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Children's Choir Stopped Mid-Performance While Singing National Anthem at US Capitol, Capitol Police Claims it is a Prohibited Form of Protest
2023-06-03
[GatewayPundit] In a shocking turn of events, the Rushingbrook Children’s Choir was interrupted and stopped while singing the National Anthem in Statuary Hall at the United States Capitol.

The children, part of the esteemed Rushingbrook Children’s Choir, had traveled to Washington, D.C. last Friday, May 26th, for a scheduled Capitol tour and had received prior approval to sing a short set of patriotic songs inside the historic Statuary Hall.

However, as their angelic voices filled the grand hall while they sang The Star-Spangled Banner with pride, one of the guides intervened, as he was told by the Capitol police that the children stop singing immediately. The abrupt interruption stunned the young performers, the choir director, and the assembled audience.

The incident is now under investigation. Efforts are underway to gather further information surrounding the interruption and address the incident properly.

“We’re working on gathering info for now. We’d gotten permission from some SC congressmen and had also gotten it cleared by the Speaker of the House’s office. Once we have more info, we’ll know better how to proceed,” said Debbie Baughman Davis when asked who to address about this appalling interruption by Capitol police.
This is vile. There are school musical groups performing in public spaces every day around Washington, DC. The performances are approved and scheduled a year or more in advance, as far as I am aware, giving the groups time to raise money for travel expenses and to get on the calendar for legislator meet’n’greets, not to mention visiting some of the usual educational tourism spots. I went with my high school orchestra — we played Bach in the National Cathedral, where I discovered that the real purpose of the pauses between movements is to allow the building echos to cease accompanying the performance, and in the little church in Olde Williamsburg. It was the second time I stayed in a hotel, even if it was just a Howard Johnson’s, and the whole thing was a really big deal to me. As I recall, we sold chocolate bars door to door to raise money, in addition to whatever our parents paid.



Update at 8:15 a.m ET: The Daily Signal finds out what happened next. The Capitol Police claim they did not stop the choir mid-performance, that the choir director lied about having permissions, and also claim that musical performances are not permitted in that space. Also, the South Carolina congressional delegation has offered to cover the group’s expenses so they can return to sing in the Capitol whenever they please.
Posted by:NoMoreBS

#12  /\ Those who were on duty on Jan6 to the head of the line please.
Posted by: Besoeker   2023-06-03 19:10  

#11  Hang all these bastards.
Posted by: DarthVader   2023-06-03 17:48  

#10  @ #1 - Good point, Raj. This is on McCarthy.

This incident is definitely in the Top Five of "you just can't make this up" category.
Posted by: DooDahMan   2023-06-03 16:43  

#9  Pelosi's paid for goose steppers exerting their brand of strong arm. First, attacking and provoking peaceful citizens on January 6 and now a children's choir.
Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839   2023-06-03 16:14  

#8  If you watch the video in the Daily Signal piece below, towards the middle of the Twitter video (1.22 min) you see the white uniformed USCP female officer turning to speak to two individual, one of whom, clearly at her direction (2:16) comes over to stop the performance. The video doesn't lie, the USCP stopped the singing of the national Anthem!

https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/06/02/exclusive-childrens-choir-director-responds-capitol-police-claim-they-did-not-stop-kids-singing-national-anthem/
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2023-06-03 12:08  

#7  Didn't want to be reminded of the last time the Capitol was burned?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2023-06-03 10:26  

#6  The US Capitol is no place for politics.
Posted by: Super Hose   2023-06-03 08:01  

#5  Pro tip for the kids: Next time have a drag queen conduct your choir, and you'll be perfectly fine. No one will dare disturb you.
Posted by: Tom   2023-06-03 07:16  

#4  ^ SOTD candidate for sure.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2023-06-03 07:06  

#3  I suppose we should be thankful no one was shot in the neck.
Posted by: Besoeker   2023-06-03 02:51  

#2  These kids appear old enough to digest the lesson of what their lives are up against. Best learn now.
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2023-06-03 01:35  

#1  Great message to the kids here (great being used sarcastically) - your government hates you. And why McCarthy didn't fire every member of the Capitol Police when he assumed control only enforces his Rino / Uniparty reputation.
Posted by: Raj   2023-06-03 01:00  

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