A task force put together by Congress is recommending a permanent National Guard force in D.C. to protect the nation’s capital:
Task Force Calls for Permanent National Guard Force to Protect DC https://t.co/CtwqxmHFkJ
— Military.com (@Militarydotcom) March 8, 2021
One proposal is to rotate in forces from around the country or establish a “quick reaction force” that’s permanently in D.C.:
“This could be done by mobilizing military police from Guard elements across the U.S. on rotations of three to six months,” the task force’s report states. “Another option would be to create a QRF that permanently resides within the D.C. Guard by reestablishing a military police battalion and staffing it with active Guard reserve troops who live in or near the city year-round, perpetually on active duty.”
The Capitol police chief endorsed this plan, adding that the fences should stay, too:
Capitol police chief calling for permanent fencing and troops around US Capitol pic.twitter.com/GaOH6ly2pw
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) March 9, 2021
We’ll point out that D.C. Dems are not on board with this plan:
Democrats are not on board with this, including DC Democrats. https://t.co/TufCjJlHE2
— Bradley P. Moss (@BradMossEsq) March 9, 2021
And this should be the reaction of everyone:
Fuck oooooooooooooooooff https://t.co/Sbpd2PDu2E
— Noam Blum (@neontaster) March 9, 2021
Based on how much taxpayers spend on the Capitol police, we certainly don’t need all of this:
They fucked up so bad they want to create a situation where even if they are more incompetent next time, there are redundancies in place to save their own assess. Do your goddamn job right and we won't need permanent fencing and troops. https://t.co/Sbpd2PDu2E
— Noam Blum (@neontaster) March 9, 2021
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