Reprehensible Representation
Congressman Ken Buck Exposes Himself ... Again
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If you want to understand the problems facing America, you needn’t look any further than the so-called “Representatives” in the Congress. Each of us has one. Our republican form of government requires representation.
That level of representation, however, has evolved over the centuries. We began with around 33,000 constituents per congressman in 1789, when the US Congress first convened, but now that number has grown to over 700,000.
It’s no wonder, then, that constituents receive form letters from those they send to Washington D.C.; that is, if they receive any response at all. That said, there are worse responses than a form letter.
We All Have One
Meet my Congressman, Republican Representative Ken Buck (CO-04).
I used to think Buck was an honorable man who answered the call to protect and defend the Constitution. Then the 2020 election happened, and he sided with the regime.
On a GOP-wide virtual call on December 2, 2020, Buck attempted to pacify Colorado voters by stating:
“It is so important that people have confidence in their elections, and that people understand that in Colorado — I can’t speak for other states, but in Colorado — we’re doing it the right way and we have confidence in our election results.”
Sure, pal.
Buck has continued to double down on Colorado’s elections, despite the evidence revealed in the Mesa County Forensic Reports One, Two, and Three, the USEIP Colorado Canvassing Report, and the system vulnerabilities report published on April 24, 2021.
There is also Secretary Jena Griswold’s ongoing tyranny, from banning audits, to persecuting Tina Peters, to using the commie-captured legislature to change election laws, centralizing election oversight from the counties to the state.
On all this, Buck has been silent.
With that background, let’s talk about Buck’s latest viral moment, where he further alienated his constituents.
Full disclosure: We were already pretty alienated. In the run up to the 2022 election, Buck was roundly defeated when unknown floor nomination Bob Lewis claimed 62% of the vote. Buck still made the primary ballot and inexplicably (save for rigged elections) won the primary, then re-election.
More recently, Buck denied the reality of January 6, exchanged barbs with Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, and reminded his constituents of his despicable nature.
Insult, Injury & “Insurrection”
Todd Watkins is a veteran, a retired US Border Patrol Chief, and a tireless freedom activist. He is the current Vice Chairman of the El Paso County GOP, the largest county in the state and the only county in the nation that is home to five military commands. He was also an altar boy.
On August 21, 2023, Watkins sent a letter to the Colorado Republican Party, urging “assistance in contacting legislators … as regards the treatment and handling of Americans who have been arrested and/or charged with crimes related to the January 6, 2021 incident at the US Capitol.” More than 200 Coloradans, many of them Republican officials, signed on in support of the letter.
On September 1, 2023, Ken Buck responded with a fictional recap of the J6 political persecution journey, in which he cites legacy news media – such as AP News, The Guardian, and The NY Times – as authoritative sourcing on what’s really going on.
Buck’s letter claims that Watkins “makes a number of factually incorrect claims, and then proceeds to overstate the threat to our Republic based on these false claims.”
Imagine thinking you could overstate the threat to our Republic in 2023.
I reached out to J6 Investigative Journalist Mel Hawley to break down Buck’s beliefs about J6.
Buck Truth #1
All J6 Charging and Detention Decisions Have Been By the Book
“In reality, no defendants have been jailed ‘pending charges.’ All were charged prior to arrest and detention… Your statement that January 6th defendants have been detained without bond for misdemeanor offenses is also pure fiction. All defendants held without bond at any point were charged with felonies. If you believe that I am relying on incorrect data, please provide me with the names of January 6th defendants who have been detained without bond, for misdemeanor offenses, or pending federal charges.”
The Actual Truth
There are pre-trial J6ers held in many prisons, not just in the DC Gulag. According to the DOJ, more than 1,000 individuals have been charged in nearly all 50 states for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol, including nearly 350 individuals charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement.
Of these, Hawley estimates that approximately 125 J6ers, or 12.5%, have been indefinitely detained for at least some period of time. Of those, about a third to half do have a history of some violent offenses. The other half have zero history of offenses.
