tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post9052239880549564893..comments2024-03-28T09:13:18.996-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: The Absurdity of Metal Detectors Aimed at Congress MembersBernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-47377252211415482142021-01-16T17:45:29.719-05:002021-01-16T17:45:29.719-05:00We aren't privy to the intel they have. Perha...We aren't privy to the intel they have. Perhaps there are traitors on the inside? One clip that aired on CNN the other night showed a woman with a bullhorn, shouting instructions from outside a broken window at the Capitol, "climb up thru the ceiling there, drop down, unlock the door, there is a hallway on the left, we can infiltrate through there!" Unreal, as if she was part of a tour group the day before. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-7488390820491535432021-01-16T11:22:36.401-05:002021-01-16T11:22:36.401-05:00Of course I am. I get notified of your constant co...Of course I am. I get notified of your constant comments.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-28789962495681557152021-01-15T20:44:08.631-05:002021-01-15T20:44:08.631-05:00And yet here YOU are...And yet here YOU are...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-47219127662013404372021-01-15T16:22:37.320-05:002021-01-15T16:22:37.320-05:00The reference to the statute in question shows ver...The reference to the statute in question shows very clearly that you are wrong. Moreover were posting about this days later which shows that you were a little bit obsessiveBernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-66661802278005163042021-01-15T15:16:04.847-05:002021-01-15T15:16:04.847-05:00Bernie you should admit you're wrong.Bernie you should admit you're wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-15105163017967742692021-01-15T09:49:06.245-05:002021-01-15T09:49:06.245-05:0040 U.S.C. § 5104, in relevant part:
(1) Firearms,...40 U.S.C. § 5104, in relevant part:<br /><br />(1) Firearms, dangerous weapons, explosives, or incendiary devices.—An individual or group of individuals—(A) except as authorized by regulations prescribed by the Capitol Police Board—(i) may not carry on or have readily accessible to any individual on the Grounds or in any of the Capitol Buildings a firearm, a dangerous weapon, explosives, or an incendiary device…<br /><br />(3) Exemption of government officials.—This subsection does not prohibit any act performed in the lawful discharge of official duties by—(A) a Member of Congress; (B) an employee of a Member of Congress; (C) an officer or employee of Congress or a committee of Congress; or (D) an officer or employee of either House of Congress or a committee of that House.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-62965470295430712212021-01-15T09:35:21.725-05:002021-01-15T09:35:21.725-05:00the purpose of the metal detectors is to prevent m...the purpose of the metal detectors is to prevent members of congress from bringing in weapons. i think it's a good idea.gsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02814174251694982152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-1281945191071630052021-01-14T19:36:01.097-05:002021-01-14T19:36:01.097-05:00Really? OK, wait to bray until then. Really? OK, wait to bray until then. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-92109086704059311012021-01-14T16:59:09.440-05:002021-01-14T16:59:09.440-05:00Oh, the fines are coming.Oh, the fines are coming.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-54778265379599450282021-01-14T16:08:21.720-05:002021-01-14T16:08:21.720-05:00One house has no authority to bind a future house ...One house has no authority to bind a future house unless its rules are law. Also, there are no fines for ignoring the magnetometer Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-23431505418473174972021-01-14T13:23:37.729-05:002021-01-14T13:23:37.729-05:00The House sets its own rules, such as whether ther...The House sets its own rules, such as whether there's a filibuster. If a member thinks they have a court challenge, they should have at it. Eventually, they're going to see their paychecks deducted into oblivion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-24242688332457778782021-01-14T11:41:24.822-05:002021-01-14T11:41:24.822-05:00"This is sophistry. House rules are laws, imp...<em>"This is sophistry. House rules are laws, imposed by majority vote."</em><br /><br />Actually, they aren't. The only law in question is one that specifically exempts members of Congress from a gun prohibition. Also, it is impossible for one Congress to bind another unless it adopts a law. <br /><br />I personally have no need for a blankie and think most people who do are most likely to shoot themselves before disabling a bad guy. But this detector is chicken shit and almost certainly illegal. <br /><br />I completely agree with the mask fines bc they voted on that just days ago. But that can only apply to the current House unless a law enacted. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-44825777789487970182021-01-14T11:23:40.207-05:002021-01-14T11:23:40.207-05:00"The additional security also comes after thr..."The additional security also comes after three freshman GOP lawmakers, Lauren Boebert of Colorado, Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina and Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, have made clear their intention to carry their own firearms wherever they please." Whiney bitches want to bypass detectors placed right outside the chamber. Cuz they're special?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-28768909743262621792021-01-14T11:20:48.759-05:002021-01-14T11:20:48.759-05:00This is sophistry. House rules are laws, imposed ...This is sophistry. House rules are laws, imposed by majority vote.<br /><br />If you doubt this, watch what happens if and when House members continue to refuse to abide.