It was recently reported that New York Democrat Rep. Jamaal Bowman was arrested outside the U.S. Capitol building on Thursday during a protest over voting rights.
Hunger strikers in Washington refusing to eat until Democrats pass election reform legislation blocked a barricade outside the U.S. Capitol, leading Capitol Police to arrest 23 protesters after three warnings.
Bowman was among those arrested.
Marcus Frias, Bowman’s director of communications, said the congressman “was arrested alongside at least 20 others, including faith leaders and youth who have been hunger striking for our democracy.”
“Today, Congressman Jamaal Bowman joined a voting rights non-violent direct action at the North Barricade of the U.S. Capitol Building and was arrested by the U.S. Capitol Police,” Frias said in a statement. “We will provide more information and updates as we gather them.”
“The Capitol Police said in a statement posted to their Twitter feed that they began making arrests because demonstrators had “started blocking one side of the North Barricade outside the U.S. Capitol” shortly before noon and “refused to move out” after three warnings,” The Washington Post reported.
“They made a total of 27 arrests for “crowding, obstructing or incommoding” and one arrest for violating a crowd-control regulation, according to the statement. A Capitol Police spokesperson did not specify whether Bowman was among those arrested,” the WaPo report added.
“Among the arrests at a voting rights protest today: Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY). His office says he ‘was arrested alongside at least 20 others, including faith leaders and youth who have been hunger striking for our democracy,’” Newsy reporter Nathaniel Reed tweeted. On Wednesday night, Democrat Sens. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona and Joe Manchin of West Virginia blocked the Democrats’ desperate attempt to gut the Senate filibuster.
Democrats attempted to bully their way into passing two election overhaul bills this week — the John Lewis Voting Rights Act and the Freedom to Vote Act.
The Senate filibuster requires 60 votes for measures to be passed, which requires some bipartisan support.
He, as well as others “ arrested” will rightly be released with only a minor charge and possibly a small fine or community service.
None will be accused of “treason” or “insurrection”. None will be placed in solitary confinement. They will each be allowed a defense attorney if requested. All this will happen within days. No on will be denied their 4th Amendment fights. No one will be waiting a YEAR IN JAIL for a trial.
They will all be portrayed as heros.