Rally to Demand Justice for Jan. 6 ‘Political Prisoners’ Planned for US Capitol

[The Purge]

A group seeking the release of hundreds of people accused of committing crimes in Washington on Jan. 6 is planning to hold a rally at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 18.
The rally is being organized by Look Ahead America, a nonprofit group that says it advocates for disaffected Americans who are ignored by both political parties and the government.
More than 600 people have been charged with a range of crimes for alleged actions in early January at the U.S. Capitol, when protesters and rioters breached the building, interrupting joint session of Congress.
Many of those charged remain in jail pending trial, even some who aren’t accused of carrying out acts of violence.
“We’re demanding justice for the Jan. 6 political prisoners. We’re demanding justice for the people who had their lives destroyed by the FBI, rounding them up like terrorists, when they committed no crimes of violence or simply [were] aggressively exercising their First Amendment rights,” Matt Braynard, founder and executive director of Look Ahead America, told The Epoch Times.
“We’re protesting the denial of bail, the denial of medical care, the denial of access to attorneys to nonviolent protesters who have still been held by the federal government now going on nine months.”
The “Justice for J6” rally is also aimed at “pushing back against the narrative that there ever was an insurrection,” said Braynard, who once worked for former President Donald Trump’s campaign and has said he was inspired by Trump to create the nonprofit.
Some of the people in prison awaiting trial on charges linked to Jan. 6 have said they went to the Capitol at Trump’s behest, with a subset blaming him for what they did.
Trump was impeached by the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives while still in office for allegedly inciting an insurrection; he was acquitted by the Republican-held Senate.



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This is PURE INTIMIDATION. Nothing More. This is our OUT OF CONTROL Gov’t asserting themselves, EXACTLY as a BANANA REPUBLIC exerts their power of INTIMIDATION against anyone who dares to disagree with WORTHLESS Gov’t Bureaucrats.
I say this with full knowledge.
The VAST MAJORITY of Gov’t Employees are self-centered, worthless POS. They care about no one or anything but their pensions. Theirs is not a Patriotic, America, Freedom-loving bone within them.
Most of them, in the days of the Revolution, would gladly have joined Benedict Arnold in sabotaging the budding American country without a moment’s thought.
Gov’t Employees are some of the WORST POS you will ever meet. Selfish, Disloyal, Worthless, and a Clear and Present Danger to ALL PATRIOTIC AMERICANS!!!

 

[rightwinger]

Plan on more arrests

 

[Esdraelon]

Plan on more arrests

Yeah... that kind of goes without saying. When it occurs, though, it will also validate the point of the protest. I'll be curious to see if permits are issued and whether the local hotels will accept these folks. The best thing they can do to protect themselves from the Schutzstaffel is to have EVERYONE taking video at all times.

 

[colfax_m]

Yeah... that kind of goes without saying. When it occurs, though, it will also validate the point of the protest. I'll be curious to see if permits are issued and whether the local hotels will accept these folks. The best thing they can do to protect themselves from the Schutzstaffel is to have EVERYONE taking video at all times.

The extensive video that the rioters in Jan 6 is what led to so many arrests and charges.

Ironic, no?

 

[hadit]

Plan on more arrests

Being held for this long without trial is wrong. Everyone should be able to agree on that.

 

[hadit]

The extensive video that the rioters in Jan 6 is what led to so many arrests and charges.

Ironic, no?

Not really. They have a legitimate complaint, because being held for this long without trial is wrong.

 

[colfax_m]

Not really. They have a legitimate complaint, because being held for this long without trial is wrong.

Being held a long time without trial is wrong.

Kaleif Browder was held for 3 year and charges were dropped. The left has been talking about bail reform for years and been relentlessly attacked for it by the right. Glad you guys finally found this to be an issue, but I suspect that the concern is limited to a very specific population.

 

[hadit]

Being held a long time without trial is wrong.

Kaleif Browder was held for 3 year and charges were dropped. The left has been talking about bail reform for years and been relentlessly attacked for it by the right. Glad you guys finally found this to be an issue, but I suspect that the concern is limited to a very specific population.

Yes, we all have the Constitutional right to a speedy trial, but whether anyone has been talking about bail reform or not is irrelevant. Being held for long periods without trial is just wrong. Naturally, it's prominent in this case because we have such a large group being held for the same thing.

 

[colfax_m]

Yes, we all have the Constitutional right to a speedy trial, but whether anyone has been talking about bail reform or not is irrelevant. Being held for long periods without trial is just wrong. Naturally, it's prominent in this case because we have such a large group being held for the same thing.

It’s a prominent case because it’s Trump and there’s a lot of nutters on their side spewing a lot of nonsense about political prisoners.

There’s no violation of the right to a speedy trial that I’m aware of. People have taken years to be brought to trial.

 

[Lysistrata]

These people are not political prisoners. They are terrorists who attacked the U.S. Congress and the Constitution. Yes, it was an insurrection by traitors who were stupid enough to do it on camera. Don't do the crime if you can't do the time.

