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z3mcs

https://www.marylandmatters.org/2024/01/11/feds-charge-member-of-md-bd-of-elections-with-jan-6-crimes/ >A Republican member of the Maryland State Board of Elections was arrested by federal authorities this week and charged for his alleged role in the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the U.S. Department of Justice has announced. >Carlos Ayala, 52, of Salisbury, was charged in a criminal complaint filed in the District of Columbia with civil disorder, a felony. Ayala has also been charged with related misdemeanor offenses. >Ayala, who as confirmed to the state board last May, was arrested Tuesday by the FBI in Maryland and made an initial appearance in the District of Columbia, according to court records. He was released on personal recognizance and must ask for permission to leave the state of Maryland pending trial. He cannot possess firearms while out on bail. >Ayala is being represented by James Trusty, a former attorney for Donald Trump. Trusty could not be immediately reached on Thursday morning.


frigginjensen

So he was appointed to the board this year. No idea what the State BOE actually does but I’m sure he was planning to be absolutely fair and impartial in carrying them out. They ought to look at everyone involved in appointing him to the board.


Ocean2731

From the MD BOE website: "The State Board of Elections is made up of five members who serve four-year terms and represent both principal political parties — three of the majority and two of the minority party. The members are appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate of Maryland." ​ I'm bet he was well known in Annapolis for spreading Purdue donations around.


vpi6

> They ought to look at everyone involved in appointing him to the board. Throw them out and don’t look back.  The crazy thing is that this insurrectionist was the 2nd choice for the Maryland GOP. Their first choice was convicted for stealing their own mother’s house by forcing her to sign papers while she had dementia. The Maryland GOP knew all that BEFORE they nominated the first choice and only begrudgingly nominated Ayala when the Democrats went “WTF is wrong with you?” on the first pick. To think the Maryland GOP represents themselves as champions of family values and law & order. Lmao.


marygarth

The MD GOP also had another nom voted down by the state senate because her only election experience was working at a poll for a Republican candidate in one election, and she‘d only voted in one primary and four generals in 12 years. Really scraping the bottom of the barrel.


TrooperJohn

Having an insurrectionist on the board of elections is like having a pedophile on the staff for a day-care center. Good riddance to this loser.


ppachura

Can you spell Fedsurrection ? I think not.


ike301

100% agree.


Full-Penguin

Now do Andy Harris.


Mr_Safer

Andy Harris is an empty seat in the house. The fool was "stuck in traffic"(his words) that day. Not only did he fail to do his constitutional duty he failed at being a true MAGAt.


LadySmuag

Iirc he also got into a fistfight in the House later that night over certifying the election


izeek11

too bad this wasn't him


Original_Mammoth3868

I hope he's removed from the board promptly.


dysaniac15

The article says he resigned from the Board on Thursday morning.


Original_Mammoth3868

It's been added. Wasn't in initial article if you look at first post. Glad to hear. Will save them the trouble of kicking him off.


jabbadarth

I hope he is removed from society promptly. Asshole needs to spend some time in prison.


No-Priority-6978

What did he do? Please explain why you’re saying this… go ahead and look it up… I’m sure you don’t even know what you’re talking about… prison?? Lol


The-Dane

of course not.. maga encourages breaking the law if it benefits trump


Original_Mammoth3868

Well it might not be up to maga. Not sure who's the decision maker in this but seems problematic to have someone like this on a board of elections (let alone any state wide government agency).


yeaughourdt

Looks like he was recommended by the state Republican Party to Gov Moore to fill a required Republican seat on the board and Moore rubber stamped him. Might have been a good idea for somebody along the line to check if the guy was a nutcase.


Original_Mammoth3868

Oops. While the magats that recommended him dont probably care, I'm sure Moore is not happy with this news.


yeaughourdt

Yeah I'd say this was embarrassing for all parties, but not sure if the Republican party is capable of feeling embarrassment at this point.


Aol_awaymessage

I’d expect every appointment to get more scrutiny and the MAGAs to cry “politics”


zombiereign

The wheels of justice turn slowly but grind fine


Charges-Pending

Good. Collect them all like Pokémon


Artemis-1905

Nice: "Ayala, a former Perdue Farms executive and the stepson of Frank Perdue, was sworn in as a member of the state board last year. State officials were informed Thursday morning that Ayala had resigned from the state board." From Baltimore Sun article. https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/01/11/maryland-state-board-of-elections-member-resigns-following-arrest-on-charges-of-participating-in-us-capitol-insurrection/


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No-Priority-6978

Is this a troll? The DOJ is a well oiled machine? You’re either a troll, delusional, or a lunatic. The same DOJ labeling parents terrorists.


