Troops are sleeping in the Capitol. It’s been a rare sight since the Civil War

[rangerrebew]

Troops are sleeping in the Capitol. It’s been a rare sight since the Civil War
Marble floors of the Capitol become a makeshift bed for the National Guard
 

By Chris Cioffi
Posted January 13, 2021 at 3:44pm

Members of the military waking up on the cold marble floors of the Capitol complex Wednesday were likely some of the first to do so in more than 150 years.

“The last time there were troops sleeping in the Capitol itself was during the Civil War,” said Jane L. Campbell, president and CEO of the United States Capitol Historical Society.

A plaque in the Capitol, located next to a bust of President Abraham Lincoln on the first floor where armed guardsmen stretched out, commemorates a time soldiers were quartered in the building “in response to President Lincoln’s call for volunteers.”

The date — April 15, 1861.

https://www.rollcall.com/2021/01/13/troops-are-sleeping-in-the-capitol-its-been-a-rare-sight-since-the-civil-war/

[rangerrebew]

But when Trump tried to bring the Guard in during the first D.C. riots of 2020. democrats whined pitifully, wrung their hands, gnashed their teeth and claimed bringing troops to D.C. had never been done before.  I was going to say democrats can't history both ways but in America today, but with the capsizing to port of the media, I guess they can.

[catfish1957]

Someone needs to create a graphic comparing the BLM/Antifa riots with cost, and number of Natonal Guard requirements vs. this one at the Capitol.  Good way to show the priority and who and what the democrats really care about.  AND...  how protesters are dealt with unequally. 

Think the BLM terrorist organziation would allow one of their protestor's murderer (sic) to go unidentified for 8 days?

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Didn't this happen in the 60's?