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****. Someone's been shot inside the Capitol building. What is this, 1976 Argentina?
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Who would have thought the security arrangements for the capitol of the most powerful country in the world is a complete Mickey Mouse operation? It would be comical if the stakes weren't so high, and people didn't get hurt. Someone's going to lose their job, but the damage to the USA's reputation around the world is already done and Putin is having another field day.
 

§2383. Rebellion or insurrection

Whoever incites, sets on foot, assists, or engages in any rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the United States or the laws thereof, or gives aid or comfort thereto, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 808; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)

Historical and Revision Notes

Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §4 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, §4, 35 Stat. 1088).
 
Georgia elections are completed:

ATLANTA (Reuters) -Democrats on Wednesday completed a sweep of the two U.S. Senate seats up for grabs in runoff elections in the state of Georgia, giving the party control of the chamber and boosting the prospects for President-elect Joe Biden’s ambitious legislative agenda.

 
Watching the certification on CNN turned into an insurrection nightmare from here in Ireland has been surreal...

These base trump supporters are Such scary people...trump has incited this situation...
The republican lawmakers who back trump (retrumplicans as some CNN commentators call them) also created this situation
Not sure if I will be able to get any sleep tonight...as Horrible as this is I feel like I just want to see it end...
At least Georgia showed that they don’t want retrumplicans...
January 20th can not come soon enough...
 
Fantastic news from Georgia. Honestly didn't really believe it would happen, glad to be wrong.

A note of caution though a lot of the media are saying things like "Democrats control the senate" - that is overly simplistic because of the filibuster. They only have 50 senators and you need 60 to beat the filibuster.

Also, all the non-fillibustered votes will depend on whether anyone votes against party lines. If 50 Republicans are united they only need 1 democrat to join with them and they win.
 
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The head of a major U.S. business group that represents 14,000 companies including Exxon Mobil Corp, Pfizer Inc and Toyota Motor Corp urged senior U.S. officials to consider removing President Donald Trump from office after supporters of the outgoing president stormed the U.S. Capitol.

National Association of Manufacturers President and CEO Jay Timmons said Trump “incited violence in an attempt to retain power, and any elected leader defending him is violating their oath to the Constitution and rejecting democracy in favor of anarchy.... Vice President (Mike) Pence, who was evacuated from the Capitol, should seriously consider working with the Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment to preserve democracy.”

Link: Corporate group urges officials to consider quick removal of Trump
 
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