The January 6th Commission To Investigate The Insurrection

[BillStime]

Idiots 

 

 

 

 

 

Duh

 

 

[Backintheday544]

5 hours ago, Doc said:

 

Yes it was hilarious when the Dems first called the riots last year "mostly peaceful."  I agree.

 

 

To answer to...Congress?  Because the DOJ/FBI hasn't already been investigating and obviously has found nothing to substantiate their claims?  And without Trump calling for them to enter the Capitol, there's no "insurrection," not that an unarmed mob of people could ever have a chance of overthrowing a government.

DOJ and FBI have been arresting people like crazy for trying to over throw the government.

 

What about the people that helped them that could be politically untouchable or harder to get to for those agencies? Yes Congress should. Congress has an investigatory function let them use it. Let the Dems use that power just like the Republicans used it for Benghazi. Let all the dirty laundry for these Republicans that aided and abetted such a National travesty to hang bare.

 

Nothing to substantiate the claims! Hundreds of arrests have been made. Hundreds of stupid Trumptards are going to jail. You said why don’t you ask the people there. They did ask the people there and those people said they felt they were directed by Trump.

 

Trump literally said he would march with them to Congress (he didn’t because he only cares about himself and was willing to risk his followers over himself).

[Doc]

20 minutes ago, Backintheday544 said:

DOJ and FBI have been arresting people like crazy for trying to over throw the government.

 

What about the people that helped them that could be politically untouchable or harder to get to for those agencies? Yes Congress should. Congress has an investigatory function let them use it. Let the Dems use that power just like the Republicans used it for Benghazi. Let all the dirty laundry for these Republicans that aided and abetted such a National travesty to hang bare.

 

Nothing to substantiate the claims! Hundreds of arrests have been made. Hundreds of stupid Trumptards are going to jail. You said why don’t you ask the people there. They did ask the people there and those people said they felt they were directed by Trump.

 

Trump literally said he would march with them to Congress (he didn’t because he only cares about himself and was willing to risk his followers over himself).

 

No one has been charged with "trying to over throw the government."  And without a ring leader, there is no "insurrection."

 

As for being politically untouchable, Trump is no longer President and isn't untouchable.  Yet nothing.  And if you don't have him...

[Backintheday544]

6 minutes ago, Doc said:

 

No one has been charged with "trying to over throw the government."  And without a ring leader, there is no "insurrection."

 

As for being politically untouchable, Trump is no longer President and isn't untouchable.  Yet nothing.  And if you don't have him...

 

You can have an insurrection without a clear cut leader. Who was the leader when the Bastille was stormed? And we do have a ring leader, the guy who brought all the people together and said he would storm the Capitol with them. 

Past presidents have an untouchableness to them. Republicans trying to get Obama for something would have political consequences.

 

you’re in the other thread so you do know Trump is under criminal investigation right now and even that has political ramifications.

[Doc]

31 minutes ago, Backintheday544 said:

You can have an insurrection without a clear cut leader. Who was the leader when the Bastille was stormed? And we do have a ring leader, the guy who brought all the people together and said he would storm the Capitol with them. 

Past presidents have an untouchableness to them. Republicans trying to get Obama for something would have political consequences.

 

you’re in the other thread so you do know Trump is under criminal investigation right now and even that has political ramifications.

 

So then why wasn't anyone charged with "insurrection"?  And when did Trump tell people to "storm" the Capitol? 

 

The answer is: he didn't.  He told them to "peacefully and patriotically protest."  It's fantasy much like the whole Russian puppet thing.  But you believe it because you want to believe it.

 

And yes, Trump is under criminal investigation.  If he were untouchable, they wouldn't be investigating him, right?

[Backintheday544]

11 minutes ago, Doc said:

 

So then why wasn't anyone charged with "insurrection"?  And when did Trump tell people to "storm" the Capitol? 

 

The answer is: he didn't.  He told them to "peacefully and patriotically protest."  It's fantasy much like the whole Russian puppet thing.  But you believe it because you want to believe it.

 

And yes, Trump is under criminal investigation.  If he were untouchable, they wouldn't be investigating him, right?

Sometimes you go for the easy conviction to get the person off the streets.

