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Reagan Airport Allows Pro-Hamas Demonstrators to Block Traffic. WWRD?

Jim George
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Remember what he did to the air traffic controllers?

On Saturday pro-Hamas lunatics decided to add Reagan National Airport to their growing list of airport entrances being blocked by citizens (?) who want you to know, loud and clear, that they are in favor of slaughter, rape, torture, hostage-taking and kidnapping, dismemberment, unspeakable treatment of corpses in the streets of Gaza City. Here’s a snippet from an article about the incident:

At 2:53pm on Saturday, the Reagan Airport X account issued a "TRAFFIC ALERT" telling travelers to "Expect delays around the airport due to a group in vehicles exercising first amendment rights in roadway." The suggested remedy was to "Use caution and expect slow moving vehicles," with also a recommendation to use the metro system to get to the airport.
Israeli and Palestinian supporters rallied around 42nd street in New York on October 9, 2023 for and against terrorist attack against Israel by Hamas. Pro-Palestinian supporters march after the rally (lev radin/Shutterstock)
Here is more background and commentary on the sheer insanity of whoever suggested this kind of barbarity is protected by the First Amendment:

The post has since been hit with a reminder from Community Notes that "There is no first amendment right to block traffic," citing a post from the ACLU Illinois.

As of early Sunday afternoon, the post has earned 2,000 replies and over 600 quoted reposts taking issue with such a claim about "first amendment rights." Our sister site of Twitchy has highlighted some of the best examples calling out both the protesters as well as the airport's social media account.

My very first thought, after the same feeling of revulsion I get every time I see a picture of these sub-human morons, was to remember the great man I have repeatedly referred to as “our last real President” and with almost-certain knowledge that he would have ordered some extremely serious military-grade construction equipment to the airport entrance and this “peaceful and orderly” “exercise of First Amendment rights” would be over in a matter of minutes. And I would even go so far as to say that there might be - trigger warning to snowflakes: this is going to be very frightening - arrests for the various crimes being committed by these animals.

This message would not be complete without an appropriate reminiscence of a time when treasonous brats who have no idea what they are doing as they are, quite simply, ignoramuses, were dealt with exactly as they should be: harshly.

God Bless this great man and may he rest in peace.

God Bless America!

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Discussion (23)

  • ctlaw@ctlaw

    Regardless of what nonsense the Airport Authority said, I don't see why the VA governor could have arrested these criminals.

    timesnownews.com

    Open link

    The irony is VA is a place where my personal recollection is rolling revenue agents trump up charges against drivers of cars with out of state plates.

  • Sisyphus@Sisyphus
    Replyingtoctlaw

    ctlaw (View Comment):

    Regardless of what nonsense the Airport Authority said, I don’t see why the VA governor could have arrested these criminals.

    https://www.timesnownews.com/world/ronald-reagan-national-airport-delay-pro-palestine-protesters-caravan-slowing-traffic-headed-north-on-gw-parkway-article-107018746

    The irony is VA is a place where my personal recollection is rolling revenue agents trump up charges against drivers of cars with out of state plates.

    The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority is a public body politic and corporate, created with the consent of the Congress of the United States by the District of Columbia Regional Airports Authority Act of 1985, as amended, and Ch. 598, Virginia Acts of Assembly of 1985, as amended. The purpose of this entity is to plan, provide and actively manage world class access to the global aviation system in a way that anticipates and serves the needs of the National Capital area.

    The Authority's mission is to develop, promote, and operate safely Reagan National and Dulles International airports, continually striving to improve our efficiency, customer orientation, and the level of air service offered at National and Dulles. We will be the best managed airports in the United States.

    Governance

    The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority is governed by a 17-member Board of Directors. The Board establishes policy and provides direction to management, and its authority is plenary. Members of the Board are appointed by the Governors of Virginia and Maryland, the Mayor of Washington, D.C., and the President of the United States.

  • ctlaw@ctlaw
    ReplyingtoSisyphus

    ctlaw (View Comment):

    Regardless of what nonsense the Airport Authority said, I don’t see why the VA governor could have arrested these criminals.

    https://www.timesnownews.com/world/ronald-reagan-national-airport-delay-pro-palestine-protesters-caravan-slowing-traffic-headed-north-on-gw-parkway-article-107018746

    The irony is VA is a place where my personal recollection is rolling revenue agents trump up charges against drivers of cars with out of state plates.

    The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority is a public body politic and corporate, created with the consent of the Congress of the United States by the District of Columbia Regional Airports Authority Act of 1985, as amended, and Ch. 598, Virginia Acts of Assembly of 1985, as amended. The purpose of this entity is to plan, provide and actively manage world class access to the global aviation system in a way that anticipates and serves the needs of the National Capital area.

    The Authority’s mission is to develop, promote, and operate safely Reagan National and Dulles International airports, continually striving to improve our efficiency, customer orientation, and the level of air service offered at National and Dulles. We will be the best managed airports in the United States.

    Governance

    The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority is governed by a 17-member Board of Directors. The Board establishes policy and provides direction to management, and its authority is plenary. Members of the Board are appointed by the Governors of Virginia and Maryland, the Mayor of Washington, D.C., and the President of the United States.

    Sisyphus (View Comment):

    But the rolling roadblock on the highway was presumably outside MWAA jurisdiction.

  • Sisyphus@Sisyphus
    Replyingtoctlaw

    ctlaw (View Comment):

    Regardless of what nonsense the Airport Authority said, I don’t see why the VA governor could have arrested these criminals.

    https://www.timesnownews.com/world/ronald-reagan-national-airport-delay-pro-palestine-protesters-caravan-slowing-traffic-headed-north-on-gw-parkway-article-107018746

    The irony is VA is a place where my personal recollection is rolling revenue agents trump up charges against drivers of cars with out of state plates.

    The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority is a public body politic and corporate, created with the consent of the Congress of the United States by the District of Columbia Regional Airports Authority Act of 1985, as amended, and Ch. 598, Virginia Acts of Assembly of 1985, as amended. The purpose of this entity is to plan, provide and actively manage world class access to the global aviation system in a way that anticipates and serves the needs of the National Capital area.

    The Authority’s mission is to develop, promote, and operate safely Reagan National and Dulles International airports, continually striving to improve our efficiency, customer orientation, and the level of air service offered at National and Dulles. We will be the best managed airports in the United States.

    Governance

    The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority is governed by a 17-member Board of Directors. The Board establishes policy and provides direction to management, and its authority is plenary. Members of the Board are appointed by the Governors of Virginia and Maryland, the Mayor of Washington, D.C., and the President of the United States.

    Sisyphus (View Comment):

    ctlaw (View Comment):

    But the rolling roadblock on the highway was presumably outside MWAA jurisdiction.

    I have no details on the particulars, just identifying a possible complication. Also, the county jurisdictions are blue although usually the state has some jurisdiction with regard to state and federal roads. Also, Reagan and Dulles have a much larger significance as a national security issue thanks to federal office holders and critical personnel related to federal affairs participating in the traffic at a far higher rate than elsewhere. It would not surprise me if a red governor dropped their national guard on top of that. But when 90% of the people inconvenienced are blue, why bother?

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