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I see dozens of posts, on all sides, that have a premise that's simply not true. Some of these misunderstandings are totally partisan filtering of the facts, but sometimes it's from incomplete media reports. Occasionally the facts that aren't well known are important in understanding what really happened. So , take the quiz and post to tell us how well you did,
1. Who requested / called for National Guard members to enter D.C.?
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/...d-didnt-respond-to-the-attack-on-the-capitol/
2. Which happened first?
3. Which is a more serious crime, which has a greater maximum sentence if convicted?
4. Who was included in the Capitol Security chain of command on and before January 6th 2020?
5. True or false:
The Republican plan for J6 was perfectly legal
FALSE
"Once a House member and Senator submit an objection, the two chambers of Congress separate to debate for two hours and to vote on whether to continue counting the votes in light of the objection. Both chambers must vote by a simple majority to concur with the objection for it to stand, otherwise the objection fails.
If both chambers of Congress affirm the objection and the objection results in no one candidate receiving the necessary 270-vote Electoral College majority, the 12th Amendment dictates a congressional process for selecting a president and vice president. "
This means that there was never any hope of legally invoking the 12th A on J6. If both chambers of congress had concurred with the objection, the 12th A would have been invoked and trump would be president. It was obvious, before they started, that the House would not agree to the objection. That means that it was hopeless to legally invoke the 12th amendment on J6.
Sergeant at Arms of the Senate
6. Did Trump know that the protersters were going to be able to get inside the Capitol buildig before Janary 5th?
I'm not aware of any real evidence that anyone at the White House thought that it would be possible for protesters to get into the building.
1. Who requested / called for National Guard members to enter D.C.?
- Steven Sund, Chief of DC police
- Mayor Bowser
- The House Sargent at Arms , Paul Irving
- All of the above
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/...d-didnt-respond-to-the-attack-on-the-capitol/
2. Which happened first?
- Protesters broke through the outer security perimeter of the Capitol
- The Electoral College convenes in a joint session.
- Trump finished his speech at the Ellipse
3. Which is a more serious crime, which has a greater maximum sentence if convicted?
- Insurrection
- Sedition
- Conspiracy
4. Who was included in the Capitol Security chain of command on and before January 6th 2020?
- Nancy Pelosi
- Mitch McConnell
- Sergeant at Arms of the House
- Sergeant at Arms of the Senate
- All of the above
5. True or false:
The Republican plan for J6 was perfectly legal
FALSE
"Once a House member and Senator submit an objection, the two chambers of Congress separate to debate for two hours and to vote on whether to continue counting the votes in light of the objection. Both chambers must vote by a simple majority to concur with the objection for it to stand, otherwise the objection fails.
If both chambers of Congress affirm the objection and the objection results in no one candidate receiving the necessary 270-vote Electoral College majority, the 12th Amendment dictates a congressional process for selecting a president and vice president. "
This means that there was never any hope of legally invoking the 12th A on J6. If both chambers of congress had concurred with the objection, the 12th A would have been invoked and trump would be president. It was obvious, before they started, that the House would not agree to the objection. That means that it was hopeless to legally invoke the 12th amendment on J6.
Sergeant at Arms of the Senate
Can members of Congress object to Electoral College results? (2020)
Ballotpedia: The Encyclopedia of American Politics
ballotpedia.org
6. Did Trump know that the protersters were going to be able to get inside the Capitol buildig before Janary 5th?
I'm not aware of any real evidence that anyone at the White House thought that it would be possible for protesters to get into the building.