# 7 Jan 2021 and beyond - the aftermath of the storming of the Capitol **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [January 8, 2021, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020 "2021-01-08T10:28:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 97
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/1927 "2021-07-20T15:56:00Z")
Just came across this statement, too - more downbeat than the headline: > **[USCHS Applauds Bipartisan Vote to Appoint Jan. 6 Commission | United States...](https://capitolhistory.org/news-releases/uschs-statement-on-jan-6-commission/)** > > The U.S. Capitol Historical Society applauds the patriotism and courage of Members from both parties who voted for a bipartisan commission to examine the January 6 attacks ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/1928 "2021-07-20T18:44:30Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Things might go less well for this one: “yelled at the judge” “sovereign citizen” “decided to represent herself” Three things that should never appear in a news story about your criminal trial. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/1929 "2021-07-20T19:33:34Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > Three things that should never appear in a news story about your criminal trial. Likely followed by: “Removed for a court ordered psychiatric evaluation” ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/1930 "2021-07-20T20:25:59Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > > [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > > > Things might go less well for this one: > > “yelled at the judge” > “sovereign citizen” > “decided to represent herself” > > Three things that should never appear in a news story about your criminal trial. Not if you actually want to be acquitted. ---
**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:** [July 21, 2021, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/1931 "2021-07-21T17:52:55Z")
Here’s some news: [McCarthy pulls his 5 GOP members from 1/6 committee after Pelosi rejects 2 of his picks](https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/21/politics/nancy-pelosi-rejects-republicans-from-committee/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2021, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/1932 "2021-07-21T18:11:23Z")
Fuck them. Jim Jordan wasn’t going to anything but say stupid shit at the top of his lungs. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2021, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/1933 "2021-07-21T18:14:44Z")
And Republicans already voted to not even have a commission. If there are any sane, responsible, patriotic Republicans, they can participate- they have my permission. Otherwise, fuck them like McConnell fucks democracy. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2021, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/1934 "2021-07-21T18:23:56Z")
“And he took all his marbles home with him, too.” ---
**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:** [July 21, 2021, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/1935 "2021-07-21T18:29:10Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > “And he took all his marbles home with him, too.” - I thought he lost 'em. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2021, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/1936 "2021-07-21T18:45:17Z")
Ba-da-_bing!_ ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2021, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/1937 "2021-07-21T18:55:07Z")
He’ll have his chance, when he’s called as a witness. ---
**Author:** ![mikecurtis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikecurtis/32/3284_2.png) [@mikecurtis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikecurtis)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2021, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/1938 "2021-07-21T19:14:49Z")
That brings up a good question. Can a even Rep serve on an investigation were they are a potential target? ---
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2021, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/1939 "2021-07-21T19:36:05Z")
Maybe this was the right move, but I’m afraid the precedent being set is going to lead to the House Majority being able to veto who the minority can appoint to committees. Right now it’s about a select committee, but if Rs take back the House they may decide that Katie Porter’s too much of a pain in the ass on Oversight and Reform or that Financial Services gives AOC too much of a platform. But maybe that’s the path we’re on inevitably. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2021, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/1940 "2021-07-21T21:07:35Z")
> [@flurb](#): > > Maybe this was the right move, but I’m afraid the precedent being set is going to lead to the House Majority being able to veto who the minority can appoint to committees. The resolution that established the committee specifically said the Speaker can reject appointments. It doesn’t set a precedent for general committee assignments. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/1941 "2021-07-22T09:55:48Z")
It’s so unfair how the Nazis weren’t allowed to submit any members to the tribunal at Nuremberg. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/1942 "2021-07-22T11:10:43Z")
Let’s not forget that a felony conviction also means that he’s prohibited from owning firearms. That’s probably going to bother him more than anything. ---
**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:** [July 22, 2021, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/1943 "2021-07-22T11:12:46Z")
Like that’ll stop him. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/1944 "2021-07-22T11:59:14Z")
He will likely meet likeminded friends in prison and reflect upon how to be a better criminal. Maybe he will find time to write a manifest, like Hitler did. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/1945 "2021-07-22T12:33:04Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Let’s not forget that a felony conviction also means that he’s prohibited from owning firearms. That’s probably going to bother him more than anything. > [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > Like that’ll stop him. Of course, it’s not going to stop him. He’ll see it as a challenge to his personal freedumb and identity. He’ll start stockpiling guns immediately. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/1946 "2021-07-22T12:56:46Z")
I realize that it’s only illegal _on paper_ for him, and unlikely to actually deter him. Until and unless he gets busted for something else and the authorities find a pistol on him. In some cases/states, that’s a ten-year sentence. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020.md?page=96) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020.md?page=98)