Police boost security at Capitol amid tension over Kavanaugh

[TomSea]

Police boost security at Capitol amid tension over Kavanaugh
MATTHEW DALY

WASHINGTON (AP) — The impassioned fight over whether to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court has led to heightened security at the Capitol, with some senators using police escorts to shield them from protesters eager to confront them.

Capitol police have arrested dozens of people in recent days for unlawfully demonstrating in Senate office buildings. Police have stepped up their presence in Capitol hallways, in some cases blocking news reporters and the public from approaching lawmakers.

Sen. Susan Collins, a Maine Republican who is a key undecided vote on Kavanaugh, was escorted out of a hearing Wednesday by three police officers. She ignored questions from reporters. Police later threatened to clear a public hallway outside her office in the Dirksen Senate Office Building and physically blocked reporters from approaching Collins as she left the office to return to the Capitol for a vote.

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[TomSea]

Not sure if this was posted. There has been so much hysteria, one wouldn't know if someone might try to drive their car and attack people or other forms of terrorist acts, let alone phone calls, mail or email.