A Metaphor For Our Times
I’ve heard of the “Washington bubble” and now Dan Burton wants to make it real.
An aide to Rep. Dan Burton (R-Ind.) tells CBS News that the Indiana Republican plans to introduce legislation next week that would encase the House Gallery in “a transparent and substantial material” such as Plexiglas that would keep members of the public from being able to throw explosives or make other attacks on members on the House floor.
Burton has introduced similar legislation in the past. It reads in part, “The Architect of the Capitol shall enclose the visitors’ galleries of the House of Representatives with a transparent and substantial material, and shall install equipment so that the proceedings on the floor of the House of Representatives will be clearly audible in the galleries.”
Republicans have gone from defending people carrying loaded weapons to Congressional Townhall meetings to encasing themselves in bulletproof glass. My how things look different when they’re in charge.
Tags: Congress, Republican Hypocrisy
And… Peter King, a Republican from New York, is planning to introduce legislation that would make it illegal to bring a gun within 1,000 feet of a government official, according to a person familiar with the congressman’s intentions.
I like that law. Can it apply to everyone? Of course not. King and Burton’s motto: Gun control for me, but not for thee.
pandora,
It’s the same as healthcare for me but not for thee. Or pensions for me but not for thee. Or tax breaks for me but screw the rest of yas. 535 individual special interest groups in DC caving out their special niches.
You’re absolutely correct, Auntie Dem!
typical that fear-mongering republicans would propose this. Rep King wants tougher gun control laws all of a sudden.
shall install equipment so that the proceedings on the floor of the House of Representatives will be clearly audible in the galleries.”
How about installing equipment so the proceedings in the galleries can be clearly audible on the floor of the House?
I assume there is already pretty good security to prevent weapons from getting into the gallery. I bet this is more about preventing Republicans from being embarrassed by their own
kooksbase like the birther last week.And while Dan Burton is looking to wrap the Congress in plexiglass, has he explained how much this will cost? This seems like a pretty stupid idea for a bunch of people who have pretty amazing security in the first place.
If it is truly needed, who cares how much it costs. The point is that it is not needed and it makes the wrong statement.
Not to mention, it also makes me point and laugh at the teabagger rhetoric about the government fearing the people.
I’d be for enclosing in plexiglass lobbyists for corporate elites, seperating them from Congress.
I’m for enclosing lobbyists in Plexiglas — solid Plexiglas.
we dont need it. If these people truly want to serve our country, they will do it regardless of the personal risk. Rather than hide behind some glass wall. I’m willing to bet Rep Burton and Rep King never served in the military… or if they did, they got a GWB sweetheart deal where there was never a chance of bodily harm.
The republicans prove over and over and over that they are all bark and no bite. Spineless cowards who are willing to say anything, but as soon as shit get’s real, or as soon as what they scream about happening actually happens, they curl up in a ball and pretend they are the victims. sickening.
they all should be lined up…
and mocked until they cry. then vaccinated against disease and allowed to live a long healthy life knowing what hated pieces of shit they are until they die of natural causes alone and sad.
with video conferencing technology where it is, why don’t we just close the capital? that way everyone can be safe and sound at home. no disruptions, no terrorist threats that could take out a whole branch at once…might be on to something…
Great idea Phil,
And they could have an open bar in their kitchen for all the lobbyists.
This is a great idea. We need to keep the represented as far from the representatives as possible.