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This Jan. 6 plaque was made to honor law enforcement. It's nowhere to be found at the Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) — Approaching the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, the official plaque honoring the police who defended democracy that day is nowhere to be found.It's not on display at the Capitol, as is required by law. Its whereabouts aren't publicly known, though it's believed to be in storage.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, has yet to formally unveil the plaque. And the Trump administration's Department of Justice is seeking to dismiss a police officers' lawsuit asking that it be displayed as intended. The Architect of the Capitol, which was responsible for obtaining and displaying the plaque, said in light of the federal litigation, it cannot comment.
Determined to preserve the nation's history, some 100 members of Congress, mostly Democrats, have taken it upon themselves to memorialize the moment. For months, they've mounted poster board-style replicas of the Jan. 6 plaque outside their office doors, resulting in a Capitol complex awash with makeshift remembrances.
Can anyone think of a reason why R's refuse to display the plaque? Cuz, not doing so doesn't change the history of J6. We all know........wait..........most of us know what happened. And why. And who was responsible. Oh, that's why they've broken the law by not displaying it.