Exuberance in the cause of maga
They didn’t mean it, they were just overexcited.
A Texas man who participated in the attack on the US Capitol on 6 January has been charged with threatening to “assassinate” the New York Democratic representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Garret Miller of Texas faces five criminal charges arising from his participation in the pro-Trump riot, including “knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted buildings or grounds without lawful authority” and making threats.
According to court documents, he allegedly tweeted: “Assassinate AOC.”
He is also charged with violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, obstructing or impeding any official proceeding, and certain acts during civil disorder.
High spirits! The thrill of the moment!
[His lawyer Clint] Broden said: “Mr Miller regrets the actions he took in a misguided effort to show his support for former President Trump. He has the full support of his family and has always been a law abiding citizen.
“His social media comments reflect very ill-considered political hyperbole in very divided times and will certainly not be repeated in the future. He looks forward to putting all of this behind him.”
Lawyers say what they have to say, but still, what happened on January 6 goes well beyond “support for Trump.” It was support for Trump’s relentless campaign to steal the election, and then for his attempt to make war on Congress by proxy.
He was very chatty about it on Facebook.
On 2 January, Miller allegedly wrote on Facebook: “I am about to drive across the country for this trump shit. On Monday … Some crazy shit going to happen this week. Dollar might collapse … civil war could start … not sure what to do in DC.”
On 3 January, Miller allegedly said he was bringing to Washington “a grappling hook and rope and a level-3 vest. Helmets mouth guard and bump cap”. The last time he was in Washington for a pro-Trump rally, Miller allegedly added, he “had a lot of guns” with him.
Just boyish enthusiasm.
Well, that’s right. Best to focus on the future rather than dwell on the past. Mistakes will happen. He’s learned his lesson. He won’t do it again. Well, not knowingly, anyway. But let’s hope he does not get carried away like this again. And besides, he was probably put up to it. Or else it was all that whiskey he drank on the way to Washington. It had to be the whiskey acting out; not him. That’s got to be it. And bullshit, bullshit and more bullshit.
They forgot to insist that he’s ‘Christian.’
Funny how for so many people the realisation that they need to change their ways doesn’t happen after a long period of self-reflection, but instead just happens to coincide with their arrest. One could almost imagine that their resolve to change will last only until the jury buys it and returns a ‘not guilty’ verdict
Or, as Samuel Johnson put it, “Depend upon it, sir, when a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.”
Johnson put it so much better than me.