Oh, look at what House Republicans got done! They took down the metal detectors that Nancy Pelosi had installed after the Jan 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Since there’s no one in charge yet, by whose authority was it done? Via the Washington Post:
Metal detectors were put in place outside the House floor after a violent mob entered the U.S. Capitol — with many of them carrying weapons — to overturn the 2020 presidential election. All lawmakers and staffers were required to walk through the metal detectors before entering the House chamber.
Guns and other weapons were already banned from the chamber, but many Democrats were concerned about their safety and possible links between GOP lawmakers and staffers with those who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6.
As it turns out, not such an irrational fear!
Some Democrats were already anxious about the potential for guns on the House floor after Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo..) campaigned promising to remain armed as she worked on Capitol Hill. And former congressman Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) told a local paper after the attack that he had been armed when protesters stormed the Capitol.
I wonder which MAGA Republican made this deal with Kevin McCarthy? Hmm.
“Rules? We don’t need no stinkin’ rules!”