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-17271953951667139902021-01-14T11:18:01.481-05:002021-01-14T11:18:01.481-05:00According to a 1967 regulation, federal and D.C. l...According to a 1967 regulation, federal and D.C. laws cannot "prohibit any Member of Congress from maintaining firearms within the confines of his office" or "from transporting within Capitol grounds firearms unloaded and securely wrapped."<br /><br />Public visitors, on the other hand, are banned from carrying weapons in the Capitol or on its grounds. <br /><br />"Lawmakers are prohibited from bringing their firearms into the House chamber and nearby areas, but aides can carry their weapons for them on the Capitol grounds, according to the AP." Like I said, NOT into the chamber.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-81158237098410731322021-01-14T11:05:54.031-05:002021-01-14T11:05:54.031-05:00"If that person from West Easton was in Congr...<em>"If that person from West Easton was in Congress would you support having the policy of not being armed in the chamber? Because that little glock carrier from Colorado reminds me of her, and gives me pause as to what she might do."</em><br /><br />I would support a law, not a policy. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-24682202481615189912021-01-14T11:04:30.305-05:002021-01-14T11:04:30.305-05:00There is no law banning House members from carryi...There is no law banning House members from carrying their blankies. If you want to ban them, pass a law. It is ridiculous to impose metal detectors against House members themselves. This does nothing to make them more safe, and as your comments reveal, are merely designed to annoy people that Pelosi should be trying to work with. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-58961649042696396172021-01-14T10:25:23.562-05:002021-01-14T10:25:23.562-05:00They are prohibited from carrying weapons into the...They are prohibited from carrying weapons into the chambers. They can have them in their office and when transporting them they must be unloaded. You're just plain wrong about the detector and they are whiney bitches for not adhering to a simple walk through or wanding. We all do it, not a big deal. You are tone deaf here as well after what happened last week. When I see lots of guardsmen sleeping on the marble floors because the threat level is that high, these are not normal times. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-31849020819315495892021-01-14T00:56:25.933-05:002021-01-14T00:56:25.933-05:00If that person from West Easton was in Congress wo...If that person from West Easton was in Congress would you support having the policy of not being armed in the chamber? Because that little glock carrier from Colorado reminds me of her, and gives me pause as to what she might do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-53083440362907720412021-01-13T21:52:11.860-05:002021-01-13T21:52:11.860-05:00Incorrect. The installation is to annoy, not prote...Incorrect. The installation is to annoy, not protect House members. A metal detector should only be installed anywhere bc it is needed to ensure safety. By your own admission this was installed to ensure some House members follow rules that themselves appear to be illegal. They are not there to protect. This is why some House members are brushing by it. I am a Democrat but do not blame them one bit. At the courthouse there are metal detectors. They are there to protect us. In the House, the metal detectors are there purely to piss off House members.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-56639307950198333232021-01-13T21:24:46.415-05:002021-01-13T21:24:46.415-05:00I didn't say that the pistol was illegal, but ...I didn't say that the pistol was illegal, but that it was prohibited under congressional rules. Thus, to install a metal detector in order to enforce that rule is not arbitrary--which is pretty much the whole point of your post. <br /><br />The point of the detectors is to detect weapons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-37357174208656705442021-01-13T21:20:59.620-05:002021-01-13T21:20:59.620-05:00I am far from confused and suggest you are. A Hous...I am far from confused and suggest you are. A House member brought a pistol onto the floor of the House. Though there is some policy prohibiting this, I doubt it has any legal effect. Neither do the metal detectors, which is why they are being ignored. A prohibition like these should be statutory, not some edict from the Speaker. <br /><br />The sole reason for the detectors is to annoy House members. That kind of chicken shit needs to stop if we want GOP help in passing initiatives for the good of the nation.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-22282428893892216242021-01-13T21:06:57.330-05:002021-01-13T21:06:57.330-05:00BO, you are confused. A member of the House broug...BO, you are confused. A member of the House brought in a prohibited weapon (apparently a pistol) and they put in metal detectors. You can argue that you disagree with the policy, but your claim that there's no basis for installing them because the House members can be trusted has been shot to hell. Just admit it and move on. <br /><br />And I suspect we're about to learn a whole lot more about Republican collaborationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-79058530970787280362021-01-13T19:11:43.585-05:002021-01-13T19:11:43.585-05:00What trust do Americans have in our legislators ?...What trust do Americans have in our legislators ? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-50192395306393960462021-01-13T18:52:58.953-05:002021-01-13T18:52:58.953-05:00I do not believe statements made by a thug. Nor do...I do not believe statements made by a thug. Nor do I believe a Congress member who said nothing for six days and who fails to name names. Of course I believe Cawthorn armed himself, as well he should have. He obviously did a better job protecting himself than the capitol police. Metal detectors employed against our own legislators are a disgusting sign of distrust in the people’s own representatives. Nancy Pelosi has a way of pissing off even moderate Rs with this kind of bullshit. She needs to knock it off. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.com