 

[Rye Catcher]

A group seeking the release of hundreds of people accused of committing crimes in Washington on Jan. 6 is planning to hold a rally at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 18.
The rally is being organized by Look Ahead America, a nonprofit group that says it advocates for disaffected Americans who are ignored by both political parties and the government.
More than 600 people have been charged with a range of crimes for alleged actions in early January at the U.S. Capitol, when protesters and rioters breached the building, interrupting joint session of Congress.
Many of those charged remain in jail pending trial, even some who aren’t accused of carrying out acts of violence.
“We’re demanding justice for the Jan. 6 political prisoners. We’re demanding justice for the people who had their lives destroyed by the FBI, rounding them up like terrorists, when they committed no crimes of violence or simply [were] aggressively exercising their First Amendment rights,” Matt Braynard, founder and executive director of Look Ahead America, told The Epoch Times.
“We’re protesting the denial of bail, the denial of medical care, the denial of access to attorneys to nonviolent protesters who have still been held by the federal government now going on nine months.”
The “Justice for J6” rally is also aimed at “pushing back against the narrative that there ever was an insurrection,” said Braynard, who once worked for former President Donald Trump’s campaign and has said he was inspired by Trump to create the nonprofit.
Some of the people in prison awaiting trial on charges linked to Jan. 6 have said they went to the Capitol at Trump’s behest, with a subset blaming him for what they did.
Trump was impeached by the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives while still in office for allegedly inciting an insurrection; he was acquitted by the Republican-held Senate.



(Excerpt) Read more at theepochtimes.com ...

This is PURE INTIMIDATION. Nothing More. This is our OUT OF CONTROL Gov’t asserting themselves, EXACTLY as a BANANA REPUBLIC exerts their power of INTIMIDATION against anyone who dares to disagree with WORTHLESS Gov’t Bureaucrats.
I say this with full knowledge.
The VAST MAJORITY of Gov’t Employees are self-centered, worthless POS. They care about no one or anything but their pensions. Theirs is not a Patriotic, America, Freedom-loving bone within them.
Most of them, in the days of the Revolution, would gladly have joined Benedict Arnold in sabotaging the budding American country without a moment’s thought.
Gov’t Employees are some of the WORST POS you will ever meet. Selfish, Disloyal, Worthless, and a Clear and Present Danger to ALL PATRIOTIC AMERICANS!!!

Sedition is not a violent act, per se. Nor is treason, yet both are felonies. The first amendment [the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances].

See: Sedition - FindLaw

"Suppose that over the course of a few months, a small band of armed militants has coordinated strategies to distribute firearms and take over the nation's capital by force through a website on the clandestine "deep web." All indications show that the group is dead serious in its intentions, but they're thwarted by an FBI investigation that leads to arrests. While sharing information and discussing ideas -- even distasteful ones -- is generally protected as free speech, the FBI believes this crosses the line. The alleged ringleaders of the plot are charged with "seditious conspiracy" (simply referred to as "sedition"), a federal crime related to treason and other anti-government offenses.

"Sedition is a serious felony punishable by fines and up to 20 years in prison and it refers to the act of inciting revolt or violence against a lawful authority with the goal of destroying or overthrowing it. The following provides an overview of this particular crime against the government, with historical references."

 

[22lcidw]

Plan on more arrests

Of course. No Non Progs are fighting back. Where do you see it? You would know if it was happening. This massive war against our own citizens that is not needed and has cost us untold tens of trillions of dollars.

 

[Winston]

aggressively exercising their First Amendment rights

Another phrase like "alternative facts". LOL

 

[Winston]

A group seeking the release of hundreds of people accused of committing crimes in Washington on Jan. 6 is planning to hold a rally at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 18.
The rally is being organized by Look Ahead America, a nonprofit group that says it advocates for disaffected Americans who are ignored by both political parties and the government.
More than 600 people have been charged with a range of crimes for alleged actions in early January at the U.S. Capitol, when protesters and rioters breached the building, interrupting joint session of Congress.
Many of those charged remain in jail pending trial, even some who aren’t accused of carrying out acts of violence.
“We’re demanding justice for the Jan. 6 political prisoners. We’re demanding justice for the people who had their lives destroyed by the FBI, rounding them up like terrorists, when they committed no crimes of violence or simply [were] aggressively exercising their First Amendment rights,” Matt Braynard, founder and executive director of Look Ahead America, told The Epoch Times.
“We’re protesting the denial of bail, the denial of medical care, the denial of access to attorneys to nonviolent protesters who have still been held by the federal government now going on nine months.”
The “Justice for J6” rally is also aimed at “pushing back against the narrative that there ever was an insurrection,” said Braynard, who once worked for former President Donald Trump’s campaign and has said he was inspired by Trump to create the nonprofit.
Some of the people in prison awaiting trial on charges linked to Jan. 6 have said they went to the Capitol at Trump’s behest, with a subset blaming him for what they did.
Trump was impeached by the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives while still in office for allegedly inciting an insurrection; he was acquitted by the Republican-held Senate.



