washington dc - Forum - Command Center2024-03-29T01:31:49Zhttps://patriotcommandcenter.org/forum/feed/tag/washington+dcStatement from United States Park Police acting Chief Gregory T. Monahan about the actions taken over the weekend to protect life and propertyhttps://patriotcommandcenter.org/forum/statement-from-united-states-park-police-acting-chief-gregory-t-m2020-06-02T23:31:37.000Z2020-06-02T23:31:37.000ZAdmin Melony B. DeFordhttps://patriotcommandcenter.org/members/AdminMelonyBDeFord<div><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}5528598690,RESIZE_400x{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}5528598690,RESIZE_400x{{/staticFileLink}}" width="413" height="275" alt="5528598690?profile=RESIZE_400x" /></a></p>
<p>The United States Park Police (USPP) is committed to the peaceful expression of First Amendment rights. However, this past weekend’s demonstrations at Lafayette Park and across the National Mall included activities that were not part of a peaceful protest, which resulted in injuries to USPP officers in the line of duty, the destruction of public property and the defacing of memorials and monuments. During four days of demonstrations, 51 members of the USPP were injured; of those, 11 were transported to the hospital and released and three were admitted.</p>
<p>Multiple agencies assisted the USPP in responding to and quelling the acts of destruction and violence over the course of the weekend in order to protect citizens and property.</p>
<p>On Monday, June 1, the USPP worked with the United States Secret Service to have temporary fencing installed inside Lafayette Park. At approximately 6:33 pm, violent protestors on H Street NW began throwing projectiles including bricks, frozen water bottles and caustic liquids. The protestors also climbed onto a historic building at the north end of Lafayette Park that was destroyed by arson days prior. Intelligence had revealed calls for violence against the police, and officers found caches of glass bottles, baseball bats and metal poles hidden along the street.</p>
<p>To curtail the violence that was underway, the USPP, following established policy, issued three warnings over a loudspeaker to alert demonstrators on H Street to evacuate the area. Horse mounted patrol, Civil Disturbance Units and additional personnel were used to clear the area. As many of the protestors became more combative, continued to throw projectiles, and attempted to grab officers’ weapons, officers then employed the use of smoke canisters and pepper balls. No tear gas was used by USPP officers or other assisting law enforcement partners to close the area at Lafayette Park. Subsequently, the fence was installed.</p>
<p>Throughout the demonstrations, the USPP has not made any arrests. The USPP will always support peaceful assembly but cannot tolerate violence to citizens or officers or damage to our nation’s resources that we are entrusted to protect.</p>
<p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}5528598690,RESIZE_400x{{/staticFileLink}}">https://www.nps.gov/subjects/uspp/6_2_20_statement_from_acting_chief_monahan.htm</a></p></div>82nd Airborne Division’s Immediate Response Force Headed to D.C. amid Riotshttps://patriotcommandcenter.org/forum/82nd-airborne-division-s-immediate-response-force-headed-to-d-c-a2020-06-02T00:55:07.000Z2020-06-02T00:55:07.000ZAdmin Melony B. DeFordhttps://patriotcommandcenter.org/members/AdminMelonyBDeFord<div><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}5498566652,RESIZE_710x{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}5498566652,RESIZE_400x{{/staticFileLink}}" width="400" alt="5498566652?profile=RESIZE_400x" /></a></p>
<p class="subheading">The Pentagon has ordered the 82nd Airborne Division’s Immediate Response Force to deploy to the D.C.-area amid rioting across the nation, according to multiple sources on background.</p>
<p>The force is the same one that deployed earlier this year to quell violent Iran-backed protests in Iraq. Sources told Breitbart News earlier on Monday that the forces were preparing their gear to deploy, but Pentagon officials would not confirm.</p>
<p>A source also told Breitbart News that the 16th Military Police Brigade from Fort Bragg was also headed to D.C.</p>
<p>The deployments to D.C. comes after rioters looted stores, defaced national monuments, and burned a historic church a block from the White House.</p>
<p>read more here: <a href="https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/06/01/82nd-airborne-division-officially-alerted-to-deploy-to-d-c-amid-riots/">https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/06/01/82nd-airborne-division-officially-alerted-to-deploy-to-d-c-amid-riots/</a></p></div>Professional Agitators, ANTIFA, Exploit Peaceful Protest to Promote Violencehttps://patriotcommandcenter.org/forum/professional-agitators-antifa-exploit-peaceful-protest-to-promote2020-05-30T12:58:15.000Z2020-05-30T12:58:15.000ZAdmin Melony B. DeFordhttps://patriotcommandcenter.org/members/AdminMelonyBDeFord<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr" xml:lang="en">I was at Downtown Oakland protests a little while ago. Let me say something; the people breaking glass, breaking into windows & starting fires were WHITE men wearing all black. They had hammers and walkie talkies. They were organized. BLM protestors did not start the violence! <a href="https://t.co/I2HOdzFoHd">pic.twitter.com/I2HOdzFoHd</a></p>— Asia (@AsiaJannelll) <a href="https://twitter.com/AsiaJannelll/status/1266626927885873152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 30, 2020</a></blockquote> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr" xml:lang="en">This is Antifa <a href="https://t.co/k0VVDKfzFw">pic.twitter.com/k0VVDKfzFw</a></p>— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) <a href="https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1266705070198083584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 30, 2020</a></blockquote> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr" xml:lang="en">LIVE in front of the White House ... <a href="https://t.co/HIIStVuNWW">https://t.co/HIIStVuNWW</a></p>— Hunter Walker (@hunterw) <a href="https://twitter.com/hunterw/status/1266595984110309379?