General Senate Judiciary Committee Report on Jan 6th

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BeardOfKnowledge

The Most Consistent Motherfucker You Know
Jul 22, 2015
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Succeeded in what exactly?

Preventing Biden from taking office?
Or killing Mike Pence? Or someone else?
Succeeded in "stopping" the certification. There's no mechanism by which they could have prevented Biden from taking office.
 

Qat

QoQ
Nov 3, 2015
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If the mob had been broken up and the leaders arrested? LoL - no, it would have made the "movement" seem as small and insignificant as it actually is - which is why the Capitol police stood down and allowed the Capitol to be occupied for a few hours. Try and imagine if the police had cordoned the flow of people to reinforced positions and segmented the crowd with tear gas. The thing that makes it a story is the couple dozen people assaulting a cop and the mob wandering through the Capitol. Angry mob broken up on the steps is less news than Portland Protests.
I don't even know what you are talking about here. Well I do, but it's certainly not the argument you interjected yourself in.

you're buying the MSM narrative
This is the worst thing you could have posted.

You don't have to value, respect, or like my opinion. But to brush it off with some MSM comment is lazy and comes across as pretty self righteous.

"that foreigner has a different opinion than I do, he can't be thinking rationally and must be watching msnbc 24/7!"

I don't usually use bad words earnestly here, but this deserves a: fuck off.

Easy, Captain Gaslight, it was Freeloading Rusty @Freeloading Rusty that brought that guy in to the conversation. No one has said it's a bigger story, you just made that up.
No and wrong, and thanks for the title?
Major ihaventevenfollowedtheconversationbutimjustgonnapostsomeunrelatedshitandattacktheguythiswillmakemesupercool.

What a weirdo post.
I hope you are all right man.
 

Freeloading Rusty

Here comes Rover, sniffin’ at your ass
Jan 11, 2016
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There's no mechanism by which they could have prevented Brett from completing a hearing and being appointed.
 

Freeloading Rusty

Here comes Rover, sniffin’ at your ass
Jan 11, 2016
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What if they succeeded in storming the capital and hanging Mike Pence? Would martial law have been called? And if so would Biden still have taken power?
 

Filthy

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Jun 28, 2016
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No, this comparison was even stupider.
right, because the Kavanaugh "storming" of the Capitol actually resulted in a disruption to the functions of democracy.

The Jan6 mob "storming" caused no disruption in the functioning of democracy, because Electoral Count Act.
 

Filthy

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Jun 28, 2016
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If the sit in successfully delayed the ceremony, would that have stopped Brett’s chances of being a judge?
yes, because the Senators have to be given an opportunity to complete the confirmation hearing. So if the Sit-In never left, the Senate would not have been able to confirm Kavanaugh without reconvening at a different location.
 

Freeloading Rusty

Here comes Rover, sniffin’ at your ass
Jan 11, 2016
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yes, because the Senators have to be given an opportunity to complete the confirmation hearing. So if the Sit-In never left, the Senate would not have been able to confirm Kavanaugh without reconvening at a different location.
Do you actually think that was a realistic possibility?

What would have happened if the rioters never left the capital building?
 

Filthy

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Jun 28, 2016
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What if they succeeded in storming the capital and hanging Mike Pence? Would martial law have been called? And if so would Biden still have taken power?
No. There law is clear that Congress must approve the next VP. There probably wouldn't be time for that, so the Speaker of the House would be next in line until Biden's Inauguration.

no martial law, Biden assumes role on time...maybe Trump is prosecuted sooner, instead of holding off until he can be the mid-term boogeyman for Dems
 

Filthy

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Do you actually think that was a realistic possibility?

What would have happened if the rioters never left the capital building?
then the police would have stormed the place and kicked them out.

those people didn't bring sandwiches, they weren't an insurrection or occupation.
 

Freeloading Rusty

Here comes Rover, sniffin’ at your ass
Jan 11, 2016
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No. There law is clear that Congress must approve the next VP. There probably wouldn't be time for that, so the Speaker of the House would be next in line until Biden's Inauguration.

no martial law, Biden assumes role on time...maybe Trump is prosecuted sooner, instead of holding off until he can be the mid-term boogeyman for Dems
And where would this all go down? The rioters are still in the capital. They will never leave!
 

Speaker to Animals

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May 16, 2021
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So then it wasn’t a threat to democracy was it? Brett’s hearing would have just continued when the cops dragged those ladies out.
Welcome to the False Equivalency Olympics. They're being held everywhere in the United States, all at once, for the foreseeable future. Everyone will win gold because logic is stupid and feelings are most important.
 

BeardOfKnowledge

The Most Consistent Motherfucker You Know
Jul 22, 2015
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yes, because the Senators have to be given an opportunity to complete the confirmation hearing. So if the Sit-In never left, the Senate would not have been able to confirm Kavanaugh without reconvening at a different location.
It also could have lead to Kavanaugh going "Oh, fuck this job."
 

Shinkicker

For what it's worth
Jan 30, 2016
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right, because the Kavanaugh "storming" of the Capitol actually resulted in a disruption to the functions of democracy.

The Jan6 mob "storming" caused no disruption in the functioning of democracy, because Electoral Count Act.
Is the joint session of Congress to count and certify electoral votes a function of democracy?
 

Shinkicker

For what it's worth
Jan 30, 2016
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right, because the Kavanaugh "storming" of the Capitol actually resulted in a disruption to the functions of democracy.

The Jan6 mob "storming" caused no disruption in the functioning of democracy, because Electoral Count Act.