The Congressional Fire Alarm

[Ben]

Come on, man. A former school principal that doesn't know what a fire alarm looks like? There's no way this was an "accident" because he thought it was a lever to open the door. If he opened an emergency exit, he might have an alibi. That would also be stupid, but the fire alarm is beyond the pale. Total Junior High antics, but not totally unexpected for "the squad".

Plus, shouldn't this get an 18 year prison sentence?

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/squad-dem-jamaal-bowman-offers-bizarre-response-pulling-fire-alarm-open-door

[Kingcreek]

He should get some detentions. And a wedgie.

[WLJ]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EHDBJFoZL4

[Hawkmoon]

I call BS. The doors he is standing next to in the photo are equipped with panic bars. Push the bar and the door opens. (It's sort of like magic -- except that it's not magic.) Fire alarm pull boxes are painted bright red and they say "Pull in case of fire."

I'm inclined to accept the theory that he was just trying to delay the vote. He should be sanctioned.

[Doggy Daddy]

He should get some detentions. And a wedgie.

I'll see your detentions and wedgie, and raise you a swirly.

[Jim147]

Most of the media is going with the signs were to complicated. I'm going with that would make him a moron that doesn't belong in congress. Unfortunately, there are a bunch of them up there.

[Hawkmoon]

Too complicated?

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/bowman-fire-alarm-congressional-vote/story?id=103629140

Bowman said he thought the alarm -- which is red and says "FIRE" in capital letters -- would open the door he typically uses to get from his office building to the Capitol for votes.

(emphasis added)

[Hawkmoon]

AOC has his back:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlVrWjRonoo

[dogmush]

My understanding is that McCarthy gave the Dems a time when the CR would be voted on, then called an unscheduled vote while he knew a bunch of Dems were not in the building hoping he could have his cake and eat it too, that is the Repubs could be on record as trying to keep the .gov open, but the Freedom Caucus would not be coming for him today for passing a CR.

Rep Bowman heard about this, hit the fire alarm, which delayed the vote long enough for the Dems to show up and vote for the CR as they had said they would, thereby depriving McCarthy of his cover, and forcing him to face the consequences of supporting the CR today.

^^^

IF that is indeed what went down, I'm kinda on Bowman's side here.  Don't lie and call unscheduled events to use folks as fake cover for your actions.   

It'll be interesting to see both if the Freedom Caucus manages to unseat the speaker, and what happens when Legislators have to go on record about a single issue Ukraine funding bill.

[HankB]

And when I was growing up I was taught that pulling a fire alarm when there was no fire was an actual CRIMINAL offense.

Maybe - like so many other laws - it doesn't apply if you're a democrat.

[WLJ]

Democrats Propose $12 Billion Study To Determine What This Strange Red Handle Thingy Does
https://babylonbee.com/news/congressional-democrats-propose-12-billion-dollar-study-to-determine-what-this-thing-does

[K Frame]

One of the kids in my elementary school class pulled the fire alarm on a dare.

It didn't end well for him.

[Kingcreek]

Personally, I think pulling a fire alarm might be the appropriate action given the current state of our politics.

Probably not what he was thinking when he did it though.

[230RN]

At first I thought maybe ethanol was involved but it looks like "ethical" is more appropriate.

Remember:  "The end justifies the means."

[JTHunter]

At first I thought maybe ethanol was involved but it looks like "ethical" is more appropriate.

Remember:  "The end justifies the means."

Typical commucrat/leftie tactic. 

[Ben]

Necro.

New footage shows Bowman removing the warning signs before pulling the alarm:

https://twitter.com/i/status/1717626120428802280

https://twitchy.com/brettt/2024/04/17/pulling-a-fire-alarm-does-not-equate-to-killing-members-of-congress-n2395231

[MechAg94]

 Someone compared pulling a fire alarm to killing Congressmen.  I guess they forget that a democrat nut ball did try to kill a bunch of Republican Congressmen several years ago.  Shot at least one.

[WLJ]

Someone compared pulling a fire alarm to killing Congressmen.  I guess they forget that a democrat nut ball did try to kill a bunch of Republican Congressmen several years ago.  Shot at least one.

1 killed, 6 injured

The MSM buried that story in a hole so deep you can hear Chinese voices at the bottom.

[230RN]

But he was the "somebody has to do it" Democratic Party Official False Fire Alarm Puller for issues the Dems didn't like.

So what's the problem?

Besides, if he were removed from office, they would simply assign somebody else from his district to fill out his term, and I assume he would keep his retirement benefits.

Win, win, win.  Looks like he "took one for the team."

Sorry if it seems like I'm looking at the big "the end justifies the means" picture instead of the details of this particular incident.

[BobR]

In sideways related news, during the Jan 6th defendant arguments recently at the USSC it seems as though at least one person remembers the fire alarm pulling antic.

“Would a sit-in that disrupts a trial or access to a federal courthouse qualify? Would a heckler in today’s audience qualify, or at the State of the Union address?” he said. “Would pulling a fire alarm before a vote qualify for 20 years in federal prison?”

That question alluded to the actions of Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., who used a fire alarm in a Capitol office building and prompting its evacuation last year but was not charged under the statute.

I am beginning to think the obstruction charges against the defendants will go away.

https://rollcall.com/2024/04/16/supreme-court-questions-use-of-statute-against-jan-6-defendants/

bob

[MechAg94]

In sideways related news, during the Jan 6th defendant arguments recently at the USSC it seems as though at least one person remembers the fire alarm pulling antic.

I am beginning to think the obstruction charges against the defendants will go away.

https://rollcall.com/2024/04/16/supreme-court-questions-use-of-statute-against-jan-6-defendants/

bob

I hope you are right and enough of the other Justices agree.  Sad that all this has dragged on so long. 

[Boomhauer]

Someone compared pulling a fire alarm to killing Congressmen.  I guess they forget that a democrat nut ball did try to kill a bunch of Republican Congressmen several years ago.  Shot at least one.

Never happened of course. Definitely, if it did happen, nothing compared to Jan 6 The Worst Day in America’s History