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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele]She doesn't have authority over the Capitol. You may as well ask if Governor Hogan could have done more.
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They coordinate all the time. Next!

"It is routine for the Capitol Police to coordinate with the federal Secret Service and the Park Police and [b]local police in Washington, DC, before large demonstrations. The National Guard, commanded by the Department of Defense, is often on standby too.[/b]"

https://news.yahoo.com/among-americas-military-allies-believe-135838118.html?ICID=ref_fark
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Do you actually understand the meaning of the word "coordinate"? If so, there is really no difference between what you and I are saying.
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I think she could have exercised foresight and pushed harder.[/quote]

Isn't that what we look to politicians for, "vision"? Seriously.[/quote]

You should point out when you are replying to your own post so that you don't look like a sock puppet.

Why are you singling out Bowser who has no authority over the Capitol? As I said earlier, why shouldn't Maryland's governor or Virginia's governor who also coordinate in protecting the Capitol be similarly criticized?

The failure lies squarely with those whose job is to protect the Capitol. That does not include Bowser. Moreover, remember that it was the MPD that ultimately bailed out the Capitol Police.

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Point well taken. I'm not super adept at this. Simply adding a thought. When Bowser "called up" a limited number of National Guard with zero riot control authority before this, my husband and I just shook our heads. We literally were like, "what is she thinking?" My husband is in the military and I have experienced (not participated in) many riots, including a few involving  bloodshed. DC is a complex city (I'm a DC native). If you call yourself Mayor, you have to straddle a lot of weird relationships and areas of domain. Metro Police and WMATA Police is just one example of law enforcement brokering. She has the  authority to both coordinate with Capitol Police and DOD, and to call up Guard. She should have seen this coming given the crowd, their social media postings and just the size and emotional tenor, and had more armed guard at the ready. Yes, the ultimate failure lies with the Capitol Police, but I am not giving Mayor Bowser a hall pass because she called in MPD after the fact.[/quote]

Mayor Bowser's job was to implement a plan that would protect the city that was under her control.  She did that. 
The Capitol Police had one job -- and only one job -- to protect the Capitol and the people in it.  For whatever reason, they did not do that.  
You DO understand, I'm sure, that the Capitol Police turned down offers of help, and that it is thanks to the MPD that things were eventually brought under control.  I'm not sure what your last sentence means -- "after the fact".  If you are assuming that Mayor Bowser could have sent the MPD to the Capitol, or any other Federal property where she does not have jurisdiction, you might want to get more information about how the coordinating works.

A more useful question might be: Why did the Capitol Police turn down help from multiple sources -- including Mayor Bowser.  
Since this issue has been explored in great detail in multiple threads as well as in major news sites, I'm guessing that actual facts about the way things work might not be the most relevant details for you here. [/quote]

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