 

Trumps words that did hours before the insurrection:

'If you don't fight like hell you're not going to have a country anymore'
We are going to the Capitol'

Et all.

 

You can read the transcript for yourself. We had a live talk about the speech here on this board. I said while Trump was speaking he’s going to get someone killed on this board. Unfortunately I was right. Unfortunately, I was wrong and it wasn’t one person it was many.

 

id glad you are ignoring finally how dumb your whataboutism argument is. I’ll take that as personal growth from you.

[Doc]

1 minute ago, Backintheday544 said:

Sometimes you go for the easy conviction to get the person off the streets.

 

Trumps words that did hours before the insurrection:

'If you don't fight like hell you're not going to have a country anymore'
We are going to the Capitol'

Et all.

 

You can read the transcript for yourself. We had a live talk about the speech here on this board. I said while Trump was speaking he’s going to get someone killed on this board. Unfortunately I was right. Unfortunately, I was wrong and it wasn’t one person it was many.

 

id glad you are ignoring finally how dumb your whataboutism argument is. I’ll take that as personal growth from you.

 

Yeah and as I said repeatedly, if you're going to hold him to that standard, do the same for Dems who told people to fight last year, egging on the rioters, which led to death and destruction.  It's all nice to be naive like you and think that your side is so chaste.

[Boatdrinks]

Just another example of Dems using a bald-faced lie of a term to refer to an event; it’s absolutely their m.o. The lamestream media then joins in lockstep , parroting the term in endless rotation. They use their propaganda machine to repeat lies so often they become “ facts”.  “ threat to our Democracy”, “ systemic racism” , white supremacy is a huge problem” “ the big lie”, and now “ insurrection “. It’s so pathetic, yet many sheeple now believe these things to be true. There was no insurrection on Jan 6th, and it never will be no matter how many times it is referred to as such. We are looking at trespass here and nothing more. This is political theater at its worst. A commission on the brutal and destructive riots of last summer would be far more warranted and should result charges of actual crimes. Blatant tampering with the election system to seize power is far more outrageous than the actions of a single bad cop against one person. The legal system functioned as it should and the cop paid the price. Rioters got off scott free and were even bailed out by the Democratic scum now in office. 

16 minutes ago, Backintheday544 said:

Sometimes you go for the easy conviction to get the person off the streets.

 

Trumps words that did hours before the insurrection:

'If you don't fight like hell you're not going to have a country anymore'
We are going to the Capitol'

Et all.

 

You can read the transcript for yourself. We had a live talk about the speech here on this board. I said while Trump was speaking he’s going to get someone killed on this board. Unfortunately I was right. Unfortunately, I was wrong and it wasn’t one person it was many.

 

id glad you are ignoring finally how dumb your whataboutism argument is. I’ll take that as personal growth from you.

“ fight like hell” is an oft used phrase in sports and politics. Nothing remotely inciting an insurrection there. Then again, Dems don’t even know the definition of  a word such as “ infrastructure”.  They just pick a term that isn’t even close to applicable and repeat it thousands of times with a huge assist from activist media. 

[Boatdrinks]

12 minutes ago, Doc said:

 

Yeah and as I said repeatedly, if you're going to hold him to that standard, do the same for Dems who told people to fight last year, egging on the rioters, which led to death and destruction.  It's all nice to be naive like you and think that your side is so chaste.

Not even worth explaining to these morons. The riots were so much worse and not really even comparable. I’ve yet to see any footage of the Capitol building on fire Jan 6.  Portland rioters were far more egregious than anything at the Capitol.

[Backintheday544]

6 minutes ago, Boatdrinks said:

Just another example of Dems using a bald-faced lie of a term to refer to an event; it’s absolutely their m.o. The lamestream media then joins in lockstep , parroting the term in endless rotation. They use their propaganda machine to repeat lies so often they become “ facts”.  “ threat to our Democracy”, “ systemic racism” , white supremacy is a huge problem” “ the big lie”, and now “ insurrection “. It’s so pathetic, yet many sheeple now believe these things to be true. There was no insurrection on Jan 6th, and it never will be no matter how many times it is referred to as such. We are looking at trespass here and nothing more. This is political theater at its worst. A commission on the brutal and destructive riots of last summer would be far more warranted and should result charges of actual crimes. Blatant tampering with the election system to seize power is far more outrageous than the actions of a single bad cop against one person. The legal system functioned as it should and the cop paid the price. Rioters got off scott free and were even bailed out by the Democratic scum now in office. 

