Congressional Black Caucus chairwoman arrested protesting in Senate building
By: Emily Brooks (MSN)
It's an insurrection I tells ya......................
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Rep. Joyce Beatty, chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus, was one of several people arrested on Thursday afternoon after marching through the Hart Senate Office Building in protest of voting laws.
Beatty, an Ohio Democrat, wore a shirt that read "protect our voting rights" while she linked arms with other activists who sang as they entered the Senate building. They later chanted, "End the filibuster."
Earlier, Beatty had held a press conference and called for passage of the H.R. 1/S. 1 For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act.
U.S. Capitol Police eventually arrested two males and seven females, who were transported to Capitol Police headquarters for processing.
Breaking: Arrested the Chair of the @TheBlackCaucus@RepBeatty along with 9 others protesting the current state of #VotingRightspic.twitter.com/s1b13v8qZl
— AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) July 15, 2021
"This afternoon, nine people were arrested for demonstrating in a prohibited area on Capitol Grounds," the U.S. Capitol Police said in a statement about the incident. "At approximately 3:30pm, the United States Capitol Police responded to the Atrium in the Hart Senate Office Building for reports of illegal demonstration activity. After officers arrived on the scene, they warned the demonstrators three times to stop."
Those who refused were arrested on charges related to D.C. Code §22-1307, a "crowding, obstructing, or incommoding," a misdemeanor offense.
© Provided by Washington Examiner Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, Chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus is arrested by capitol police officers, after a demonstration supporting the voting rights, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, July 15, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) Jose Luis Magana/AP
Beatty's office confirmed that she was one of the nine arrested.
"I stand in solidarity with Black women and allies across the country in defense of our constitutional right to vote. We have come too far and fought too hard to see everything systematically dismantled and restricted by those who wish to silence us. Be assured that this is just the beginning. This is Our Power, Our Message," Beatty said in a statement.
After the arrest, she tweeted "#GoodTrouble," a nod to the late Georgia Rep. and civil rights activist John Lewis.
They're marching through the lobby of Hart now. pic.twitter.com/Lf9Lehm1om
— Nicholas Wu (@nicholaswu12) July 15, 2021
Let the people vote. Fight for justice. pic.twitter.com/JnEUPl9KJW
— Joyce Beatty (@RepBeatty) July 15, 2021
Rep. Joyce Beatty among those arrested protesting for voter rights in the Senate Hart building atrium. pic.twitter.com/5PXYijNCEz
— Casey J. Wooten (@Casey_J_Wooten) July 15, 2021
Original Author:Emily Brooks
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What can ya say. Well except good luck with that.
For the Democrats political theater is their stock-in-trade and standard operating procedure.
They know that if election rules are tightened up and made more secure, they're screwed.
If HR-1 becomes law, we're all screwed.
She was just a "tourist".
She needs to be sent to the same jail as others arrested for protesting at the capitol and kept in the same conditions and just as long. No bail for her