Pelosi said pro-Trump rioters who stormed Capitol chose 'their whiteness over democracy'

 

 

 

House Speaker Pelosi said the pro-Trump rioters who stormed the Capitol chose 'their whiteness over democracy'

Yelena Dzhanova

Sun, January 10, 2021, 8:59 AM EST

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

• House Speaker Nancy Pelosi condemned the violence of the pro-Trump rioters who breached the US Capitol building on Wednesday. 

• "It was an epiphany for the world to see that there are people in our country, led by this president, for the moment, who have chosen their whiteness over democracy. That's what this is about," Pelosi said, according to the Associated Press.

• Pelosi also warned that President Donald Trump will be removed from office one way or another.

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Saturday blasted the pro-Trump rioters who stormed the Capitol building on Wednesday, January 6. 

"I thought it was going to be an epiphany for those who were in opposition of our democracy to see the light," Pelosi said, according to the Associated Press.

"Instead, it was an epiphany for the world to see that there are people in our country, led by this president, for the moment, who have chosen their whiteness over democracy. That's what this is about," she added.

The riot, which began after President Donald Trump encouraged his supporters to protest the results of the election, has been characterized as an attempted coup. Rioters stormed the Capitol building as lawmakers were meeting inside to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election.

At least five people, including one police officer, died. Members of the Proud Boys, which is classified as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, were reportedly present. 

Lawmakers began to shelter in place upon notice that the riot broke out. Many evacuated the Capitol building.

A quick-thinking Senate aide secured the boxes containing the electoral votes, rescuing them from possible damage. The vote to certify President-elect Joe Biden went on as planned hours after the riot ended. 

A day after the riot, Trump said there would be "an orderly transition" on January 20, Inauguration Day. But privately, he's reversed course and said that he would not resign. 

The riot spurred calls to once again impeach Trump, this time on a charge for "incitement of an insurrection." Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell circulated a memo to Republicans saying Trump cannot logistically be removed from office before Inauguration Day. Pelosi, however, is giving strong signals that the House will begin the impeachment process. 

In a Dear Colleague letter published Saturday, Pelosi urged her House colleagues "to be prepared to return to Washington this week."

In her remarks, Pelosi said the Trump administration is coming to an end one way or another.

"This cannot be exaggerated. Not only the complicity, the instigation of the president of the United States, must and will be addressed," she said in her closing address. "It's only a number of days now before we inaugurate a new president."

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Pelosi's remarks.

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Idaho Internet Provider Blocks Facebook, Twitter

 

 

 

 

Idaho Internet Provider Blocks Facebook, Twitter

Monday, January 11th 2021, 10:19:06 pm

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An internet service provider (ISP) in the North Idaho and the Spokane, Washington, area has decided to block Facebook and Twitter for its customers after some called in to complain about censorship on the platforms.

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Why aren't men anymore?... What a bunch of sissy butts LOL

 

 

 

 

How embarrassing LOL

 

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teigens response to trump ban...

 

 (she was A NOTHING before marrying....AAAAAAAAAAAA ha ha ha ha ha ha ha)

 

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— chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) January 8, 2021

 

FREEDOM of SPEECH FOR ALL...(even idiots) Time to Boycott facebook, twitter and AMAZON

 

 

Amazon will lose a lot.

 

Those THUGS at the CAPITAL were just that... THUGS.

 

NO ONE can Make you do something.... you are responsible for your OWN actions.

 

Trump has a right to speak..... it is called freedom of speech (for ALL) 

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Doesn't matter if you agree with trump or not.... there goes freedom of speech and WE ARE ALL next.

 

 

 

 I am pointing at each and everyone of you.... YOUR freedom of speech is GONE.

 

 

 

How dare anyone sit back and watch OUR rights be taken away !! 

 

 

 

 

 

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If Trump is Impeached... can he run again?..... It DEPENDS....

 

 

 

 

VERIFY: If President Trump gets impeached and convicted or removed by 25th Amendment, can he run again?

The Verify Team looked into whether the President would be able to run in 2024, if he were to be removed by the 25th Amendment or through an impeachment hearing.

 

 

Author: Evan Koslof

Published: 7:19 PM EST January 7, 2021

Updated: 5:07 PM EST January 8, 2021 

 

 

 

  

WASHINGTON — QUESTION: 

If President Donald Trump is removed by the 25th Amendment or an impeachment hearing, would he be able to run again in 2024?

ANSWER:

If removed by 25th Amendment: Yes, He can run again. When removed through the 25th Amendment, a president is not disqualified from running yet again. 

If removed by an impeachment conviction: It depends. When impeaching someone, Congress does have the constitutional authority to disqualify that person from future office. However, there have been occasions when Congress has decided not to disqualify someone from future office. 

 

 

If the president were to be impeached and convicted, his ability to run in 2024 would depend on whether Congress decided to disqualify him or not. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOURCES:

• Article I, Section III, U.S. Constitution
• 25th Amendment, U.S. Constitution
• U.S. Senate Webpage, "Impeachment"
• Gary Nordlinger, Politics Professor at The George Washington University
• Robert Peck, Center For Constitutional Litigation

Process:

In response to the dramatic visuals spreading on social media of a mob breaking into the U.S. Capitol, many have started to direct the blame towards President Trump. 

Multiple Democratic lawmakers, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, are now calling for his immediate removal through either an impeachment hearing or the 25th Amendment. 

What happened at the U.S. Capitol yesterday was an insurrection against the United States, incited by President Trump.

This president must not hold office one day longer.

— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) January 7, 2021

The Verify team is looking into whether such an action would disqualify President Trump from running yet again in 2024. 

What does the 25th Amendment say?

Section Four of the Amendment allows for the vice president, along with "the principal officers of the executive departments," to inform Congress that it is their belief that "the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office." In this situation, the VP would take over as president. 

In response, a president could challenge this assertion by informing Congress that "no inability exists." In this situation, Congress would decide the issue, by holding a vote, in which two-thirds of both houses are needed for the Vice President to take over.

Robert Peck, a legal expert from the Center For Constitutional Litigation, said that a president removed through the 25th Amendment would still be able to run for future offices. 

RELATED: VERIFY: No, President Trump isn't the first outgoing president to skip the inauguration. It just hasn't been done in 150 years

"There's no bar on running again," he said. "If you are removed, which is considered a temporary removal from office. 

Gary Nordlinger, a politics professor from The George Washington University agreed. 

"It doesn’t affect your future qualifications," he said. "It just means you’re not fit right now." 

What if the president is impeached and convicted?

Article I, Section III goes into detail about the impeachment process, writing the following about possible punishments:

“Judgement in Cases of Impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from Office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States: but the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to Law.”

Our legal expert told the Verify team that this means that Congress has the constitutional authority to include in the impeachment a disqualification from serving in future offices. However, Congress is not required to include this disqualification. 

“It’s not automatic that they can’t run agai” said Peck. "If that’s added to the terms of the impeachment and conviction, then he is ineligible.” 

Our experts referenced Rep. Alcee Hastings, a member of Congress from Florida as a prime example. He was a Circuit Court judge in Florida, before he was impeached and convicted in 1989. Congress chose not to disqualify him from future offices, which allowed him to run for Congress in 1992.