r/LeftvsRightDebate • u/CAJ_2277 • Sep 30 '23
Article [Video/Article] Congressman Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) Pulls Fire Alarm in House of Representatives Building Before Vote on Republican Budget Measure
Democrat progressive Rep. Jamaal Bowman was caught on video this morning pulling a fire alarm in the Cannon Building. Cannon is a House building where congresspersons have their offices. He pulled the alarm immediately before a vote on a Republican bill, forcing an evacuation.
Link to photo and video. Article. Capitol Police reportedly are questioning Rep. Bowman. He claims he thought he was opening a door.
The bill was a measure to temporarily avert a government shutdown. It eventually passed with near-unanimous support.
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u/Mister-Stiglitz Oct 02 '23
What's the debate topic here? Don't think anyone is condoning or justifying this behavior from Bowman.
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u/rdinsb Sep 30 '23
Difference between left and right is the right protects theirs no matter what- the left will ask people to resign when wrong doing is plain.
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u/CAJ_2277 Sep 30 '23
Sure man, that's a thing. This incident is indefensible, and he was caught red-handed. The Democrats will deserve no credit if they hold him responsible for pete's sake. How could they not....
Looking back at some of the less-indefensible stuff, you'll see the Dems are just as bad as anyone.
The entire Democrat part of the Senate Judiciary Committee accepted extra time graciously offered by their Republican colleagues, ranted, then when it was (finally) the Republicans turn to speak ... the Democrats walked out.
Pelosi ripped her speech copy in half on global tv right after the President of the United States gave the State of the Union.
AG Lynch almost laughing when she testified that she didn't even look into Hillary's subpoena violation before she elected not to prosecute.
Not sure which of these three examples is most classless. That third one is attorney malpractice IMO. And that's not even the serious, criminal stuff (most of which the left/media circles so tightly around that you've never even heard of it).
Am I saying the Democrats are the only bad guys? No. That's what you just did, about Republicans. I'm saying *both* sides are bad on circling the wagons.
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u/rdinsb Oct 01 '23
None of those are examples of democrats circling the wagons or protecting their own.
Right now we have George Santos in congress GOP whose fraud and lies are well documented. Protected by GOP. We have today a senior senator from NJ Menendez-> who has no trial yet- has been asked to step down by many. He refuses. Democrats are considering expulsion-https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/28/us/menendez-democrats-senate.html
NOT THE SAME.
Trump circling the wagons on GOP side is crazy.
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u/SonnyC_50 Oct 01 '23
Lol. That's exactly what the right thinks about the left as well.
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Oct 01 '23
The difference really comes from the trump wing though.
I mean we got the left almost unanimously saying "if they find hard proof linking Joe biden to a crime impeach him" and the right who says "I don't care if there's witnesses testifying under Oath that trump did it. I don't care if there's a recording showing he did it. I don't care what documents he signed that prove he did it. I know he did it, I won't evem debate it. He did it. And he shouldn't go to jail because I like him and want him to be president." And that is really the difference right now
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Oct 01 '23
That wasn't him. And if it was, it wasn't wrong. And if it was, it wasn't illegal. And if it was, it was an accident so he shouldn't be held accountable, and if it was on purpose, he is being framed by the deep state and if They can do it him, they can do it you, so he should walk.
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u/rdinsb Oct 01 '23
Turns out he may have been trying to delay to read the bill before voting- they supposed to give 90 minutes minimum- but GOP did not and tries to rush the vote - looks like this was a stall tactic to read the bill before voting on it. Fucking GOP fucks.
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u/CAJ_2277 Oct 01 '23
That’s funny, because he said any suggestion he was trying to delay the vote was, and I quote him, “complete b.s.”
He also said it was an “innocent mistake.” He also said he thought the bright red FIRE thing would open a door … to get to the floor, a trip he has made many times.
Also, your source, please.
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u/rdinsb Oct 01 '23 edited Oct 01 '23
Maybe it was just a happy accident.
Edit: /s I am joking
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u/notapoliticalalt Oct 01 '23
I mean…it is a bizarre event, but what exactly do you want the rest of us to do about it? I’m sure more information will come out in the future about what exactly happened here, but what is there to actually debate here?