The Democratic-led Congress has refused to end “riots,” or protests inside legislative buildings aimed at disrupting the filibuster. In doing so, they may have – unintentionally – contributed to the release of hundreds of January 6 defendants from prison.
That's because many of these defendants were charged with “obstructing an official proceeding.” The law is an ambiguous law against witness tampering that was never intended for protests and has been used as a blanket tool to prosecute even non-violent criminals.
Challenges to the law's use, or abuse, are expected to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court later this year. The case could affect hundreds of defendants charged under similar provisions, including former President Donald J. Trump.
Democrats use the word “insurrection” to describe the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, but only 8% of participants wanted to overthrow the government, according to a Harvard poll. . Many thought they were defending democracy, whether that was true or not.
The tactic of breaking into the Capitol and holding protests there was pioneered by left-wing activists and praised by Democrats, first in the 2011 Wisconsin Capitol siege and dozens of times since, and again after the 2021 Capitol riot. .
These “riots” continue, including last week Colorado lawmakers were able to shut down California's state capitol in Sacramento without making any arrests. Both protests were by radical left-wing groups opposed to Israel.
Supporters of Colorado protests claimed Demonstrations inside parliament should be allowed, as parliament is a public forum funded by public funds. If that's why most protesters avoided arrest, it should apply to the right as well as the left.
In fact, by allowing such “riots” and “occupations” to proceed, other parliaments have shown that by allowing such “riots” and “occupations” to proceed, even if such protests are illegal and even if they interfere with “official proceedings” It indicates that unless there is an act, there should be no prosecution. violence.
If the norm in state legislatures, especially those controlled by Democrats, is not to treat unruly Capitol protests as criminal acts, then the Supreme Court's role in considering the constitutionality of prosecutorial “obstruction” is That should be factored into your reasoning.
Joel B. Pollack is a senior editor at Breitbart News. Breitbart News Sunday Sunday nights from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM ET (4:00 PM to 7:00 PM PT) on Sirius XM Patriot. He is the author of a new biography, Rhoda: “Comrade Cadderly, you are abnormal.”. He is also the author of a recently published e-book. Neither Free nor Fair: The 2020 US Presidential Election. He is the recipient of the 2018 Robert Novak Journalism Alumni Fellowship. Follow him on Twitter @joelpolak.