(Excerpt) Read more at theepochtimes.com ...

This is PURE INTIMIDATION. Nothing More. This is our OUT OF CONTROL Gov’t asserting themselves, EXACTLY as a BANANA REPUBLIC exerts their power of INTIMIDATION against anyone who dares to disagree with WORTHLESS Gov’t Bureaucrats.
I say this with full knowledge.
The VAST MAJORITY of Gov’t Employees are self-centered, worthless POS. They care about no one or anything but their pensions. Theirs is not a Patriotic, America, Freedom-loving bone within them.
Most of them, in the days of the Revolution, would gladly have joined Benedict Arnold in sabotaging the budding American country without a moment’s thought.
Gov’t Employees are some of the WORST POS you will ever meet. Selfish, Disloyal, Worthless, and a Clear and Present Danger to ALL PATRIOTIC AMERICANS!!!

Those protesters were punkass little bitches. The entire concept of civil disobedience rests on the willingness to accept ones punishment. If you are not willing to do the time, then you don't do the crime.

 

[rightwinger]

Of course. No Non Progs are fighting back. Where do you see it? You would know if it was happening. This massive war against our own citizens that is not needed and has cost us untold tens of trillions of dollars.

Are they going to attack the police again?

 

[Slade3200]

A group seeking the release of hundreds of people accused of committing crimes in Washington on Jan. 6 is planning to hold a rally at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 18.
The rally is being organized by Look Ahead America, a nonprofit group that says it advocates for disaffected Americans who are ignored by both political parties and the government.
More than 600 people have been charged with a range of crimes for alleged actions in early January at the U.S. Capitol, when protesters and rioters breached the building, interrupting joint session of Congress.
Many of those charged remain in jail pending trial, even some who aren’t accused of carrying out acts of violence.
“We’re demanding justice for the Jan. 6 political prisoners. We’re demanding justice for the people who had their lives destroyed by the FBI, rounding them up like terrorists, when they committed no crimes of violence or simply [were] aggressively exercising their First Amendment rights,” Matt Braynard, founder and executive director of Look Ahead America, told The Epoch Times.
“We’re protesting the denial of bail, the denial of medical care, the denial of access to attorneys to nonviolent protesters who have still been held by the federal government now going on nine months.”
The “Justice for J6” rally is also aimed at “pushing back against the narrative that there ever was an insurrection,” said Braynard, who once worked for former President Donald Trump’s campaign and has said he was inspired by Trump to create the nonprofit.
Some of the people in prison awaiting trial on charges linked to Jan. 6 have said they went to the Capitol at Trump’s behest, with a subset blaming him for what they did.
Trump was impeached by the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives while still in office for allegedly inciting an insurrection; he was acquitted by the Republican-held Senate.



(Excerpt) Read more at theepochtimes.com ...

This is PURE INTIMIDATION. Nothing More. This is our OUT OF CONTROL Gov’t asserting themselves, EXACTLY as a BANANA REPUBLIC exerts their power of INTIMIDATION against anyone who dares to disagree with WORTHLESS Gov’t Bureaucrats.
I say this with full knowledge.
The VAST MAJORITY of Gov’t Employees are self-centered, worthless POS. They care about no one or anything but their pensions. Theirs is not a Patriotic, America, Freedom-loving bone within them.
Most of them, in the days of the Revolution, would gladly have joined Benedict Arnold in sabotaging the budding American country without a moment’s thought.
Gov’t Employees are some of the WORST POS you will ever meet. Selfish, Disloyal, Worthless, and a Clear and Present Danger to ALL PATRIOTIC AMERICANS!!!

So let me get the straight. Y’all are pretending to be patriotic Americans by pissing all over our constitution and United States government?! Wow, so much for law and order. Y’all are nothing more that traitorous thugs.

 

[hadit]

It’s a prominent case because it’s Trump and there’s a lot of nutters on their side spewing a lot of nonsense about political prisoners.

There’s no violation of the right to a speedy trial that I’m aware of. People have taken years to be brought to trial.

The mere fact that it's happened to others in no way excuses it happening to them. Basically, they're being turned into political prisoners. If the government doesn't have anything stronger than trespassing to charge them with, it's way past time to let them go with time served, and recompense those held the longest.

 

[hadit]

Those protesters were punkass little bitches. The entire concept of civil disobedience rests on the willingness to accept ones punishment. If you are not willing to do the time, then you don't do the crime.

How much jail time does the average trespassing charge carry?

 

[rightwinger]

How much jail time does the average trespassing charge carry?

Depends

Are you talking about crossing over some farmers cornfield or attacking the Capitol, smashing windows, assaulting officers and driving out Congress from their job?

 

[hadit]

Depends

Are you talking about crossing over some farmers cornfield or attacking the Capitol, smashing windows, assaulting officers and driving out Congress from their job?

I'm talking about trespassing. What is the range of punishment for trespassing charges? Any of them carry 6 month plus jail times?