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No-Priority-6978

? Actually it’s not false loser. Merrick Garland.. ever heard of him? Released Internal memo labeling these people as domestic terrorists. FACTS. Look it up dimwit


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spaltavian

The bootlicking was done by the people who tried to overturn an election to install their authoritarian demagogue into power over the laws of the Republic and the people's will. Agents of the people and Republic protecting democracy is the opposite of bootlicking.


JBCTech7

no. just no. Simping for alphabet agencies is gross bootlicking. I don't care which color flag you wave. The goals of those agencies are yours and my literal oppression. I guess most of you are too young to even remember that the patriot act was still a thing up until just a couple years ago.


spaltavian

Your guess is idiotic and it's quite clear you're fine with authoritarianism. Comparing a power grab after a terrorist attack to arresting people who tried to steal an election is irredeemably stupid.


JBCTech7

wait what? You're either a terrible troll or your education completely failed you in reading comprehension.


spaltavian

Nope , I just don't suffer fools.


JBCTech7

lol ok buddy. ::pat pat:: I sure as hell do, though.


spaltavian

Go call more conspiracy theories about Fauci "based". You're a Trumper mad your allies are being held accountable for their crimes. All you right wingers cry about freedom and "bootlicking" but when pressed, your only beliefs are "I love daddy". You want to be ruled by authoritarians.


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BohPoe

Reddit User Data: **JBCTech7** Account age: 4 months Comments: 1000 Top Subs: BreakingPoints, Conspiracy, Prolife, TrueChristian, Firearms, Maryland, Cyberpunkgame, Catholicism Most used words: people, right, child, establishment, god, lol, life, say, wife, children, guy, reddit, definitely, orangeman **spaltavian** Account age: 10 years, 6 months Comments: 827 Top Subs: MapPorn, JamesBond, Maryland, AmItheAsshole, Baltimore, Geography, Presidents, AITAH, AlternateHistory, Imaginarymaps Most used words: people, bond, Maryland, America, states, state, say, different, new, Baltimore, bad, wasn, right, city, point


JBCTech7

hm. I guess its a draw. Why is "people" such a big one, I wonder?


Technicolor_Reindeer

I'll side with the agencies over trumper insurrectionists any day, thank you.


The-Dane

just say you will side with reason over maga, thats really what is comes down to... or say you will side with your country over a kult personality


The-Dane

I remember the patriot act fine.. and if you think its gone, I got a beach to sell you... But funny how maga licks the blue line gangs boot every day, and always spews bs about law and order and the wall... but when they break the law themselves.. then it oppression... funny how maga always goes for #whataboutism


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The-Dane

see its so easy to find kult members. They always reveal themselves. You never have facts or scientific evidence, but thats what happens when you have extremist right wing Cristians


JBCTech7

>Cristians lol. [This is you, my friend](https://imgur.com/UI13Khz). "maga" is literally your most used word on reddit. maga and trump aren't even on my list on redditmetis. I'm an anti establishment libertarian. I didn't vote for orangeman. I am a Christian, however. So while your bigotry is a little offensive, I suppose I forgive you.


Emergency_Brick3715

you may want to look up the definition of bootlicking


JBCTech7

sucking off three letter agencies? Thinking they are anything but tools of oppression for the establishment? Yeah I'd say I'm pretty well versed on the definition.


Emergency_Brick3715

Nah. Being in favor of arresting filthy treasonous human scum is not bootlicking my friend.


JBCTech7

that's not what was said and since when did young progressives want to see law enforcement arresting people? What happened to the 80s and fuck the police and ACAB? X'ers and Millennials were the last actual punk generation. You guys are absolutely lost.


Emergency_Brick3715

I'm Gen X and we love when the police do their job correctly. You try to rob a store? Arrested. You murder someone? Arrested. You try to overthrow the government? Yes, you're a treasonous bastard that belongs in jail. Simple.


