{"id":229264,"date":"2021-03-16T11:15:41","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T15:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=229264"},"modified":"2021-03-16T11:15:44","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T15:15:44","slug":"capitol-police-planning-to-start-taking-down-riot-fencing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/capitol-police-planning-to-start-taking-down-riot-fencing\/","title":{"rendered":"Capitol Police Planning to Start Taking Down Riot Fencing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcapitol-police-planning-to-start-taking-down-riot-fencing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=229264&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-1260.jpeg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The Capitol Police plans to begin scaling back and removing some of the heavy fencing that has surrounded the&nbsp;Capitol building since immediately after the January 6 riot.<\/p>\n<p>This week, the police will reportedly work with the Architect of the Capitol, the agency responsible for&nbsp;maintaining the Capitol Complex, to move an inner fencing perimeter closer to the Capitol and remove the fence\u2019s razor wire.<\/p>\n<p>Next week, an outer fence surrounding the Capitol will be removed completely, which will open up Independence Avenue and Constitution Avenue to traffic for the first time since January.<\/p>\n<p>Acting House Sergeant-at-Arms Timothy Blodgett said in a&nbsp;memo to lawmakers and staff on Monday that Capitol Police officials have said, \u201cthere does not exist a known, credible threat against Congress or the Capitol Complex that warrants the temporary security fencing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Blodgett said the inner fencing will remain as long as the&nbsp;Architect of the Capitol \u201ccontinues to make necessary security repairs to the Capitol building.\u201d&nbsp;Capitol Police will \u201ccontinue to monitor the threat posture, should a change occur, plans will be reevaluated,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The Capitol Police are also weighing curtailing the National Guard presence at the Capitol, which currently stands at about 2,200 troops, about half the level of troops that were originally called to Washington, D.C. in the wake of the riot. Last week, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin approved a request from the Capitol Police to keep 2,300 troops in Washington through May 23. Capitol Police, however, will consider reducing the troop presence two or three weeks after the outer fence is removed.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to scale back the layers of extra security comes after Lt. General Russel Honor\u00e9, who led a&nbsp;review of security&nbsp;failures at the Capitol after the deadly January riot, penned a blistering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2021\/03\/12\/fences-dont-work-when-you-use-them-against-people\/\">op-ed<\/a>&nbsp;arguing that more fencing was not the answer to the Capitol\u2019s security issues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe four miles of fences that now ring the Capitol will do nothing to prevent another attack, or to help us understand the underlying failures that allowed the riot to happen,\u201d Honor\u00e9 wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The imposing fencing surrounding the Capitol building, large areas of which are famously open to the public, had received bipartisan criticism from lawmakers who expressed concerns about the message the barriers send to Americans and the rest of the world.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) posted a video of herself walking around the fencing last week and declaring it is time to \u201cremember this is the people\u2019s House.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fencing is obviously a concern to many people, me included,\u201d House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2021\/03\/09\/republicans-democrats-agree-something-hating-capitol-fence\/6923227002\/\">said<\/a> last week. \u201cWhether that ought to be permanent, I think most people think that ought not to be a permanent reality on the Hill. But we need to make sure that we can in fact secure the seat of government of the United States of America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Capitol Police plans to begin scaling back and removing some of the heavy fencing that has surrounded the\u00a0Capitol building since immediately after the January 6 riot. 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