Fully half of those arrested, charged with violence, and indefinitely detained are Military Veterans, many of them highly decorated. The only “crime” of most of these veterans is belonging to The Oathkeepers or Proud Boys. Hawley estimates that at least a third of those indefinitely detained and charged with felonies witnessed Rosanne Boyland’s senseless murder at the hands of Capitol Police. More cover up.
Specifically, Jonathan Mellis has never had a bond hearing. Ryan Samsel was detained but not indicted for several months. Eric Christie, Darrell Neely, and Brandon Fellows have been indefinitely detained with only misdemeanors, though the charges evolved over the years, superseding indictments were added and Christie, at least, was eventually convicted of a felony. Frankie Guistino was arrested on a complaint, but not charged for over a year, though he was not detained.
Apparently Buck doesn’t know about these guys because The NY Times and AP News didn’t tell him.
Buck Truth #2
J6 Defendants Have Been Treated Exactly The Same as All Other Inmates
“Your letter claims that January 6 defendants have suffered physical abuse and injury, and further suggests that they are being singled out for their political beliefs. The DC jail is a miserable place, rife with abuse and dangerous for even the most hardened criminal. The DC jail has been a concern of civil rights activists for decades, who argue it maintains substandard treatment of inmates. There are legitimate concerns with the treatment of all inmates in the DC jail and clear pathways to address abuse. Lawyers for several January 6 defendants have complained about the lack of proper food, access to showers, and restrictions on religious services. Currently, none of these allegations have been substantiated by a court. Your letter misleads the reader by portraying worse conditions at the jail for January 6 defendants than for other inmates. That is simply not true.”
The Actual Truth
Buck claims that Watkins’ assertions are false because the allegations of corruption in the courts and judicial system have not been substantiated by the corrupt courts and judicial system.
The J6 detainees were overseen by Deputy Kathleen Landerkin, who hates Trump, as evidenced by her unhinged social media history, which she eventually deleted. Landerkin was recently fired, and Hawley is investigating why. There are some interesting, but unverified rumors, so stay tuned on that.
For two years the detainees held in DC had NO video or physical visitation with family. The J6ers in DC were also denied religious services for two years. Hawley called to speak with the chaplain about the denial of religious services, and the Chaplain hung up on her when he realized her inquiry was about the J6 detainees. At the time, Hawley notified Representative Troy Nehl’s Legislative Director, who reportedly also called and was hung up on by the chaplain. After Nehl’s office got involved, again after two years of denial, the detainees did start receiving some religious services.
Buck believes the detainees are treated exactly the same as all other inmates. Are all other inmates repeatedly referred to as white supremacists by DC prison guards?
According to Hawley’s reporting, for the first year of detention, J6ers were only given Louis Farrakan’s anti-white Nation of Islam Final Call newsletters in their cells to read. No Bibles or newspapers or law books. Just pamphlets to help them check their privilege and convert to Islam.
Ken Buck says all this treatment is standard.
Buck Truth #3
J6 Defendants Have Not Been Denied Medical Treatment
“Your letter also claims that January 6 defendants were denied medical treatment for pre-existing conditions, or for injuries while in custody. There has been at least one valid allegation of abuse concerning a January 6th defendant. In 2021, a federal judge held DC jail officials in contempt for treatment of January 6 defendant Christopher Worrell. For months, officials failed to obtain treatment for Mr. Worrell’s broken wrist and then obstructed an inquiry into the matter. There is no evidence that this is a widespread occurrence or that it happened as a result of Mr. Worrell’s status as a January 6 defendant.”
The Actual Truth
Christopher Worrell wasn’t just denied treatment for a broken wrist. He was denied cancer treatment, as reported by the Hill on November 3, 2021. In that case, the Judge stated that “the ‘court has zero confidence’ that the D.C. jail would provide proper treatment and not retaliate against Worrell.”