“ fight like hell” is an oft used phrase in sports and politics. Nothing remotely inciting an insurrection there. Then again, Dems don’t even know the definition of  a word such as “ infrastructure”.  They just pick a term that isn’t even close to applicable and repeat it thousands of times with a huge assist from activist media. 

You just used a lot of words and said nothing.

[BillStime]

 

49 minutes ago, Doc said:

 

So then why wasn't anyone charged with "insurrection"?  And when did Trump tell people to "storm" the Capitol? 

 

The answer is: he didn't.  He told them to "peacefully and patriotically protest."  It's fantasy much like the whole Russian puppet thing.  But you believe it because you want to believe it.

 

And yes, Trump is under criminal investigation.  If he were untouchable, they wouldn't be investigating him, right?

Stand down and stand by.

 

Who said that?

[Doc]

Just now, BillStime said:

Stand down and stand by.

 

Who said that?

 

Trump did.  What do you think "stand down" means?

[Boatdrinks]

3 minutes ago, Doc said:

 

Trump did.  What do you think "stand down" means?

Trump when asked about Proud Boys “ Stand down and stand by” 

Dems ( including Kamaltoe) to violent Antifa rioters “ keep it up. Never stop, we’ll bail you out”

liberals are an exceedingly stupid lot. 

[All_Pro_Bills]

35 minutes ago, Backintheday544 said:

Sometimes you go for the easy conviction to get the person off the streets.

 

Trumps words that did hours before the insurrection:

'If you don't fight like hell you're not going to have a country anymore'
We are going to the Capitol'

Et all.

 

You can read the transcript for yourself. We had a live talk about the speech here on this board. I said while Trump was speaking he’s going to get someone killed on this board. Unfortunately I was right. Unfortunately, I was wrong and it wasn’t one person it was many.

 

id glad you are ignoring finally how dumb your whataboutism argument is. I’ll take that as personal growth from you.

"Sometimes you go for the easy conviction to get the person off the streets."  That statement seems like a real cop out here.  I gotta call that out.  All I hear for the past 5 months is  how overwhelming the evidence is and how Trump directed the demonstrators to invade and occupy the Capitol Building.  And you suggest the DOJ along with Federal and DC prosecutors are going to plea bargain down to the lowest charges just to get convictions?   

 

Frankly that conclusion sounds like avoiding an admission on your end that there is no tangible evidence of the insurrection charges or that Trump directed an attack on the Capitol.    Face the truth.  The actual facts around the events of that day have not be provided to the public.  If the administration had any real proof of anything it would be on the airwaves and social media propagandist would be touted it 24/7.  Its all political drama and theater.  Basically they know they have little to nothing to make an serious charges stick so they've drummed up this Commission idea as a way to keep the story on the front page for another year without having to actually prove anything.  Like I said political theater.  Let the courts handle it as quickly as possible and let's get the truth and facts out in the open so we can all understand what and how it happened that day.    

[Backintheday544]

5 minutes ago, All_Pro_Bills said:

"Sometimes you go for the easy conviction to get the person off the streets."  That statement seems like a real cop out here.  I gotta call that out.  All I hear for the past 5 months is  how overwhelming the evidence is and how Trump directed the demonstrators to invade and occupy the Capitol Building.  And you suggest the DOJ along with Federal and DC prosecutors are going to plea bargain down to the lowest charges just to get convictions?   

 

Frankly that conclusion sounds like avoiding an admission on your end that there is no tangible evidence of the insurrection charges or that Trump directed an attack on the Capitol.    Face the truth.  The actual facts around the events of that day have not be provided to the public.  If the administration had any real proof of anything it would be on the airwaves and social media propagandist would be touted it 24/7.  Its all political drama and theater.  Basically they know they have little to nothing to make an serious charges stick so they've drummed up this Commission idea as a way to keep the story on the front page for another year without having to actually prove anything.  Like I said political theater.  Let the courts handle it as quickly as possible and let's get the truth and facts out in the open so we can all understand what and how it happened that day.    

