# If Pence lies on Jan. 6? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [December 15, 2020, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-pence-lies-on-jan-6/928112 "2020-12-15T17:28:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-pence-lies-on-jan-6/928112/162 "2021-01-06T20:55:22Z")
MSNBC is reporting that a number of suspicious packages have been found near the Capitol, one in or near a Congressional office building, and one in the Library of Congress. One of them has been identified as an IED. Banner on MSNBC is reporting that both the MD and VA governors are sending their National Guard and state police troops to DC to help with crowd control ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-pence-lies-on-jan-6/928112/163 "2021-01-07T01:56:52Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > IOKWWMR > > It’s OK When White Men Riot _White riot - I wanna riot_ _White riot - a riot of my own_ – who’d have thought The Clash would be a soundtrack for a bunch of planks like these ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-pence-lies-on-jan-6/928112/164 "2021-01-07T02:11:37Z")
> [@Fiddle\_Peghead](#): > > Nah, he’ll be there. And not only that, the whole process, including the inauguration and all that it entails, will be handled in the usual manner. Sure about that? ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-pence-lies-on-jan-6/928112/165 "2021-01-07T02:16:49Z")
You’re missing the point, which is that Trump himself was/is a symptom of Republican anti-democratic behavior and rhetoric. They thought they could use Trump and his voters to get their tax cuts, their judges, their deregulation, and to crush unions, and he served them well, baggage and all; they just didn’t understand that sometimes, when you tie that dog leash around your hand, that barking mad dog might just be so aggressive that it darts off and drags you with him. It’s unclear how this impacts the Republican party, or for how long. Nobody knows at this point. But there are a lot of Trump voters who are living in an alternate reality and mad as hell. They’re not any less mad now, despite what happened. ---
**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 7, 2021, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-pence-lies-on-jan-6/928112/166 "2021-01-07T02:18:30Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > > [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > > > IOKWWMR > > > > It’s OK When White Men Riot > > _White riot - I wanna riot_ > _White riot - a riot of my own_ – who’d have thought The Clash would be a soundtrack for a bunch of planks like these - [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/yhcreVY_qLI/maxresdefault.jpg "I Fought the Law") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhcreVY_qLI) Though I prefer the original by Bobby Fuller. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-pence-lies-on-jan-6/928112/167 "2021-01-07T02:25:48Z")
Would not mind if the leaders ended up breaking rocks in the hot sun. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-pence-lies-on-jan-6/928112.md?page=8)