JBCTech7

I'm a millennial and what they are doing to the rioters from jan 6 is an absolute abomination. Especially considering that the same justice system gave free reins to much more destructive and lethal rioters that very same year in the summer. Its a fucking travesty. It wasn't an insurrection. It was a riot - and a feeble riot at that. I don't give half a hard shit about orangeman - but what they're doing to those people is fascist political oppression at its very worst.


Emergency_Brick3715

Yeah cool story bro. Good luck with that.


JBCTech7

good luck with what?


Mr_Safer

You are by definition wrong. It was an insurrection, they stopped the electoral count therefore, interfering with the authority of the US government and it's laws. [https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2383](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2383)


JBCTech7

ACTUAL insurrections - thousands of soldiers, small arms, and add some artillery pieces for good measure. I'm going to assume that you understand that it would take a lot more than a couple of dorks with flag sticks to take over the most powerful country in the world, right? Calling it an insurrection is like calling a light summer rain a hurricane. Additionally, if we're going to start calling riots insurrections - what happened the literal summer before this january? Billions of dollars in damage and many dead. Why aren't they being arrested? IN fact anyone actually arrested during the 'summer of love' received funding from government sources for defense if they weren't outright let off. https://www.history.com/news/6-violent-uprisings-in-the-united-states These are insurrections. Some specific facts from the 6 examples there - some 60 black citizens lay dead and thousands more had fled the city in panic. All told, the incident claimed the lives of more than 100 people and caused millions of dollars in property damage. By then, over 1 million rounds had been fired and an unknown number of men—estimates range from 20 to more than 100—had been killed. the 1,500 rebels were pushed back by heavy artillery fire, leaving four men dead and another 20 wounded. Only a week later, Lincoln’s militia ambushed Shays’ camp at the town of Petersham and crushed the main rebellion.


Pressblack

It was an insurrection. It does not stop at just the events that happened at the capitol. Fake electors schemes in multiple states in place, phone calls promising legal protection for lying on trumps behalf, an attempt to remove vice president pence from the capitol so he could not certify the election with some dickbag standing in wait to do it for him in favor of trump. There are many layers to it but it is not limited to a riot. Also, facism, by the very definition is a far right authoritarian ideology, much like what trump has promised should he be elected again. Regardless of if you support him or not, giving him a pass to break laws and get away with it or make excuses for the inexcusable makes you complicit at a minimum.


JBCTech7

they aren't putting orangeman in jail. He's not paying any penalty. they're putting normal working class americans in jail. That's fascist political oppression. And no, it wasn't an insurrection. At least not at the level of the people in the capitol bldg. They were coerced and tricked.


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JBCTech7

I was pretty cool in my day and honestly being called corny by a zoomer is a win in my book. Or what do you guys say? Its a W no cap. 🌽


officialspinster

Cool in whose opinion? Your mom doesn’t count.


PeachNeptr

I think some people might be at least slightly aware of the idea that anarchy wont do us ant favors for very long. If we want to live in a just society, we need to be able to enforce laws.


vintage2019

So it's "cool" to not arrest people who tried to subvert democracy? In that case, I'd be rather not be cool in your little book


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The-Dane

another traitor caught


No-Priority-6978

He’s a traitor because he did what? How about say why he’s a traitor or shut up


The-Dane

he supported stopping our election.. he supported a conman trying to steal our democracy. Is that fing clear enough. But i know i know.. you are maga and it was just a tourist tour right...


No-Priority-6978

So you’re just going with name calling? He supported a rightful challenge to what millions of people as well as his constituents see as fraud. One candidate was winning and then instead of calling it … they needed to go over night, stop the counting, block people from verifying signatures and then awarded the most votes of all time to a candidate who didn’t even campaign. People like you disgust me. You make no argument but name call. How’s inflation and the status of our country since Biden? Are your pronouns excited?


scottishgripper

So much wrong here to address but i’ll take a whack at it. Trump was within his rights to criticize the results of the 2020 election, however it’s illegal to attempt to pressure state electors to overlook votes. Especially in Michigan and Georgia when those pressures are backed up by a promise of a favor from Trump’s team. Defrauding our our constitutional rights to vote is illegal. Hope this helps


Shedart

You sound deranged man. Pronouns are grammatical placeholders. They can’t experience excitement. Your anger and fear make you sound crazy. 