More than 400 people charged in more than 40 states.

 

More people dead than in Benghazi.

 

You can say there is no serious charge but maybe say that to the over 400 people that are going to be waking up in a prison in the near future.

 

Yes, with over 400 people you need to toss in jail, you plead down for the low level drones. Get quotes like hey we did this on Trumps orders. You do a commission to go after the high level circus leaders.

Edited May 22, 2021 by Backintheday544

[Boatdrinks]

1 minute ago, All_Pro_Bills said:

"Sometimes you go for the easy conviction to get the person off the streets."  That statement seems like a real cop out here.  I gotta call that out.  All I hear for the past 5 months is  how overwhelming the evidence is and how Trump directed the demonstrators to invade and occupy the Capitol Building.  And you suggest the DOJ along with Federal and DC prosecutors are going to plea bargain down to the lowest charges just to get convictions?   

 

Frankly that conclusion sounds like avoiding an admission on your end that there is no tangible evidence of the insurrection charges or that Trump directed an attack on the Capitol.    Face the truth.  The actual facts around the events of that day have not be provided to the public.  If the administration had any real proof of anything it would be on the airwaves and social media propagandist would be touted it 24/7.  Its all political drama and theater.  Basically they know they have little to nothing to make an serious charges stick so they've drummed up this Commission idea as a way to keep the story on the front page for another year without having to actually prove anything.  Like I said political theater.  Let the courts handle it as quickly as possible and let's get the truth and facts out in the open so we can all understand what and how it happened that day.    

Any announcements about “ criminal investigations “ into Donald Trump are just that: political theater. Their intent is to keep the msm stocked with “ negative “ headlines about the President. Simply fodder for the Dems propaganda machine. He would have been charged already if anything was found. Think of the sham “ impeachment”. The Dems remain terrified of Donald Trump. He keeps them awake at night. It used to be that the Dems spent ALL their time devising ways to take your money and give it to someone else they feel is more deserving. Now they spend half of their time worrying about Trump. 

2 minutes ago, Backintheday544 said:

More than 400 people charged in more than 40 states.

 

More people dead than in Benghazi.

 

You can say there is no serious charge but maybe say that to the over 400 people that are going to be waking up in a prison in the near future.

 

Yes, with over 400 people you need to toss in jail, you plead down for the low level drones. Get quotes like hey we did this on Trumps orders. You do a commission to go after the high level circus leaders.

Their was nothing “ high level” about Jan 6 at all. That much is obvious. The only person killed that day was a female protester who was shot. So much fabrication about this non event. The “ little people “ had the nerve to show they were pi$$ed at the Washington elites.  i.e They trespassed. They must be punished !!!!

[BillStime]

23 minutes ago, Doc said:

 

Trump did.  What do you think "stand down" means?

And what does “stand by” mean?

 

Are you really trying to insinuate Trump didn’t incite people like you for the past year and have nothing to do with 1/6?

 

If so - good luck. 
 

 

[Backintheday544]

11 minutes ago, Boatdrinks said:

Any announcements about “ criminal investigations “ into Donald Trump are just that: political theater. Their intent is to keep the msm stocked with “ negative “ headlines about the President. Simply fodder for the Dems propaganda machine. He would have been charged already if anything was found. Think of the sham “ impeachment”. The Dems remain terrified of Donald Trump. He keeps them awake at night. It used to be that the Dems spent ALL their time devising ways to take your money and give it to someone else they feel is more deserving. Now they spend half of their time worrying about Trump. 

Their was nothing “ high level” about Jan 6 at all. That much is obvious. The only person killed that day was a female protester who was shot. So much fabrication about this non event. The “ little people “ had the nerve to show they were pi$$ed at the Washington elites.  i.e They trespassed. They must be punished !!!!

1) they’re not announcing a criminal investigation is a major thing. People go to jail. People do hard time as they should because they commit criminal acts.

 

2) sham impeachment - laughable. Name another impeachment that had as much cross party support as trumps first or second impeachment. 
 