The court doesn’t have confidence, but Ken Buck does!
Then there is the firsthand account of Jailed 4 J6 Journal author Zach Rehl, writing in his second entry:
“… the doctors stopped by to tell me that none of my medications are carried by the jail. None of them. I'm not going to go deep into my medical background, but there were three main things the VA prescribed me medication for, otherwise my anxiety would go through the roof, I wouldn't be able to sleep, and I would feel constant pain. So, I was just told the medications I was prescribed the past eight years by another government agency, the VA, would not be prescribed to me at all.”
While there are numerous similar examples of J6ers being denied medical treatment, Buck is correct that we cannot prove these human rights violations are politically-motivated or because of their J6 status; but for those not denying reality, it’s not really in question.
In December 2021, MTG released Unusually Cruel, her investigative report that documents many of the civil and human rights violations of J6ers. Fascinating that my representative trusts and propagates the accounts of legacy media over those of his colleagues who saw the conditions firsthand.
Buck Truth #4
J6 Defendants Have Not Been Denied Contact with Counsel
“Additionally, your letter asserts that January 6 defendants were denied contact with counsel. All January 6 defendants are being held in ‘restrictive housing,’ due to legitimate concerns about threats to their safety if left with the general population. Restrictive housing means additional separation, limited visits, and limited recreation time. This status has been deemed necessary by DC jail officials and confirmed by U.S. Marshals and federal court personnel. It is more difficult for an attorney seeking to visit with an inmate in restrictive housing and the attorney has to make additional arrangements with the jail. The courts have made accommodations, including continuances, to assure that counsel have adequate time to meet with defendants before hearings and trial.”
The Actual Truth
According to Hawley, several of the defendants have been put through “diesel therapy,” which means they are continually moved from one jail to another without enough time at any location to establish commissary or gain access to discovery.
Rehl confirms this:
“I was getting shuffled all over really fast, meeting different officers and personnel and not getting told squat. Finally, out of confusion and frustration, I snap and ask someone, ‘What the hell am I even charged with? When will I see a judge?’” Rehl wrote. “One of them says, ‘conspiracy’ and ‘not till Friday.’ I said, ‘Conspiracy of what?’ He just shrugs and says, ‘I dunno, conspiracy.’ Great, thanks I guess.”
Brandon Fellows recently went to trial after only having access to discovery for nine hours before representing himself pro se.
Lack of access to discovery and attorneys has been ongoing. The FBI was caught during the Proud Boys leaders trial reading and sharing attorney-client privileged communications.
DC inmates refused privacy with their attorneys, a denial of basic attorney-client privilege. Rehl spoke about his calls being recorded and guards listening in on him and his attorney:
“There is a sign on the red phone that says, ‘legal phone,’” Rehl’s wrote. “As I go to put my hand on the phone to pick it up, the CO says ‘now hold on, you can make your legal call, but due to 'covid,' I have to stay in the room, but don't worry though, I'm here all day, I hear tons of people talk about their cases, so it goes in one ear and out the other.’”
As a former prosecutor with firsthand experience with “the deterrence power of prison,” does Buck condone the denial of access to counsel and basic attorney-client privilege rights?
And is that standard treatment for all pre-trial inmates?
Buck Truth #5
J6 Defendants Have Not Had Their Rights Violated
“Your letter further asserts that there have been violations of these defendants’ rights guaranteed under the 4th, 5th, and 6th Amendments to the US Constitution … It is irresponsible to allege without evidence, as your letter does, that Americans are being systematically denied their most basic Constitutional rights based on their political beliefs. Your letter then argues that there have been violations of these citizens’ rights guaranteed under the 8th, and 14th Amendments to the US Constitution …While many January 6 defendants have decried the process they face as unfair, it is the process every federally indicted criminal defendant in this country goes through … As a former prosecutor, I have firsthand experience with the deterrence power of prison ...”