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 30, 2020</a></blockquote> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr" xml:lang="en">Washington DC. Riot cops are protecting the Trump White House. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/dcprotest?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#dcprotest</a> <a href="https://t.co/tZJV7oIwdh">pic.twitter.com/tZJV7oIwdh</a></p>— Max Blumenthal (@MaxBlumenthal) <a href="https://twitter.com/MaxBlumenthal/status/1266593713771421696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 30, 2020</a></blockquote> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr" xml:lang="en">Rioters at White House <a href="https://t.co/wabwhqiAiP">https://t.co/wabwhqiAiP</a></p>— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) <a href="https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1266589519513636867?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 30, 2020</a></blockquote> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div>The Key Reason DC Hates President Trump – It’s a Big Club, and He Ain’t in It…https://patriotcommandcenter.org/forum/the-key-reason-dc-hates-president-trump-it-s-a-big-club-and-he-ai2020-05-24T14:45:00.000Z2020-05-24T14:45:00.000ZAdmin Melony B. DeFordhttps://patriotcommandcenter.org/members/AdminMelonyBDeFord<div><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}5302846479,RESIZE_584x{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}5302846479,RESIZE_584x{{/staticFileLink}}" width="512" alt="5302846479?profile=RESIZE_584x" /></a></p>
<p>Something 99% of American voters do not understand. Congress doesn’t actually <em>write</em> legislation. The last item of legislation written by congress was sometime around the mid 1990’s. Modern legislation is sub-contracted to a segment of operations in DC known as K-Street. That’s where the lobbyists reside.</p>
<p>Lobbyists write the laws; congress sells the laws; lobbyists then pay congress commissions for passing their laws. That’s the modern legislative business in DC.</p>
<p>CTH often describes the system with the phrase: “There are Trillions at Stake.” The process of creating legislation is behind that phrase. DC politics is not quite based on the ideas that frame most voter’s reference points.</p>
<p>With people taking notice of DC politics for the first time; and with people not as familiar with the purpose of DC politics; perhaps it is valuable to provide clarity.</p>
<p>Most people think when they vote for a federal politician -a House or Senate representative- they are voting for a person who will go to Washington DC and write or enact legislation. This is the old-fashioned “schoolhouse rock” perspective based on decades past. There is not a single person in congress writing legislation or laws.</p>
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<p>In modern politics not a single member of the House of Representatives or Senator writes a law, or puts pen to paper to write out a legislative construct. This simply doesn’t happen.</p>
<p>Over the past several decades a system of constructing legislation has taken over Washington DC that more resembles a <em>business operation</em> than a legislative body. Here’s how it works right now.</p>
<p>Outside groups, often called “special interest groups”, are entities that represent their interests in legislative constructs. These groups are often representing foreign governments, Wall Street multinational corporations, banks, financial groups or businesses; or smaller groups of people with a similar connection who come together and form a larger group under an umbrella of interest specific to their affiliation.</p>
<p>Sometimes the groups are social interest groups; activists, climate groups, environmental interests etc. The social interest groups are usually non-profit constructs who depend on the expenditures of government to sustain their cause or need.</p>
<p>The for-profit groups (mostly business) have a purpose in Washington DC to shape policy, legislation and laws favorable to their interests. They have fully staffed offices just like any business would – only their ‘<em>business</em>‘ is getting legislation for their unique interests.</p>
<p>These groups are filled with highly-paid lawyers who represent the interests of the entity and actually write laws and legislation briefs.</p>
<p>In the modern era this is actually the origination of the laws that we eventually see passed by congress. Within the walls of these buildings within Washington DC is where the ‘sausage’ is actually made.</p>
<p>read more here: <a href="https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/05/23/the-key-reason-dc-hates-president-trump-its-a-big-club-and-he-aint-in-it/">https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/05/23/the-key-reason-dc-hates-president-trump-its-a-big-club-and-he-aint-in-it/</a></p></div>