3) 5 people were killed that day. More than Benghazi 

 

The little people are just dumb asses. We saw it here. They thought they were the silent majority. They weren’t silent and you’re not the majority. Then they were lied to that vote was stolen. It wasn’t. 
In 2016 did you see Dems storm the Capitol looking to go after the VP and other high ranking Republicans? No because they were not looking to over throw the government.

 

In the end these people tried

to overtake a building with several lines of US political succession while having things like nooses outside the building, zip ties on them, etc.

[BillStime]

15 minutes ago, Boatdrinks said:

Any announcements about “ criminal investigations “ into Donald Trump are just that: political theater. Their intent is to keep the msm stocked with “ negative “ headlines about the President. Simply fodder for the Dems propaganda machine. He would have been charged already if anything was found. Think of the sham “ impeachment”. The Dems remain terrified of Donald Trump. He keeps them awake at night. It used to be that the Dems spent ALL their time devising ways to take your money and give it to someone else they feel is more deserving. Now they spend half of their time worrying about Trump. 

Their was nothing “ high level” about Jan 6 at all. That much is obvious. The only person killed that day was a female protester who was shot. So much fabrication about this non event. The “ little people “ had the nerve to show they were pi$$ed at the Washington elites.  i.e They trespassed. They must be punished !!!!

Keep spinning - keep down playing - hilarious watching you try to convince anyone that 1/6 was nothing more than a field trip for the Trump cult. 
 

Get out here 
 

 

[Doc]

22 minutes ago, BillStime said:

And what does “stand by” mean?

 

Are you really trying to insinuate Trump didn’t incite people like you for the past year and have nothing to do with 1/6?

 

If so - good luck.

 

Ever heard of a "bystander"?

 

And fine, if Trump incited people, so did Dems last year.  Let's get them all, shall we?

[BillStime]

Just now, Doc said:

 

Ever heard of a "bystander"?

 

And fine, if Trump incited people, so did Dems last year.  Let's get them all, shall we?

Doc keep flailing. No one outside of billsfans.fox is buying this bulllllllshit.

 

The President of the United States pissed all over his oath, the constitution, and an entire branch of government.

 

White Privilege bro - and yes, Black Lives Matter.

[Doc]

12 minutes ago, BillStime said:

Doc keep flailing. No one outside of billsfans.fox is buying this bulllllllshit.

 

The President of the United States pissed all over his oath, the constitution, and an entire branch of government.

 

White Privilege bro - and yes, Black Lives Matter.

 

I don't care what you buy.  It's not my fault if you make gigantic stretches. 

 

And yes black lives matter.  But more than just the handsful of times unarmed black people are killed by police in any given year.

[BillStime]

7 minutes ago, Doc said:

 

I don't care what you buy.  It's not my fault if you make gigantic stretches. 

 

And yes black lives matter.  But more than just the handsful of times unarmed black people are killed by police in any given year.

The President of the United States tried to overthrow our government. 
 

Period.
 

 

[Doc]

32 minutes ago, BillStime said:

The President of the United States tried to overthrow our government. 
 

Period.

 

Yeah and he just missed-out on doing it.  He also should have "told" them to bring arms.

Edited May 22, 2021 by Doc

[Backintheday544]

38 minutes ago, Doc said:

 

Yeah and he just missed-out on doing it.  He also should have "told" them to bring arms.

I mean he was incompetent in being a president shouldn’t we expect him to be incompetent in doing a coup? He did get his ass kicked a ton in court about it

[Doc]

1 hour ago, Backintheday544 said:

I mean he was incompetent in being a president shouldn’t we expect him to be incompetent in doing a coup? He did get his ass kicked a ton in court about it

 

If Joey is the definition of competence, yes, Trump was incompetent.  But the insurrection fantasy is just that and you'll never find any proof to back that ridiculous claim up.  Too bad for you and thankfully for the rest of the country, the farcical idea of a commission was killed.

Edited May 23, 2021 by Doc

[B-Man]

2 hours ago, BillStime said:

The President of the United States tried to overthrow our government. 
 

Period.
 

 

 

No he did not.

 

Thats why the democrat congress could not impeach him, but you hang on to your delusions.

 

Come back later when your period is over.

 

 

 

Quite a coincidence him being there taking video.

