Posted on 04/27/2021 5:38:57 AM PDT by Kaslin
Editor's Note: This piece was co-authored by David Goetsch.
As a member of Congress, Rep. Maxine Waters took an oath to defend the Constitution. When she risked inciting mob violence by telling a crowd of protestors, "We've got to get more confrontational," Waters may well have violated her oath. Writing for The Epoch Times, Harvard professor Alan Dershowitz claimed her tactics were reminiscent of those used by the Ku Klux Klan.
By making comments encouraging the worst in protestors, Waters did the opposite of what we expect from our elected officials. Instead of being a peacemaker, she risked whipping a crowd into a frenzy of rioting and violence. In doing so, she may have violated the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution.
This amendment reads, in part, "In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury." While the jury was deliberating over the verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin, Waters may have made it impossible for the jury to be impartial. The jurors in this highly controversial case -- people who live and work in the community in question -- were serving in a toxic, explosive environment. They had to understand anything other than a conviction in this case would have made them pariahs and possibly even targets. This is extortion by mob violence.
With a short-fused mob awaiting the jury's decision, the worst thing anyone could do was strike a match, but that is exactly what the comments made by Waters might well have done. Had the verdict been anything but guilty on all three counts, there very likely would have been blood in the streets.
If Waters thought encouraging confrontation to "make sure they know we mean business" would somehow help George Floyd's family, friends and supporters, she badly misjudged the situation. Although he denied a motion by the defense to declare a mistrial, Judge Peter Cahill did acknowledge the damage her remarks could have on the eventual outcome of the trial. According to Cahill, Waters' "confrontational" comments may have given the defense grounds to overturn the trial on appeal.
Joining Waters in an unconscionable act, President Joe Biden said he was praying for the "right verdict" -- by which he meant "guilty" -- even while the jury was still deliberating. Once the guilty verdict was announced, the president went even further, claiming, "We cannot stop here" and insisting the case would help rid America of "systemic racism." Rioters in Portland, Oregon, apparently heeded the president. Led by antifa anarchists, they ransacked two Starbucks stores, set fires and assaulted a police officer. Great work, Biden.
Justice in this situation demands Waters be expelled from Congress and Biden be impeached. However, neither will happen. Their colleagues in the Democratic Party quickly circled the wagons, and the so-called mainstream media began making excuses for Waters and Biden, as is now customary.
The House of Representatives, controlled by Democrats, twice impeached President Donald Trump -- the second time by claiming he incited violence in protestors who stormed the U.S. Capitol. In reality, Trump encouraged his supporters to "peacefully and patriotically" make their voices heard. His words accorded with that part of the First Amendment, which states: "Congress shall make no law ... abridging ... the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." The comments made by Waters and Biden had nothing to do with "peaceably" assembling. In fact, just the opposite.
It's not just Democrats and mainstream media flacks giving Waters and Biden a pass. The response from Republicans can best be described as underwhelming. The most severe response from their side of the aisle came from Rep. Kevin McCarthy, who recommended censure, little more than a slap on the wrist. Predictably, the censure motion was defeated along party lines. The only solution to the Waters problem is the ballot box. Sadly, far-left Democrats control the votes in her district.
Dhimmicrats have the house the senate is a toss up with Harris casting deciding vote. So. Not gonna happen...today anyway.
I beg to differ.
Put the MadMaxiPad and pedoJoe in a Thunderdome cage. Two go in, one comes out.....for entertainment purposes only.
FWIW, my money would be on “the pad”.
“When she risked inciting mob violence ...”>>
Bull crap spin.
Maxine Waters has been inciting violence vor years, quite successfully, because she also has a back game which avoids responsibility.
It all started years ago with MAxine, wit the Rodney King riots.
maxine Waters is responsible for millions of dollars worth of damage in LA from back then, and she is also partially responsible for what happened in Minneapolis.
She needs to have a rendezvous with responsibility. Its coming.
She has been a despicable evil person for as long as I can remember. She’s made many incendiary calls for ages.
Look at that mug! I don’t know anyone who can frown so forcefully as she - it’s an ANGRY frown, too, not just pathetically sad. I can read it in that deep-wrinkled Dark Side Emperor’s mug.
I do not believe that the present band of usurpers now squatting in the White House and in the “majority” leadership positions in the Congress can be dislodged by less than a catastrophe, domestic or international, that leads to MAJOR violence or outright civil war, if the situation is not corrected before the 2022 election. The rules of engagement have changed sharply since 2016, with one side determined to absolutely overturn just about everything the other side has accomplished.
We know the rules about how to make the trains run on time and the steady flow of commerce to continue, but somehow, there are folks that greatly relish adversity, and if there is not enough, they go out and invent some.
Disruptions, wild assertions about things that have little or no bearing on improving the lot of all mankind, and constantly moving the goal posts on various achievements that are close to breakthrough, all conspire to ruin the health, bank accounts, and domestic tranquility Americans once enjoyed. Like buzzing insects about our faces and heads, it all annoys and distracts us from concentrating on the task at hand, until something is done to alleviate the grief induced.
Like reaching for one helluva big fly swatter.
To be sure, domestic tranquility is a fundamental purpose for drafting and adhering to the Constitution. Oaths of office to uphold and defend it, however, are not legally binding, so we live in interesting times.
Why do people bother with this?
Democrats control both the House and Senate and are unfailingly partisan. The House will never impeach and the Senate will neve convict a Democrat. Biden could kill someone on camera and they wouldn’t impeach him on convict him.
I expect this to be a 2022 campaign issue. Keep Sniffer (and the Ho) and Mad Maxine from being impeached.
Deal me in
If only that would happen, but include “the male and female horse faces, e.g. John Kerry and AOC”.
LOL, how is that supposed to be done with a dem full house?-)
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