U.S. Capitol Police to open Texas field office, citing rising threats against members of Congress

KXAN News Austin, Texas ^ | 30 July 2023 | Olivia Alafriz

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Well, well. Nice little expansion of Federal power over the states. Unconstitutional. And, come talk to me. I have an intense dislike for most members of Congress. I never threaten anyone. This is nothing but provocation.

[circlecity]

Literally a Praetorian Guard.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Are they going to expand their power to Bowling Green, KY to investigate the arson attack on Sen. Paul's office? What about the 2 other times Paul has been attacked?

This is such an obvious scam and a breach of the Constitution. Abbott should tell these clowns to pound sand.

[curious7]

And McCarthy is approving this.

[Leep]

will they have a license to kill “protesters”?

[stockpirate]

So Congress has it’s very own National Police Force, nice

[Niteranger68]

The bigger problem is the threats from members of congress to the public.

[Skywise]

McCarthy needs to shut this down - NOW!

[Honest Nigerian]

Seems hard to believe, wouldn’t there be a lack of jurisdiction?
I wonder why they haven’t opened up an office in Kentucky. For example Rand Paul has been attacked.
How about Louisiana, the home of Steve Scalise who took a bullet from a Bernie Sanders supporter?

[PeterPrinciple]

https://www.uscp.gov/the-department/our-mission

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I would say what they are doing is mission creep.

[blackdog]

Stasi..

[TornadoAlley3]

$$$$$$$

[Sacajaweau]

Doesn’t sound right...not even a little bit.

[SauronOfMordor]

https://www.realclearpolicy.com/articles/2021/01/15/five_facts_on_the_us_capitol_police_656544.html

when protecting a member of Congress, its jurisdiction expands to the entire U.S. and its territories.

[LucienCA13]

So a representative of the people can use force anywhere in the world to protect themselves, but the people they work for may or may not have legal self defense.

[hanamizu]

Let’s see. In the civics lessons I learned and taught for over thirty years, it is the executive branch that enforces the laws, not the legislative branch. Realizing that the Constitution was written by and for slave owners and is therefore completely out of date today(/s) , where and when did Congress get the power to enforce the law?

[faithhopecharity]

more and more shock troops from the unelected ruling cabal. USA is in deep doodoo

[DesertRhino]

It didn’t until Nancy Pelosi expanded their power after J6. She launched Capitol Police nationwide as a DNC Stasi.

[DesertRhino]

Exactly. The legislative police...

[Jane Long]

McCarthy and Abbott better put a quick stop to this CCP style nonsense.