 

[All_Pro_Bills]

3 hours ago, Backintheday544 said:

More than 400 people charged in more than 40 states.

 

More people dead than in Benghazi.

 

You can say there is no serious charge but maybe say that to the over 400 people that are going to be waking up in a prison in the near future.

 

Yes, with over 400 people you need to toss in jail, you plead down for the low level drones. Get quotes like hey we did this on Trumps orders. You do a commission to go after the high level circus leaders.

If any of those 400 serves any serious time I'll be surprised.  Its been 5 months and the government hasn't tried one case yet.  All they've done so far is hold a bunch of people in jail without bail.  That all doesn't seem like due process.  I've seen this firsthand at various levels of the courts and what it typically means is the prosecution doesn't have the evidence to make the charges stick.  So they stall and put off hearings and discovery motions.  And if you get a sympathetic judge it can go on for a while.

Like I said the main objective is to drag this out and if possible keep it in the news cycle for the 2020 election.  Keep reminding the voters how dangerous these people are and who they vote for and support.     

Also, as a side topic what is most ironic with 1/6 is how the Democratic Congressional leadership feels the need to spend a lot of additional funds on Capitol Police security to protect them but call for defunding of police in the public domain.  What might be called a double standard.  

[BillStime]

24 minutes ago, B-Man said:

 

No he did not.

 

Thats why the democrat congress could not impeach him, but you hang on to your delusions.

 

Come back later when your period is over.

 

 

 

Quite a coincidence him being there taking video.

 

Oh Bonnie - Trump was impeached - the GQP in the Senate wouldn’t convict their daddy.

 

Always on the wrong side of history - you and @Doc.  Always defending the indefensible and putting Trump above country. Sick.
 

How many people got hurt that day and died because of this SOB?

 

 

 

[B-Man]

1 minute ago, BillStime said:

 

How many people got hurt that day and died 

 

 

 

 

[Doc]

Why have they not told us who shot her?

[BillStime]

8 minutes ago, B-Man said:

 

Hmmm... is she your martyr? Did she comply? 
 

Who else died?  Who else got hurt?

[BillStime]

4 minutes ago, Doc said:

Why have they not told us who shot her?

Why did Trump put her in this situation?

[B-Man]

4 minutes ago, BillStime said:

Hmmm... is she your martyr? Did she comply? 
 

Who else died?  Who else got hurt?

 

I answered.

 

You ignored as is your wont.

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2021/05/is-this-commission-really-necessary.php

 

The House of Representatives has passed a bill that would establish a commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The vote was 252-to-175, with 35 Republicans supporting the measure.

 

The Senate is unlikely to follow suit. Majority Leader McConnell opposes the House bill. He calls it a “slanted and unbalanced proposal” and a “Democrat trap.” Enough Republican Senators agree, or else don’t want to buck the Leader (not to mention former president Trump), to prevent the bill’s passage.

 

I don’t doubt that the House bill is slanted in favor of the Democrats and that the Dems’ motivation is political. They want to milk the January 6 attack for all its worth, and more.

 

But the key question is whether investigation by a commission is needed. The events of January 6 were appalling, in my view. However, not every appalling event requires a commission to investigate it.

 

The events of 9/11 warranted a commission, and the commission the Dems want now has been compared to that one. But to me, the comparison makes the case against a 1/6 commission.

 

The events of January 6 were nothing like the 9/11 attacks; indeed, such a comparison strikes me as obscene. They are much more akin to the political rioting that has been going on throughout the U.S. for the past year — rioting that features attacks on government buildings including court houses.

 

The Democrats aren’t calling for a commission to investigate these attacks. Is this because the attacks are being carried out by people on their side of the political divide?

 

I don’t assume so. I assume there is no serious call to investigate left-wing rioting because, unlike 9/11, it’s a law enforcement matter.

 

So is the January 6 attack. And “law enforcement” is already investigating it to the hilt. Thus, a commission isn’t necessary for any legitimate purpose I can discern.

 

Part of the commission’s focus presumably would be on Donald Trump’s role in the events of January 6, and the Democrats surely have this in mind. Keeping Trump front-and-center helps deflect attention from the stumbles of his successor.

