be a hierarchy of things that we prioritize, this would be the one we would prioritize because it is the most dangerous threat to our democracy,’” the letter explains.

“Respectfully, such a sweeping exaggeration can be viewed as nothing more than political hyperbole and a dangerous politicization of law enforcement activities that may punish those engaging in protected speech by lumping them in with those who committed acts of violence,” they added.

Roy and Massie are concerned that the feds are using Jan. 6 as a pretext to rip up the Bill of Rights and Constitution and bring the war on terror to the homeland to be used against American patriots.

“We continue to hear stories of overly aggressive and violent tactics from FBI agents executing arrest warrants on individuals with no risk of violence or who committed mere trespass offenses. And DOJ continues to push for pretrial incarceration of citizens with no history of, or propensity for, violence, only to be rebuffed by judges time and time again. The American people deserve to know why,” they wrote.

Roy and Massie are demanding answers from the feds by July 21 and want a briefing on the matter as well. They are far from the only lawmakers who are alarmed about federal overreach in the wake of Jan. 6.

[antidemoncrat]

About time the Republicans did something to correct this injustice.

[LibertarianLiz]

bttt

[teevolt]

No, Athens in ancient Greece. Democracy transitioned to a Oligarchy run by 30 elitiest tyrants who thought they were doing God’s work. https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/the-thirty-tyrants

[Bob434]

Thank you for posting that important info. It is absolutely chameful that our government has gone full on fascist/Stasi. Blm DOMESRIC TERRORISTS who have done billions In damage, and have Sally assaulted and destroyed people’s property and burned federal buildings with people inside have not been treated as gorribly as the peaceful protestors who were invited into the Capitol building have been treated

The left In our gov are pure scum these days, and the right In gov sit idly by, and say nothing when rights are being violates

When republican candidates running for office have their town halls, the people shou,d ask right up front “why did you sit by and allow the left to get away with flat out fascism and violate citizens rights? Why shou,d we vote for you if you don’t give a crap about the rights of citizens? When you sit by silently and let the left get away with outright fascism?”

[Bob434]

Yup, they sure did! The right in gov are almost as scummy as the left. Some on the right in gov actually are

[upchuck]

Thanks for the info.

[butlerweave]

The GITMO scum get treated better

[Maris Crane]

I am just so happy to see someone, and I’m kind of glad Massie was one of them...aside, THERE SHOULD BE MANY MORE,...because he appears to be a fighter.

We need more Senator Wendy Rogerses. What a fighter she is!

[SuperLuminal]

"Reps. Chip Roy (R-TX) and Thomas Massie (R-KY) have issued a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding..."

The political equivalent of pissing into the wind...

Borrrrrrrrring...

This will have the communists shaking in their boots... /s

[Georgia Girl 2]

You are the money quote of the day. Every Republican rep and senator should be screaming bloody murder about this. If they aren’t they should not be thinking of running again.

[Grampa Dave]

Until Putin challenged an America reporter about the killing of an innocent American Woman on 6 Jan and the imprisonment of 100’s of Americans, no one in Congress was raising hell.

[353FMG]

Does anyone really think that an answer is forthcoming?

Capitol Police should put their swastika armbands on so they can be identified.

[353FMG]

>>“Every single republican in government should be screaming from the rooftops about this!”<<

Be satisfied if they jump off the rooftop, head first.

[353FMG]

>>“I guess our only hope is the 2022 Election”<<

By that time, America will be accustomed to a dictatorship and accept its continuation.

[Pajamajan]

bttt

[Nateman]

Nanzi , like the rest of the Nation , knew this protest was coming. Clearly she wanted to change the narrative from "Patriots Protest Stolen Election" to "Trump Thugs Attack Democracy'. This staged event, like the Charlottesville Rally before it, is what Nanzi calls "The Wrap Up Smear".

The RATs knew by stealing a Landslide Presidential Election they were crossing the Rubicon. They had to seize power, permanently, to crush the inevitable opposition or be crushed. This Reichstag Fire II event was meant to push her version of The Enabling Act.

What saved America (So Far) was two RAT Senators who refused to eliminate the Filibuster. This blocked Nanzi's highway to tyranny. Everything else, like packing the courts with stooges who would rubber stamp any laws passed as "Constitutional", Nationalizing the elections, etc. has been stalled by this.

[353FMG]

>>And I feel He has kicked America to the curb.<<

Like HE has been for years.

Can we return to pre-abortion, pre-same sex marriage, pre-homo times?

Doubt it

Then face the consequences.

[Pining_4_TX]

Yes, where is the outrage? This should be national news, but we know how little the MSM actually cares about rights.

[zek157]

They don’t care. Vote for them anyway next year?

[TBP]

Clearly, they are Enemies of the People.

BTW, Massie should run for Senator. He’d make Rand Paul look like the liberal one.