The Slipped Disc daily comfort zone (303): Soldier on the Hill
mainA soldier guards the seat of democracy.
The song is Wayfaring Stranger.
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I imagine you are making a joke about “seats,” but even the implication that the seat of democracy is anywhere near Washington offends my sensibilities!
Dear Ms. Lind,
You know that you and I almost universally agree on things political, but I shall respectfully ask: where do you think the “seat of democracy” does lie?
Please don’t think I’m trying to pick a fight with you!
– regards, Greg
Wonderful.
Does democracy need to be protected by soldiers from its own people?
It does if you’re talking about the U.S., where one of our two major political parties is made up of white supremacist seditionists and apologists.
Haha! Funny. I like it!
No, not funny at all, especially for the family of the police officer who was killed by the MAGA mob. Did you see what happened last month? Remember the violent insurrectionist thugs who stormed the Capitol in an effort to stop the certification of our election results? Those traitors were ignorant and delusional, but our former president and his minions in Congress knew better. They knew he lost, but they encouraged his supporters to attack anyone attempting to uphold our democracy. Shame on you for laughing about that. People died.
You’re just another idiot MAGAt, Hayne.
MAGA = More Assholes Getting Arrested
Another MAGA, right. What’s the matter?
It’s not my fault you can’t think critically.
You are slaves to the printed word.
Now get back to the “news” and learn what to think for today.
And yes Bob, you are funny:)
Would you think it was funny if your loved one was killed by a Proud Boy?
What the…?
https://www.naturalnews.com/2020-07-14-young-woman-killed-blm-thugs-truth-all-lives-matter.html
https://nypost.com/2020/08/17/blm-mob-beat-white-man-unconscious-after-making-him-crash-truck/
https://apnews.com/article/b57315d97dd2146c4a89b4636faa7b70
93% of all BLM protests this past summer were peaceful. Proud Boys were implicated in much of the destruction and violence that occurred. You can find links for that, too.
There is absolutely NO comparison between the vast majority of people who protest peacefully (at any time, for any cause) and the deluded rioters who overcame law enforcement and infiltrated the U.S. Capitol on January 6. Include as many links as you like in your reply. It matters not what you think or say. You have already proven to be full of it.
These are National Guard soldiers. They have two statuses. Normally they are at the direction of the governor of the state in which they reside. He can call upon them to supplement any state agency that has a need. This includes law enforcement duties. They are a state agency in this case. Recent Federal laws allow NG from one state to be placed under the governor of another if his/her states NG can meet all the requirements. This is the current status
Their other status is Federal Active duty. If called into Federal Service, they fall under command and control of the President. This includes the limits of the posse comitatus act which prohibits them from enforcing civilian law. Of, course there is one exception, the Insurection Act.
I tried to share this with a friend who works in the Five Sided Building in DC. DoD’s network filters would let it in.