Posted on 02/28/2022 7:58:17 AM PST by Red Badger
- The Washington Times - Monday, February 28, 2022 Law enforcement officials in Washington, D.C., have reinstalled a perimeter fence around the U.S. Capitol “out of an abundance of caution” ahead of President Biden’s State of the Union speech on Tuesday night.
The barrier, which mirrors the structure erected in the aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol, features a metal fence with concrete barricades.
The decision to resurrect the security measure was made by the U.S Capitol Police in consultation with the Secret Service and comes amid concerns that demonstrations or trucker convoys headed toward the nation’s capital could jeopardize the city’s security and snarl traffic.
“In light of the upcoming State of the Union Address, and the possibility of demonstrations in the next couple of weeks, we have been working closely with our federal, state and local law enforcement partners on a security plan to prevent any disruption to the important work of Congress,” U.S. Capitol Police Chief Thomas J. Manger said Sunday in a statement. “Out of an abundance of caution, and in conjunction with the United States Secret Service, a plan has been approved to put up the inner-perimeter fence around the Capitol building for the State of the Union Address.”
In addition to the fencing, 700 National Guard troops will be ready to assist, should they be needed to help control demonstrations or trucker protests.
Truckers have said they plan to travel in convoys from across the country and arrive in Washington to protest Mr. Biden and pandemic restrictions. Some have said they will arrive by Tuesday for the State of the Union.
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They counted 81 million votes. Why so afraid?
They’re askeered of us agin
The bastards cannot tolerate any opposition or free expression by the people. They are afraid of the truth.
Wasting taxpayers money as only our government can.
They may have (or not) counted 81 million ballots, but there is no way Senile Joe got 81 million legitimate votes.
An Iron Curtain has descended on Washington DC.
The actors change parts and reprise their roles.
And we’re supposed to worry about Putin.
How is the Trucker Convoy not going to turn into another psyop?
Wow. They don’t trust us.
The trucker convoys would be well advised not to even approach Fort Pelosi. Instead, stay out on the Inner and Outer loops of the Beltway, encircling the city, at close intervals, moving at a steady forty miles per hour, blocking most access to the District of Columbia from I-495. Just keeping the district bottled up until it begins to really ferment.
Trucks can drive right through fences, jersey walls would be better. It’s all just symbolic of a government that wants to be feared because it fears its citizens.
THE ONLY THING GOVERNMENT PROTECTS IS ITSELF.....................
When our next energy crisis occurs (due, naturally, to leftist idiocy), they’re gonna need a bigger fence.
Much bigger.
Yup. Be afraid of a government that is afraid of its people.
My first thoughts exactly!
The fences have to be for people.
The Capitol has all kinds of “pop-up” very robust vehicle intrusion barriers in the driveways that come up from underground. Installed after 9/11 to prevent vehicle bombs.
Wish I could tie black ribbons on every link in that fence.
By reading this article, did I just become a domestic terrorist?
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