Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Have the Capitol Police Been Weaponized Against Republicans?

 Andrea Widburg has a post at the American Thinker entitled The Capitol Police have been fully weaponized against Republicans. Congressman Troy Nehls of Texas claims Capitol Police entered his office when he wasn't there, and without asking his permission, and photographed legislative materials on his desk. He speculates that the Capitol Police are spying on him because of criticism of Nancy Pelosi.

The Capitol Police Inspector General has opened an investigation:

I know I'm cynical, but I assume that this investigation will be a whitewash. A wrist or two might be slapped with a wet noodle, but the main call will be to protect the institution's pro–Democrat party mission.
It's clear that innumerable (all?) federal agencies have become ideological, policing, or fundraising arms of the Democrat party. The big question is what happens when (if?) the Republicans retake Congress. (I say "if" because I'm not sure elections will be any more honest in 2022 than they were in 2020.)
One of the things we learned during the Trump years is that the employees in the various federal agencies were so loyal to the Democrat party that nothing would sway them. Is the same true for the Capitol Police? Once Nancy Pelosi is no longer calling the shots, will they begin to do their job policing the Capitol, or will they continue to act as partisans who believe that their mission is to ensure that Washington, D.C. is a one-party town, no matter what the American voters want?
I share Widburg's jaundiced view of the situation. It seems that people at all levels of the Federal government commit acts that are clearly illegal, with no consequences. One wonders what they get in return for that loyalty?  Go read the whole post.

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