You need to be following the story more closely.Several members who participated in storming are already members of the committee.
You need to be following the story more closely.
Yes, everyone knows these people are on those committees.
The chairman of that committee, Schiff, has been keeping many of those members OUT of the proceedings. Banning Republican members who would normally be a part of such hearings, banning lawyers for witnesses that would normally be provided them, and, in generally doing things so out of line with how these kinds of hearings are normally handled that it's transparently partisan.
And this is not even getting into the fact that these so-called "Impeachment Hearings" in no, way, shape, or form look like ANY PRIOR impeachment hearings held by the US House... no full floor vote, no allowance of the minority to subpoena witnesses of their own or cross examine witnesses, no public transparency on the hearings.
Also: that kind of security violation is so minor that it's laughable it's being trotted out as something terrible the Republicans did. Speaking as a person who not only holds a US security clearance but has worked in a cleared environment where we were required to check cell phones, accidentally bringing in your cell phone to the secure area when nothing that is actually classified is present (and there is no evidence that anything classified WAS being discussed in the area at the time) is something that is closer to an embarrassing faux pas than some major scandal, especially given the heat of the moment style this circumstance involved. It was usually met, if even noted, with a quick "go check you phone" and only would have been written up if it was a habitual matter, or if it resulted in actual risk of classified information, not general operations.
Here's a pair of articles where both Gaetz and Jordan stated they were excluded from closed door hearings.
GOPs Slam Schiff for Running Secret Basement Impeachment Hearings
Democrats on Wednesday continued their closed-door hearings in the Capitol building basement as part of their so-called impeachment inquiry.www.breitbart.com
Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz kicked out of impeachment inquiry hearing
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., an ardent supporter of President Trump, got the boot on Monday when he tried to sit in on the testimony of a former top National Security Council expert on Russia who was appearing on Capitol Hill as part of the House impeachment inquiry into the president.www.foxnews.com
Gaetz is a part of the Judiciary committee, not any of the committees that were tasked. Of course he would be blocked.
Jim Jordan should be on there as an Oversight committee member, but none of the links you provided said he was barred, just using a quick control+f to find when he was mentioned.
A quick google search doesn't show anything saying he was barred, but my google-fu is notoriously bad.
Jordan just said that select Republicans were being barred and Democrats were selectively leaking information to the media in one of those standard displays of hypocrisy since they're whining about security and unauthorized cell phones.
I swear, I’m starting to wonder if the Democrats want to cease to exist as a party or are hoping for some sort of Second American Civil War.Watch: Crenshaw Busts Schiff, Points to Exact Rule in House Rules Book That Gives GOP Access to Impeachment Docs
See what happens when he tries to access them, though.www.redstate.com
I swear, I’m starting to wonder if the Democrats want to cease to exist as a party or are hoping for some sort of Second American Civil War.
because the alternative sort of terrifies me; people who aren’t thinking and are desperate are liable to do very unwise things. Which isn’t good when you’re talking about a major political party.What makes you think they’re actually thinking in advance and accounting for things?
They legitimately think that the DC bubble and Twitter echo chamber reflect public opinion. They are uninformed outside of those areas. Frankly, they range from ignorant to stupid.I swear, I’m starting to wonder if the Democrats want to cease to exist as a party or are hoping for some sort of Second American Civil War.
Look, we get it; you're a troll. Your shtick is overplayed at this point; the only people who still take you seriously are those who haven't been paying attention. I think it's time for you to either move on, or finally start acting like a reasonable human being for a change.Good ol technically illegal theater from the guys who once clubbed a fellow congressmen from trying to resist their elitist bullshit. We've arrested nuns, glad to see that the Trump cult of personality has got our politicians acting like warring Kenyan lawmakers.