United States Capitol Police arrested 17 members of Congress in front of the Supreme Court earlier today during a protest for abortion rights.
The arrestees include prominent progressive lawmakers, from Massachusetts Democrat and Assistant House Speaker Katherine Clark (the fourth highest ranking House Democrat) to Reps. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.).
Following standard procedures, Capitol Police officers gave the protesters blocking traffic on First Street NE, near the Supreme Court and Capitol Building, multiple warnings to cease and desist.
As Fox News reported:
“It is against the law to block traffic, so officers are going to give our standard three warnings before they start making arrests,” Capitol Police tweeted.
Instead, the representatives, who wore specially-made bandanas emblazoned with the words “Won’t Back Down” continued to chant “The people, united, will never be divided.”
Video from the scene showed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., being led away by police with her arms crossed behind her back, though no handcuffs were visible.
Other members of Congress arrested include:
- Barbara Lee (D-Calif.)
- Jackie Speier (D-Calif.)
- Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.)
- Andy Levin (D-Mich.)
- Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.)
- Madeline Dean (D-Pa.)
- Cori Bush (D-Mo.)
- Veronica Escobar (D-Texas)
- Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.)
- Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.)
- Alma Adams (D-N.C.)
Abortion rights protests have become commonplace in front of and adjacent to the Supreme Court since the majority opinion draft from the Dobbs case — ultimately leading to the reversal of Roe v. Wade — became public knowledge. According to Axios, representatives continued speaking out as they were being taken away. After her arrest, Rep. Maloney, who leads the House Oversight Committee, defiantly said “There is no democracy if women do not have control over their own bodies and decisions about their own health, including reproductive care.”
When asked by reporters if they would be planning any future protests, the event organizer — Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) — only said “stay tuned.”
Those arrested can expect to receive a fine.
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Good arrest More Hooray
Agree public service
Wait until SCOTUS strikes down Obergefell, Laurence and Griswold. THEN they can protest! LOL
The usual suspects – arrest them and move on. Ignore these bone heads.They have nothing to offer.
If LAWMAKERS defy the law, what do they think others are going to do? This is not setting a good example and it is NOT a lawful protest. The right to protest has boundaries. The most basic is when their protest behavior tramples on other people’s rights.
These morons are NOT lawmakers, they are a bunch of bored women who got put into office by the most ignorant, uninformed,uneducated, blind,anti-America voters who should NOT be allowed to ever vote again.
Extremely well said, Gerry. Every single word!
Mahoney needs to understand that when all have the right to their own health care including reproductive care. So either they quit laying down with a man unprotected or they have a separate body form within them called a baby, adopt it out or raise it. That baby didn’t choose for you to get pregnant you did and said baby should not have to ever suffer for you being a hoebag
So if we get arrested we lose our job and record for life, but if they get arrested they keep their job and heros to their party. Something seems so wrong here.
I am so over these infantile idiots. Useless pieces of …. they are. How do these idiots keep a job after this?
they are all communists and need to go, look at her face she is so proud what a jackass
Perfect example of Democrats thinking laws don’t apply to them. Since when is blocking traffic a peaceful protest? When they do this they are effectively kidnapping people and infringing on the rights of others. The hypocrisy of these Democrat Representatives knows no limits.
Those infringements officially began in the year 1828. And, during the 1830s, they took the homes and lands from the Cherokees forcing them into the unknown West.
In 1865, it took a war to officially declare slavery unconstitutional.
So, after 194 years of a political party that has consientantly been destroying the livelihoods and the country itself from the inside out, when is enough enough of the Democrat Party?
You can’t fix stupid
You don’t have to agree with there stance…I don’t. But to say “shoot them” demonstrates how stupid and ignorant you are. People like you give Americans a bad name.
I would question the intelligence of anyone who really thinks he means it!
Can’t wait until the July 2022 Committee hearings on these Marxist insurrectionists against our SCOTUS….
One can hope they will be held with the J6 folks still in jail.
AMEN – hold them in solitary and refuse them visits with lawyers and family just like the Jan 6 people who did nothing but walk thru open doors with no weapons…it’s about time!
YOU MISSED THE BIG GUY………..AND SON
Make certain they spend at least same amount of time in jail as 1/6 illegal prisoners.
Jail them with the Jan 6th folks, illegal
Why would you want to use cruel and unusual punishment against the Political Prisoners of Jan. 6? I think I would rather take a beating then be locked up with The Squad of evil, whining morons!
So, how come Maxine Waters can stir up the beehives, but she’s never in the fray herself?
Old, ugly coward.
She s too dangerous. She has to be careful who she looks upon.
With a prolong gaze, she can ugly you to death.
Anti American squad members are hell bent on killing l ing babies. We need to clean house. Vote them out.
These people are as dumb as a rock. It makes me feel terrible to think of the really stupid people that voted for them. They don’t have a clue as to what the supremes opinions were. Any day states take back rights is a great day for the people.
They are infantile, they want infantcide!
Yes they have rabies, they want to kill babies!
They have a womb, the babies they’ll entomb!
They’save death row, the babies they mow!
Inhumane Democrats…
Yes that’s our “leaders”
So fake, obviously not hand cuffed, these people are just there for the show, bunch of phonies.
How can you wave with your hand above your head if your hands are cuffed behind your back. Some is lying.
Nothing but a BS photo-op. Why don’t we put more of these PsOS people in office so they can act like the total fools that they are. I had a monkey in the jungle who could do a better job than that dirtbag moron from nyc.
Notice how most of them are from leftist states that already claim they will be sanctuaries for abortion (California, New York, New Jersey and Illinois)
I’m will to bet Levin was there because he’s in a heated primary battle with Haley Stevens, and she has been pushing her support for abortion in her TV ads.
Nothing more than a photo op and public theater for campaign/party donations.
Who in their right mind actually thinks this was an “ARREST” when you have to pretend to be wearing cuffs, I have no doubt this won’t be on anyone’s permanent record or actually make them loose their jobs etc. etc. This was the act going on in the 3rd ring of the “CIRCUS”. Watch us here, while we do something you really don’t want done in ring number 1 or 2 If we do this we can take their attention off Inflation, Immigration, Gas prices, Crime and on and on. People need to as they say Don’t get distracted by the stupid stuff (performed by stupid people) and keep an eye on what is really happening.
GROW UP!
If you wanna be a member of Congress, ACT LIKE IT! If you want a cause against which to protest because you missed Viet Nam and you wanna feel relevant, then leave Congress and join the ignorant masses who only and ever think about SELF! But wait, you don’t need to leave Congress for that.
Next we’ll see Kamala and Joe burning baby dolls in the Rose Garden screaming “We have a right to burn our babies!”
Can it GET any loonier???