Protests erupted across America Friday night as abortion rights activists objected to the Supreme Court’s reversal of the Roe v. Wade decision, creating a particularly tense stand-off in Arizona’s Capitol where lawmakers reported being trapped by an angry mob that had to be dispersed with tear gas.
“We are currently there being held hostage inside the Senate building due to members of the public trying to breach our security,” Arizona state Sen. Kelly Townsend tweeted Friday night. “We smell teargas and the children of one of the members are in the office sobbing with fear.”
Authorities confirmed a security situation at the Capitol building in Phoenix that required teargas and flash bangs to be deployed and an unlawful assembly to be declared.
“Protesters threatened to break the AZ Senate entryway glass,” state senator Wendy Rodgers explained. “Crowd was dispersed with tear gas. … We are headed to a secure room to go vote.”
“Sergeant at Arms says the mob is spray painting monuments and lighting fires,” Rodgers added. “Very dangerous outside.”
The Legislature’s Republican caucus later issued a statement saying the protesters attempted an insurrection and credited police for stopping it.
“Violent pro-abortion protestors’ attempts of an insurrection at the Arizona State Senate were thwarted Friday night, thanks to the swift actions from local and state law enforcement,” Kim Quintero, the Republican Caucus’ communications director, said.
In Washington D.C, Antifa protesters chanted “burn it down” as they marched toward the Supreme Court while demonstrators in many cities yelled “illegitimate” to mock the justices who had voted 6-3 earlier in the day to overturn the Roe decision and send the authority to regulate abortion back to the states.
An American flag was burned in the streets of the nation’s capital while threats were hurled in many cities.
About 500 abortion rights demonstrators occupied a city block in Seattle, disrupting traffic, while 1,500 flooded downtown Portland, Ore.
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Wonder how many of these radicals will end up in the same jail as those who were at the Jan 6th rally in DC?
these lefties and antifa need to be locked up in prison antifa is nothing but hoodlum punk terrorist
Any excuse they can, to riot, rape, murder and loot. None of these commies work or contribute in anyway. Most are obama/biden voters, parent hating, iphone generation losers. And all are funded by soros.
Rerun 2020 riots & J6
It’s time to stop this crap. These are not protestors they are rioters. Time to bring out the water cannons, rubber bullets and dogs. This shit would soon stop if personal injury to them was possible because they are all woke sissys. If they thought they could actually get hurt they’d go home where it was safe. Time to take off the kid gloves and treat them how they deserve.
These are not radicals. They are CRYBABIES who didn’t get their way. They want their participation trophy.
Handle them the same way and it’ll stop.
Let me get this straight, if the right marches against something, then it’s an insurrection. When the left wingers do the same thing, it’s only a peaceful march. Sadly, those that are honestly protesting this issue are being joined by the criminals of the blm and antifa, and the democrats think nothing of it. What is so difficult about understanding that abortions aren’t outlawed, only given back to the states so the voters can decide how they want to handle it. If you don’t like what they’re doing , vote them out and replace them with those that think the same way you do. Neither the federal government, nor the court systems, need to be involved in those type decisions.
Hatred & violence is all the Left has.
Maxine Walters, Alexandria Cortez (AOC) Speaker Pelosi, caught trash talking against the high court decision overturning Roe vs Wade. could this be a different type of infection, spreading from monkey pox? effecting the minds of democrat women in politics? What could be causing such violent outrages behavior for public officials?
Obviously we have elected a bunch of hateful, uneducated, low class people to Congress