>>2872159 (PB)
Admission into Conressional hearings may be officially "on a first come, first served basis", but it is not not what I witnessed being practiced or enforced by Capitol Police.
Here is my personal experience.
I went the GW Bush impeachment in the summer of 2008. I took a day off from work to drive to DC and got there very early. I was at the building very early hoping to be first in line. I dressed in my finest Sunday church suit out of respect for the Congress, since it was my first time ever doing to something like this. I had nothing else on me so I could get through security fast. I even left behind my cellphone in my car. To my dismay, inside over 100 people were already in line along the wall of the hallway. Adam Kokesh (weird Iraq War veteran activist) was there a few minutes later, right behind me. He had a big backpack and he was dressed down like he was going to go nature walking in the forest. His back pack was full of posters and personal gear from what I could see in it. I was surprised that building security didn't take all that stuff. Glad I did not see a bomb or gun in his stuff! We waited in line for over an hour, maybe two. The line was full of loud crazy little old ladies wearing pink, some with their little pussy hats on their heads. They were holding up posters full of stupid libtard slogans. Police repeatedly had to tell those ladies to be quiet for all the noise they were making in the hallway. Adam and I casually chatted a little bit during the wait, but I never let him know that I recognized him. I remember asking him if WE would get in before the police stopped the line and declared the room full. He just smiled at me like he knew something was up.
When the police opened the door, they let a bunch of people go inside who were not standing in line. When they let the line move, they soon announced the room was full and closed the door. I was about 20 people down the line from getting through the door. Then someone came out the hearing room to Adam Kokesh standing behind me, and together they went to the police officer at the door. Then he let Adam inside the hearing room. I was so pissed off, and so were the other people in front of me. I complained to the damned cop and ask him what the hell that was all about! I told him I took a day off work, quietly and patiently waited in line and then "you let that Kokesh guy standing behind me go inside!?!" The cop gave me a stupid smile like he didn't give a shit.
That was my experience trying to attend a Congressional hearing. The hearing room was filled with paid libtard shills and radical activists to keep this ordinary workfag American patriot out!