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Against ‘institutional racism’
Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., knew there might be trouble on Jan. 6.
Lawmakers had been warned to stay in their offices due to protests against the certification of President Joe Biden’s victory that day that were being planned by supporters of former President Donald Trump. Bowman also knew Trump’s rallies came with the “possibility of violence.” Still, what happened next shocked him.
“I wasn't surprised at the attack, I guess. I was surprised by the lack of resistance. I was surprised that they were able to get past Capitol Police, and they were even able to get into the Capitol,” Bowman said in an interview with Yahoo News on Jan. 22.
Less than 48 hours after the attack, Bowman debuted a draft of the COUP Act, legislation that would establish a commission to investigate how rioters were able to storm the halls of Congress. Specifically, Bowman is demanding answers on “specific failures in the United States Capitol security and intelligence apparatus to accurately assess outside threats.”
As he watched the chaos unfold on Jan. 6, Bowman thought back to recent civil rights demonstrations in the nation’s capital, which were met with violent crackdowns by local police, federal agencies, and the National Guard.
“During Black Lives Matter protests throughout the entire summer. … There would be no way for anything like this to happen,” Bowman said. “So, you know, what did we know? When did we know it? How was it shared? Why weren’t we more prepared? How the hell did they get in? You know, all those questions kind of ran through my mind as I watched the events unfold.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...stitutional-racism/ar-BB1dbIF1?ocid=Peregrine
Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., knew there might be trouble on Jan. 6.
Lawmakers had been warned to stay in their offices due to protests against the certification of President Joe Biden’s victory that day that were being planned by supporters of former President Donald Trump. Bowman also knew Trump’s rallies came with the “possibility of violence.” Still, what happened next shocked him.
“I wasn't surprised at the attack, I guess. I was surprised by the lack of resistance. I was surprised that they were able to get past Capitol Police, and they were even able to get into the Capitol,” Bowman said in an interview with Yahoo News on Jan. 22.
Less than 48 hours after the attack, Bowman debuted a draft of the COUP Act, legislation that would establish a commission to investigate how rioters were able to storm the halls of Congress. Specifically, Bowman is demanding answers on “specific failures in the United States Capitol security and intelligence apparatus to accurately assess outside threats.”
As he watched the chaos unfold on Jan. 6, Bowman thought back to recent civil rights demonstrations in the nation’s capital, which were met with violent crackdowns by local police, federal agencies, and the National Guard.
“During Black Lives Matter protests throughout the entire summer. … There would be no way for anything like this to happen,” Bowman said. “So, you know, what did we know? When did we know it? How was it shared? Why weren’t we more prepared? How the hell did they get in? You know, all those questions kind of ran through my mind as I watched the events unfold.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...stitutional-racism/ar-BB1dbIF1?ocid=Peregrine