rant 0008
it's funny how the police in the capitol were completely unprepared for large crowds this past week. as far as i can tell, mr. trump's folks got permits for the rally, and included permits to march on the capitol. if the police didn't know about that, it's the fault of the nazis running the city, not the president; he has *NO* authority to order the police to do anything. only the mayor can order the city police to do anything, and only congress can order the capitol police to do anything. if neither of these departments was informed about the march, it is the fault of the city and congressional administrations, not the president's organizations, nor of the people attending the rally and marching. i have seen a video of the marchers in the street, and they were not brandishing pitchforks and torches; rather, they were somewhat quietly singing the star-spangled banner and otherwise walking peacefully. i have seen another video in which double doors going into