Storming the Capitol

MyTripisCut

Tiyeeee-gyyyeah!
The Pennsylvania state supreme court upheld the legality of their election law changes and the United States supreme court upheld that courts right to do so. I'm sorry, you and fellow right-wing pundits have no superior claims of Constitutional law over our highest courts in the land. Continuing to claim as such, in the face of 60 court defeats at all levels is the absolute height of delusion.
But, but, but they cheated!!!
 

Indecisi0n

Well-Known Member
Yep. Immigrants who have directly witnessed the consequences of demagogues like Trump and the kind of stuff we saw last Wednesday know where this could be headed. They have a far greater appreciation for democratic principles than the Trumpees do.
When you always have something you take it for granted. It’s not until you lose it that you realize what you had.
 

Box Ox

Well-Known Member
Quote President Trump inciting a riot.

How barricaded lawmakers and aides sounded urgent pleas for help as police lost control — The Washington Post

“For almost two months leading up to that day, Trump had alleged massive fraud in his November election loss. He had applauded supporters, calling them “patriots,” when they converged twice before in Washington to parrot Trump’s message that his second term had been stolen through wild conspiracy theories of voting-machine fraud.

On Dec. 19, five days after the electoral college convened to finalize states’ counts, the president for the first time advertised and endorsed a third such protest. This one would be held on the day that Congress would take the final step of counting the electoral college votes in a joint session, cementing Biden’s victory.

“Big protest in D.C. on January 6th,” Trump tweeted. “Be there, will be wild!”
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“By around 1 p.m., as the joint session began, the mood in the crowd outside began to shift. Trump had just given a one-hour speech to thousands of supporters amassed on the Ellipse near the White House, excoriating his enemies and reiterating his baseless claims of fraud. GOP lawmakers, he emphasized, needed to take a stand.

“We’re going to the Capitol,” he said. “We’re going to try and give them the kind of pride and boldness that they need to take back our country.”

The president added: “If you don’t fight like hell, you’re not going to have a country anymore.”
 

Box Ox

Well-Known Member
Trump’s remarks before Capitol riot may be investigated, says acting U.S. attorney in D.C.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...8d71ac-512c-11eb-83e3-322644d82356_story.html

“The far-reaching federal investigation could spell fresh legal jeopardy for the president’s personal lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani, who also spoke to the crowd, declaring at one point, “let’s have trial by combat,” and declaring he was willing to stake his reputation, and that of the president, on being able to someday find criminality in the 2020 vote count.”
 

DriveInDriѵeOut

Inordinately Right
How barricaded lawmakers and aides sounded urgent pleas for help as police lost control — The Washington Post

“For almost two months leading up to that day, Trump had alleged massive fraud in his November election loss. He had applauded supporters, calling them “patriots,” when they converged twice before in Washington to parrot Trump’s message that his second term had been stolen through wild conspiracy theories of voting-machine fraud.

On Dec. 19, five days after the electoral college convened to finalize states’ counts, the president for the first time advertised and endorsed a third such protest. This one would be held on the day that Congress would take the final step of counting the electoral college votes in a joint session, cementing Biden’s victory.

“Big protest in D.C. on January 6th,” Trump tweeted. “Be there, will be wild!”
__________________________


“By around 1 p.m., as the joint session began, the mood in the crowd outside began to shift. Trump had just given a one-hour speech to thousands of supporters amassed on the Ellipse near the White House, excoriating his enemies and reiterating his baseless claims of fraud. GOP lawmakers, he emphasized, needed to take a stand.

“We’re going to the Capitol,” he said. “We’re going to try and give them the kind of pride and boldness that they need to take back our country.”

The president added: “If you don’t fight like hell, you’re not going to have a country anymore.”
Trump’s remarks before Capitol riot may be investigated, says acting U.S. attorney in D.C.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...8d71ac-512c-11eb-83e3-322644d82356_story.html

“The far-reaching federal investigation could spell fresh legal jeopardy for the president’s personal lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani, who also spoke to the crowd, declaring at one point, “let’s have trial by combat,” and declaring he was willing to stake his reputation, and that of the president, on being able to someday find criminality in the 2020 vote count.”
Sounds like you need to look up the US law about inciting a riot, then you wouldn't look so ignorant.
 

DriveInDriѵeOut

Inordinately Right
The President of the United States told his worshippers to go to the US Capitol and fight like hell or they’d lose their country. Sorry.
You're sorry that you're ignorant?
Okay, so stop apologizing and go educate yourself leftie.


"But his address does not meet the definition for incitement under the criminal code. It would be viewed as protected speech by the Supreme Court."
 

MyTripisCut

Tiyeeee-gyyyeah!
You're sorry that you're ignorant?
Okay, so stop apologizing and go educate yourself leftie.


But his address does not meet the definition for incitement under the criminal code. It would be viewed as protected speech by the Supreme Court.
So claiming an election was fraudulent with no proof and encouraging a coup is ok for a president, but impeaching a president that does this is unconstitutional. Got it.
 

Old Man Jingles

Rat out of a cage
Lacking policy and vision the only tool the GOP has left in order to hold onto it's base is to instill and deep sense of fear of the left into the minds of it's base. It's pure mind control.
It's called politics and although the Repugs try hard, they are not near as effective as the DemWits.
 

DriveInDriѵeOut

Inordinately Right
So claiming an election was fraudulent with no proof and encouraging a coup is ok for a president, but impeaching a president that does this is unconstitutional. Got it.
You're not great at reading comprehension.
Disagreeing with your opinion on whether or not the election was rigged does not constitute inciting a riot.
 

DriveInDriѵeOut

Inordinately Right
Impeachment requires high crimes and misdemeanors. Show me the crime.
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