House Democrats Insinuate Republican Colleagues Might Shoot Up Congress
This is how wacky radical Democrats are in congress. They should be pushed to the fringes where they belong and ignored by normal people in congress . . . Oh, wait; there aren't many of those!
January 13, 2023
Whataboutism abounds in politics these days. It’s often derided as a straw-man argument to marginalize legitimate criticism. Sometimes, though, it’s worth asking.
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For example, what if sitting Republican representatives said publicly that their Democratic colleagues were unstable and might gun them down? How would the mainstream media react?
It’s safe to assume that pearl-clutching, bordering on pandemonium, would consume the news cycle for several days. You might be surprised to learn that’s what Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., and others told the progressive news website, Raw Story.
What’s less surprising is the media’s collective yawn at the ad hominem attacks.
Here’s what Congressman Swalwell said verbatim:
A lot of my Republican colleagues glorify violence and proudly display the firearms they have in their offices, so it just makes me nervous that we could have a workplace violent event. They’re not the most stable people.
Mediaite‘s Caleb Howe has more on the outrageous remarks:
He deliberately and explicitly referred to his “Republican colleagues” in his response, saying they have firearms and aren’t stable. Not their constituents or friends, but they themselves.
That’s a serious accusation. A sitting Democrat Representative said he is afraid that, without metal detectors, Republican Representatives may shoot him and others, might commit murder on the floor of the U.S. House.
Howe notes that Democrats’ hyperbole has escalated since the new GOP majority decided to remove metal detectors installed at the entrances to the House floor after the Jan. 6, 2021, riot.
Metal detectors at all entrances to the U.S. Capitol and House and Senate office buildings remain, as do the phalanx of U.S. Capitol Police guarding them and more officers patrolling Capitol Hill.
The Raw Story noted that multiple members of Congress fear violent outbursts from Republican representatives. Especially from those they deem conspiracy theorists.
Fox News has more:
Left-wing site Raw Story spoke with Swalwell and other Democrats about their concerns of being victims of violence. Swalwell said it was a “recipe for disaster” and Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich., said it’s a “frightening group of people over there.” The Congressman added that he no longer counts on a lack of “crazy” things after the chaos two years ago.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., agreed with the Raw Story reporter’s remark that it was “scary” to live in a “QAnon reality” with possibly armed Republicans. Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., has played coy about whether she’ll carry a gun on the House floor after she celebrated the departure of the magnetometers.
“This is the new reality,” Jayapal said. “Unfortunately.”
“There have been increased threats to members of Congress. There’s been an increase in political violence in this country, and I think we have a responsibility to make sure that people come to work—this is a workplace—that they could do so safely and free from any fear of violence, particularly gun violence,” Rep. David Cicilline, D, R.I., told Raw Story.
The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the positions of American Liberty News.
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Patrick HouckPatrick Houck is an avid political enthusiast based out of the Washington, D.C. metro area. His expertise is in campaigns and the use of targeted messaging to persuade voters. When not combing through the latest news, you can find him enjoying the company of family and friends or pursuing his love of photography.
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