 

But we know what Trump said, and did not say, to the crowd that assembled in Washington on January 6. Americans can decide for themselves whether, or to what extent, his words that day (or earlier) brought about the attack by a small portion of those who came to D.C. to support the president.

 

Moreover, this matter was “litigated” during the impeachment proceedings. There’s no legitimate need for a rehash by a commission.

 

Personally, I found Trump’s behavior troubling . If his conduct causes him to lose Republican support, that would be fine with me.

 

But my political preferences aren’t a grounds for establishing a commission.

 

Neither are those of the Democrats.

 

 

[BillStime]

1 minute ago, B-Man said:

 

I answered.

 

You ignored as is your wont.

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2021/05/is-this-commission-really-necessary.php

 

The House of Representatives has passed a bill that would establish a commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The vote was 252-to-175, with 35 Republicans supporting the measure.

 

The Senate is unlikely to follow suit. Majority Leader McConnell opposes the House bill. He calls it a “slanted and unbalanced proposal” and a “Democrat trap.” Enough Republican Senators agree, or else don’t want to buck the Leader (not to mention former president Trump), to prevent the bill’s passage.

 

I don’t doubt that the House bill is slanted in favor of the Democrats and that the Dems’ motivation is political. They want to milk the January 6 attack for all its worth, and more.

 

But the key question is whether investigation by a commission is needed. The events of January 6 were appalling, in my view. However, not every appalling event requires a commission to investigate it.

 

The events of 9/11 warranted a commission, and the commission the Dems want now has been compared to that one. But to me, the comparison makes the case against a 1/6 commission.

 

The events of January 6 were nothing like the 9/11 attacks; indeed, such a comparison strikes me as obscene. They are much more akin to the political rioting that has been going on throughout the U.S. for the past year — rioting that features attacks on government buildings including court houses.

 

The Democrats aren’t calling for a commission to investigate these attacks. Is this because the attacks are being carried out by people on their side of the political divide?

 

I don’t assume so. I assume there is no serious call to investigate left-wing rioting because, unlike 9/11, it’s a law enforcement matter.

 

So is the January 6 attack. And “law enforcement” is already investigating it to the hilt. Thus, a commission isn’t necessary for any legitimate purpose I can discern.

 

Part of the commission’s focus presumably would be on Donald Trump’s role in the events of January 6, and the Democrats surely have this in mind. Keeping Trump front-and-center helps deflect attention from the stumbles of his successor.

 

But we know what Trump said, and did not say, to the crowd that assembled in Washington on January 6. Americans can decide for themselves whether, or to what extent, his words that day (or earlier) brought about the attack by a small portion of those who came to D.C. to support the president.

 

Moreover, this matter was “litigated” during the impeachment proceedings. There’s no legitimate need for a rehash by a commission.

 

Personally, I found Trump’s behavior troubling . If his conduct causes him to lose Republican support, that would be fine with me.

 

But my political preferences aren’t a grounds for establishing a commission.

 

Neither are those of the Democrats.

 

 

How many Benghazi investigations took place?

And where was your reply to my question?

 

Is she a martyr? 

[Doc]

11 hours ago, BillStime said:

Why did Trump put her in this situation?

 

He didn't.  She did.  Just like George Floyd did I guess.

[BillStime]

27 minutes ago, Doc said:

 

He didn't.  She did.  Just like George Floyd did I guess.

But he did. Would she be alive today if Trump didn’t host this event on 1/6? 

[Doc]

Just now, BillStime said:

But he did. Would she be alive today if Trump didn’t host this event on 1/6? 

 

Trump didn't host it.  It was already in the works.

 

Would George Floyd be alive today if he didn't use counterfeit money and resist arrest?

[BillStime]

1 minute ago, Doc said:

 

Trump didn't host it.  It was already in the works.

 

Would George Floyd be alive today if he didn't use counterfeit money and resist arrest?

How much money did the Trump campaign pay for the event on 1/6?

[Doc]

6 minutes ago, BillStime said:

How much money did the Trump campaign pay for the event on 1/6?

 

The rally outside?  Don't know, don't care.  And it doesn't matter.  No one was told to go, or should have gone, into the Capitol.  But like with any shooting, we should know why the officer did what he did.