The benches just emptied on the floor of the House, and members nearly came to violence

[Nevilledog]

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Steve Vladeck
@steve_vladeck
The benches just emptied on the floor of the House, and members nearly came to violence, because @ConorLambPA had the temerity to accuse his Republican colleagues of lying about why President Trump lost Pennsylvania.

Good for him, and shame on them.
11:45 PM · Jan 6, 2021

[mr_lebowski]

1. And now, some fisticuffs on the House floor?

Shit, why not ... we've had this whole Banana Republic party rolling for months (years?), why quit now?

It's just starting to get REALLY crazy.

[Spider Jerusalem]

3. Punch-up on the floor of the House is honestly more like the UK Parliament than a banana republic

[rpannier]

17. Happens in South Korea and Taiwan sometimes

[LeftInTX]

4. It looks pretty normal to me

Someone got out of order and interrupted Conor Lamb twice, so Nancy kicked him out.

[Nevilledog]

5. ...

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Lisa Desjardins
@LisaDNews
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Jan 6, 2021
What happened.

1. Republicans objected to Lamb's description of riots on the House floor.
2. Pelosi shut that down
3. GOP kept yelling
4. Democrats started yelling
5. I saw Rep. Andy Harris face Dems, taunt them and make gestures ithat read to me as "bring ilet's fight"

1/

Lisa Desjardins
@LisaDNews
6. Democrats got on feet, from other side of the chamber many (a dozen?) started moving quickly, almost running thru rows to where Harris was.
7. Republicans started doing same.
8. A staffer - it may have been the Sgt. at Arms moved even more quickly to separate them.

2/
11:54 PM · Jan 6, 2021

[Roland99]

8. Dozed off. Missed it

[LeftInTX]

21. I couldn't see it on CSPAN

I watched it and it seemed like nothing...just someone speaking out of order.

[Roland99]

31. Just caught the replay

Sounded like a repuke got his feelings hurt by Conor’s brutal honesty

[elleng]

9. swell, andy harris, r-md.

'sorry' missed it.

[BGBD]

2. Honestly

Just let the Dems kick their asses.

[marylandblue]

6. 1856 was the last time there was violence in Congress

Not an encouraging sign for the future.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caning_of_Charles_Sumner

[Hekate]

7. How long before one member beats another with his walking stick? nt

[BumRushDaShow]

10. I saw the overhead view of the "bench clearing"

and was wondering who told who to "meet me outside after school for a 'fair one'".

What I heard haltingly was that the Republicans wanted something Lamb said to be "stricken from the record" and was arguing in a point of order on when that type of objection was permitted and Pelosi told him that he was "too late" to make the request and should have been done right when he originally heard the offending language and should not have waited.

[Cha]

15. Good on PA Conor Lamb &I Nancy!

[BumRushDaShow]

20. I was surprised!

I think that may have been the first time that I happened to catch him speaking on the House floor.

[Flaleftist]

22. Same for me.

That was impressive.

[Cha]

25. & what a good job! From what I know I like him..

I know he's won in a swing district & I've seen some on here complain about him.. but that just makes me like him more.

Go Figure!

[BumRushDaShow]

29. This was his 2nd full term in a newly re-drawn distrit

He had originally won a special election in March 2018 in one district and then the lines were redrawn and he ran in the general that same year, but in a different adjacent district. And he just won a 2nd term in that district.

[Cha]

30. TY.. is the redrawn district less swing?

[BumRushDaShow]

35. Not really

It's not as bizarrely sprawled like the old gerrymandered districts. The State Supreme Court redrew the congressional districts to be "compact and contiguous".

[Cha]

36. TY I so admire Dems in Congress

who are doing their jobs while having to put up with the Fascist Faction.

[Nevilledog]

16. 👀

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Charles P. Pierce
@CharlesPPierce
UPDATE -- Reportedly, while Allred was in the general scrum, it was Al Lawson who got into it with Harris.

[BumRushDaShow]

23. Here is some more

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Charles P. Pierce
@CharlesPPierce
Apparently, while Conor Lamb was speaking, Republican Andy Harris got into it with Democrat Colin Allred. Harris is an anesthesiologist. Allred is a former NFL linebacker. Somebody broke it up.
Dammit.
2:14 AM · Jan 7, 2021

"Former linebacker". Hmmm....

[Nevilledog]

26. Bwah!

[Cha]

28. Wow.. Thanks. I didn't know there

was one of those in Congress

[LeftInTX]

27. Brawl on the Texas House floor..(Might as well post while I wait for this certification)

[BumRushDaShow]

32. Almost like what happened in PA this week when they were swearing in new state Senators

Not a good idea to mess with a 6ft 8" Lt. Governor who was also President of the state Senate!

[LeftInTX]

33. State Houses can get wild!

[sprinkleeninow]

11. Mb there'll be throwing of shoes...👠👞

[Maru Kitteh]

12. Sounds like the truth cut a little close to the bone there.

Every fucker backing this coup needs brought up on charges.

All of them.

[AngryOldDem]

38. At the very least, censure.

Expulsion is too much to ask.

[Cha]

13. Bravo Conor Lamb! Shut those Lying

magat asses UP.

Rt TY!

[electric_blue68]

14. Whaaa?!?!

[love_katz]

18. Wow. What a nutso day it has been.

[Leith]

19. Of all the Pennsylvania rethugs supporting the objection

Has a single one come forward to pledge not to take his or her seat until there's an audit of PA's election?

[DanieRains]

24. Calling Liars Liars Is So Wrong....

In Crazytown.

Lies is pretty much the only things Republicans can say any more.

[Buns_of_Fire]

34. The House (and Senate) need a new rule REQUIRING each member

to carry a walking stick, a cane, a hockey stick, or a large fish. This will be accompanied by the passage of the Backpfeifengesicht Act of 2021, which will establish a budget for the cost of the daily removal of blood from the carpets.

[AngryOldDem]

37. The violence isn't over.

We’re in for a rough ride.

The GOP learned NOTHING from yesterday. This, and Trump’s “concession,” just sends the message to the deplorables to keep it up.

The next gauntlet we have to run is Jan. 20.