The Actual Truth
Change of venue has not been allowed by any judges, even though DC citizens (that is, the entire jury pool) as well as the judges are considered “victims” of the “crime.” DC voted 92% for Biden, and they’ve been immersed in J6 propaganda for years.
Hawley recently wrote about vindictive prosecution:
“We are at war, a seemingly civil one. The bloodshed is not apparent to the average American … The casualties are there, if you have eyes to see. Last week, on August 28, Nejourde “Jord” Meacham, age 22, took his own life two weeks after he was charged with four non-violent misdemeanors for January 6.”
If the treatment of J6 detainees is, as Buck alleges, “the process every federally indicted criminal defendant in this country goes through,” then the People must conclude that the federal prison system is inhumane, unconstitutional, and operating outside their lawful permissions and purpose.
Buck thinks J6ers are getting fair treatment, and that their prosecution has been by the book. He shrugs and says, ‘Sorry, jail is a bad place.’
Condescension & Complicity
As we’ve shown, Buck’s assertions are detached from reality; but that is not surprising given his source list for these claims:
That a so-called conservative would place so much trust in the mainstream media as to condone civil liberty and human rights violations of Americans is disgusting. In case you need additional evidence he is a reality-denying scumbag, check out his closing:
“It is sad that Republican leaders are misdirecting the energy and resources of Republican activists at a time when this country is facing crises after crises as a result of the failed policies of the Biden administration.”
“It’s all Democrats’ fault.” This is the plausible deniability through which the right wing of the uniparty stays in power without ever delivering conservative outcomes. But it gets worse:
“Please encourage our grassroots supporters to help win elections so that we expose the truth about the failed withdrawal from Afghanistan, the open border policies of this administration, the fentanyl poisoning of seventy thousand Americans every year, the increase in crime throughout major American cities and the inflation eating away at Americans spending power.”
In other words, please encourage all the Republican activists – many of whom only began engaging with the party to rectify the stolen election – to focus on the consequences of the stolen election, rather than the stolen election.
If you need even more supporting evidence, there’s this: House Republican Says He’s Not Backing a Biden Impeachment Inquiry For Corruption Because ‘I’m Not Convinced That That Evidence Exists’.
“They are looking to see if there is a connection with Joe Biden. If they reach that point where they could find evidence of a connection, fine. I think that the Republicans will move forward with an impeachment inquiry. Right now, I’m not convinced that that evidence exists. And I’m not supporting an impeachment inquiry.”
Buck is not convinced that there is evidence of Biden’s corruption. Just wow.
Better Off Representing Ourselves
January 6 is a national disgrace. This is not because of the very violent and completely unarmed, but totally not fed-driven or fake, ‘insurrection.’ It is because the entire establishment has denied the factual record, promoted the false central narrative, and gaslit the population while the weaponized DOJ persecutes Americans for their politics. In so doing, they condone the political persecution and civil and human rights atrocities in front of their eyes.
After swearing an oath – and being paid – to prevent such things.
When we look at our nation’s capital, and it feels like no one is safeguarding our rights, it’s because no one is. Ken Buck swore an oath to protect and defend our God-given rights from tyranny, claims to be conservative and, yet, cites the mainstream media as an authoritative excuse for not protecting our God-given rights from tyranny.
I truly hope Buck educates himself, turns towards truth, and takes his own advice to “cease disseminating false information.”
Also, someone get me Bob Lewis.
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Pol Puppets don't win by accident. These Scumbags are selected b/c they are experts at lying/deceiving/following marching orders/Sticking in the knife w/ beaming smiles on their faces.
Don't expect Buck to change his tune and actually represent his constituents. Why should he? He does not need them or their votes to keep power; all he has to do is remain a loyal part of the corrupt Uniparty which guarantees his seat by 'whatever means necessary.'
That is, until November 2024 when the White Hat military oversees the federal elections... with one million strong of reservists and Guardsmen, none of them woke, making sure that the election is clean.