Federal Government on Alert as Mayor Bowser May Allow Antifa, BLM and the ShutDownDC Movement to Operate Freely in DC
An organization of violent activists who seek to overthrow the government have posted an online guide that outlines a plan to shut down the country and force President Donald Trump from power in the event that the 2020 election is too close to call. A group that calls themselves ShutDownDC posted the guide, called “Stopping the Coup,” which lays out a plan for “disruption” as a response to a “coup” by the president in the case of a close election. It echoes the themes of being “anti fascist” while calling for open revolt and suppression of the vote if they do not like the outcome. The group has been involved in many extremist events in the DC area against the police, ICE and other leftist causes.
If @MayorBowser won’t provide the police resources to shut down ShutDownDC if and when they cross into illegality, federal officials must to be ready to act.
Innocents must be protected, and rebellion must be severely punished, writes @QuinHillyer.
Federal and local officials should now be planning to conduct mass arrests and prosecutions for participants and especially organizers of a planned insurrection called “ShutDownDC.” The very name and announced intentions of the group would be, if carried out, illegal. It is blatantly illegal to impede traffic deliberately (without a permit), force business closures, and harass residents. If some of the group’s implied threats to “escalate” to possible violence are carried out, the offenses would be even worse, and they should be punished as harshly as the law allows. This is serious stuff. The ShutDownDC website already held a virtual training called “Escalating Resistance in Times of Crisis: Mass Rebellion.” It involved “planning for social disruption in economic centers using creative tactics. We’ll explore some differences between protest and rebellion!”
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