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In reply to the discussion: The Pipe Bombs Were Part of the Plan [View all]wnylib
(22,344 posts)42. He might have taken control
via declaration of a national emergency and I think that was the plan. But the question that I responded to only asked if he had the power to stop a Congressional procedure just by declaration. I took that to mean a simple declaration that the procedure must stop, which is not a presidential power.
But after an emergency declaration, he might have claimed security and public safety reasons to shut every thing down.
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Here was the FBI's last info release on it last September (includes the video clips)
BumRushDaShow
Jun 2022
#9
Were the pipe bombs determined to be capable of exploding and if so by what mechanism would set off
Pepsidog
Jun 2022
#5
No pictures were ever shown that indicated that it had a battery or an electrical detonator.
LiberalArkie
Jun 2022
#32
And if you look at the FBI's close up photo of the person's sneakers, they look pretty small, which
LaMouffette
Jun 2022
#33
Hmm. Yeah, the clothes were really baggy, too, no doubt to conceal the person's identity.
LaMouffette
Jun 2022
#52
False-flag operations are a hallmark of the Rethugs. Rove was accused of such an act.
John1956PA
Jun 2022
#28
This is Game of Thrones stuff - more and more books (info) coming at some point in time.
NoMoreRepugs
Jun 2022
#45