Posted on 07/29/2021 1:29:03 PM PDT by conservative98
The Capitol Police say this is the same rule that was previously in place and there's "no reason" a situation should have to escalate to an arrest.
"Regarding the House rules about masks, there is no reason it should ever come to someone being arrested," the USCP said in a statement to Fox News. "Anyone who does not follow the rules will be asked to wear a mask or leave the premises. The Department’s requirement for officers to wear masks is for their health and safety."
Pelosi's office said she did not order police to begin arresting people because it's not within her power.
"The speaker of the House does not control the U.S. Capitol Police," Pelosi spokesperson Drew Hammill told Fox News. "We were unaware of the memo until it was reported in the press."
Still, GOP leadership was quick to pounce on the police's involvement with mask enforcement.
Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., Thursday pointed out the police are only permitted to arrest people on the House side of the complex, not the Senate side, because leadership in the upper chamber hasn't brought back the mask mandates.
"If you are a Capitol police officer you got orders … if a vaccinated staffer comes across in the House side without a mask you're ordered to arrest them, but not on the Senate side," McCarthy said. "This is not the America we know."
GOP Steve Scalise, R-La., claimed the police enforcement came directly from Pelosi – which the speaker's office denies.
"To be clear: Pelosi is directing police to ARREST vaccinated people who aren’t wearing masks," Scalise tweeted. "This isn’t about science—it’s about power and control."
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The Sheriff in my county told me to be arrested you have to first break a law. I am sooooo confused by the criminal class in DC.
In the real world, one would have to violate a criminal code. Given that the Capitol is a federal building, I have to think that any crimes committed therein, or the outside property, would be a violation of Title 18 of the United States Code, which is the main criminal code of the federal government of the United States.
So, they’re giving folks a choice. Put a mask on or leave. If you don’t do either you’ll be arrested.....Hmmmmmm....Entrapment.
I don’t know what the federal code is for Criminal Trespass/Trespassing, or whatever they call it, but I’m wondering if in one of the subsections there’s a line about wearing or not wearing a mask.
You know, the ones that the Grand PooBah, Fauci, said were useless. I guess Pelosi, et al seem to disregard that tidbit.
Unprintable.
The poor woman , drunk again tonight
These effing Democrats create utter chaos in every direction.
“Pelosi spokesperson Drew Hammill told Fox News. “We were unaware of the memo until it was reported in the press.”
DO WHAT NOW??!!
“Pelosi spokesperson Drew Hammill told Fox News. “We were unaware of the memo until it was reported in the press.”
Shades of 0bammy and I guess PeLOUSY can update her saying to...
We have to wait for the press to report it, before we know about it.
🙃
“Democrats create utter chaos in every direction”
Chaos and confusion are primary weapons of satan my friend.
I don’t think going maskless is treason, felony, or breach of peace.
Article I, Section 6, Clause 1:
The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States. They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place.
staff and visitors, staff and visitors.
Let’s be real about this. The Texas Dems, with their maskless flight, and booze brought Covid directly into the arms of Pelosi. She must have cr***** her pants when she found out SEVERAL had Covid.
satan’s minions
Well, that would have been true in the past. But as we have seen for at least the past 5 years, laws are always “evolving” and “flexible”. Laws are not really hard-and-fast rules; they are always open to interpretation and application by the Dems.
Is Nancy trying to distance herself from the Capitol police? The police force which did a completely pitiful job on Jan 6.
NAnZI Pelousey retracts head into shell.. sets new course record for endearing her sorry arse to the masses in yet another epic fail kind of way.
This is the best CONgre$$ can do for “leadership”?
W.A.S.S.
She's a lousy liar.
Well Kevin, what is "the America we know" and why do you seem to have such a hesitancy to stand up for it? You've gone right along with all this anti-freedom crap for years now and we're quite sick and tired of it.
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