# 6 January 2021; A Day worth a Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [January 6, 2021, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770 "2021-01-06T04:30:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 38
**Author:** ![MandaJo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@MandaJo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MandaJo)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/743 "2021-01-06T23:49:42Z")
Not that part, the reconvening part. There’s a legitimate reason why they’d have to consult with Pence–he needs to be there. Trump doesn’t. I’m not defending anyone or anything. I’m just saying that it doesn’t mean anything that Pelosi went to Pence, not Trump, about reconvening. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/744 "2021-01-06T23:49:56Z")
> [@Mike\_Mabes](#): > > there was a post earlier today with a picture of a rioter who was in the House, I beliveve, does anyone know where it was, maybe it was in anothter thread. It is not the one with the guy sitting in Pelosi’s chair #681 above. ---
**Author:** ![MandaJo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@MandaJo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MandaJo)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/745 "2021-01-06T23:50:20Z")
I am sure he thought Biden lacked courage. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/746 "2021-01-06T23:51:09Z")
It’s the same rationale as to why Republicans have never expanded the Supreme Court despite having had the presidency and both houses of Congress from 2017-2018. Because once you cross that nuclear threshold, there’s no going back. ---
**Author:** ![MandaJo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@MandaJo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MandaJo)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/747 "2021-01-06T23:51:16Z")
I get that. I just mean that the second part can’t be used as evidence that Trump has been informally 25th’ed or something. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/748 "2021-01-06T23:51:58Z")
Those other vps were losers. Trump isn’t a loser, he can overthrow the government when ever he wants. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Colossus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.colossus/32/9423_2.png) [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/749 "2021-01-06T23:52:20Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > I assume that if a mob broke into your house, you’d not want any sort of police response to that. After all, it’s just a building. and police ARE the PROBLEM, after all. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/750 "2021-01-06T23:52:23Z")
Because they never had to. They had a majority. Why would they bother crossing that line? I would bet dollars to dimes if Obama had gotten a majority of liberals on the court Trump/republicans would have stacked the court. We have seen no restraint from them whatsoever in breaking norms the past four years. Stacking they could get away with. Pence (or any VP) refusing to certify the election…I don’t think he’d win that one. ---
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/751 "2021-01-06T23:53:02Z")
Sen. Mitt Romney: “What happened at the U.S. Capitol today was an insurrection, incited by the President of the United States.” > ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/752 "2021-01-06T23:53:42Z")
Props to Mitt for telling the plain truth. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/753 "2021-01-06T23:54:24Z")
Today is Eric Trump’s birthday. Apparently only Tiffany has acknowledged it. Of course, her tweet about that in the midst of the riots at the Capitol was a bit of bad timing. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/754 "2021-01-06T23:54:59Z")
I just saw a post on facebook making the claim that Antifa infiltrated the “peaceful” protest today and stormed the capital building. So there’s that. ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Mabes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mike_mabes/32/1782_2.png) [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/755 "2021-01-06T23:55:08Z")
Thanks but going to 681 on the scroll bar I don’t see it. Can you go direrecly to a numbered post? The pic was at least a couple of hours ago if not more ---
**Author:** ![Deeg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/deeg/32/2955_2.png) [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/756 "2021-01-06T23:55:12Z")
There wasn’t any gold fringe on the flag in 2017. There is now. Trump and 23-D chess! ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/757 "2021-01-06T23:55:18Z")
At least one member of Congress had announced that she has changed her mind and will mot object to the electoral college votes. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/758 "2021-01-06T23:55:27Z")
The Trumpists planning to object are apparently meeting with each other to decide how they want to go through with this, since presumably their ridiculous objections are now even less popular than they were before. I’d guess they’ll carry through on one objection and then be done with it. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/759 "2021-01-06T23:55:40Z")
That’s the only number I have. ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/760 "2021-01-06T23:56:24Z")
Refresh the page. Three Trump tweets have apparently been deleted by Twitter this afternoon, including his video statement. > **[Trump deletes tweets after being banned from Twitter \[Updated\]](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/01/twitter-appends-violence-warning-to-trump-tweets-as-mob-storms-capitol/)** > > Snapchat has also banned Trump's account after insurrection at US Capitol. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/761 "2021-01-06T23:57:23Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > At least one member of Congress had announced that she has changed her mind and will mot object to the electoral college votes. - So what convinced her there was no fraud after all? ---
**Author:** ![eschrodinger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschrodinger/32/122_2.png) [@eschrodinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschrodinger)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/762 "2021-01-06T23:57:27Z")
I think it’s this: “If two or more persons in any State or Territory, or in any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, conspire to overthrow, put down, or to destroy by force the Government of the United States, or to levy war against them, or to oppose by force the authority thereof, or by force to prevent, hinder, or delay the execution of any law of the United States, or by force to seize, take, or possess any property of the United States contrary to the authority thereof, they shall each be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both.” > **[18 U.S.C. § 2384 - U.S. Code Title 18. Crimes and Criminal Procedure § 2384 |...](https://codes.findlaw.com/us/title-18-crimes-and-criminal-procedure/18-usc-sect-2384.html)** > > U.S. Title 18. Crimes and Criminal Procedure 18 USCA Section 2384. Read the code on FindLaw [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770.md?page=37) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770.md?page=39)