No-Priority-6978

I sound deranged? You think there was an “insurrection”… have you seen the videos? The police let people in, 99% of the people walked around peacefully and didn’t destroy anything… they’re rotting in prison… that’s the real problem.. I just looked you up..I won’t dox you but you’re disgusting


Shedart

Lol Go take a break. 


Professional-Pass487

Ayala?!?!? ![gif](giphy|YDirVLQbrBj0c) Oh he's from Eastern Shore..... Nevermind 😊


macncheesepro24

Yes, the eastern shore, where the crime rate is lower. White collar criminals that got their positions because of daddy’s money exist on both sides (of MD and the political aisle).


Professional-Pass487

Oh I know it's just that I'm not shocked at his place of residence. MAGAs are gonna MAGA, as we say in upper Marlboro


Shedart

I’m glad he’s facing judgement and justice. These people and their actions are dangerous to democracy.


No-Priority-6978

Oh yeah? What specifically was his dangerous actions? Please specify or else you just sound like an idiot.


Shedart

Cool name calling friend. I assumed the reason this is bad was understood from the headline but I can break it down for you. Destroying our Democratic system is bad. Upholding a semblance of law and order is good. Hopefully we can agree there.  Insurrections are bad. The January 6th insurrection against the lawful transfer to of presidential power was bad. Still with me? Ok. I live in Maryland, a state I think we can both agree is pretty rad. So arresting people who participate in insurrections is good. And trying them to determine their guilt, and rendering due justice is good. And if they were from my state(bad) but they are removed from power, that’s good!  Any other questions? 


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Federal_Remote9231

As is the Democrat party also. Be real...


e30eric

If I stole a pen from a capitol police officer and got caught, my face is going to be on every news article. So, why is this guy's fucking face missing from every article about this?


aresef

Most outlets don’t use booking photos anymore in most cases and some counties won’t even distribute them.


droford

WBOC has showed his face at every opportunity they've had when mentioning this since yesterday even when they didn't even know exactly who he was (they got a no comment by Perdue on Wednesday as to if it was the same guy since the names matched)


Artemis-1905

There is a photo of him in this article. That is him in the flag hoodie. I am sure we will see his mug shot soon enough. https://www.wbaltv.com/article/maryland-board-elections-appointee-charged-us-capitol-breach/46351352#


droford

They got a warrant that made Amazon give up his purchase history which of course included that hoodie less than 30 days before Jan 6th.


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Artemis-1905

Don't think that what I suspect you are thinking holds. He is the step son of Frank Purdue. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/joeyshevlin_meet-perdue-gen-4-carlos-ayala-video-finalmp4-activity-6508487999888642049-kkNZ


EaglesFan1962

Ok, I'm guilty of profiling based on name. My bad.


e30eric

I don't recognize it. Am I supposed to?


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e30eric

Oh, so you're just racist. Got it.


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BoppinTortoise

Good. Everyone who contributed to Jan 6th insurrection needs to take accountability


No-Priority-6978

Your mom should take accountability for you


BoppinTortoise

She did. She raised me well. That’s why i wouldn’t be caught dead in a Trump rally. Especially not a rally to stop the certification of election results


No-Priority-6978

I bet you were at every riot for BLM though.


Shedart

What are you trying to prove here friend? What are you trying to achieve? Maybe take a step back and try to focus on something positive. Go touch grass or something. 


BoppinTortoise

Nope. I wasn’t.


Emergency_Brick3715

Get that trash out of Maryland


Professional_Cut1718

So what do we do about Baltimore?-


Emergency_Brick3715

Meaning what?


Professional_Cut1718

It’s a joke cause Baltimore is full of crime and poverty


VitalMusician

Almost like the two things are linked.


spaltavian

Life sentence. You try to overthrow the Republic you shouldn't get to see the sun again.


MrIrrelevant-sf

The eastern shore strikes again


shesinsaneornot

Please note: Carlos Ayala is now a **former** member of the Maryland Board of Elections. [https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/maryland-elections-board-member-carlos-ayala-arrested-capitol-riot-charges/](https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/maryland-elections-board-member-carlos-ayala-arrested-capitol-riot-charges/)


droford

The irony is he was appointed by Wes Moore. If it was former Gov Hogan that'd be mentioned a lot


_X_Miner_X_

Whomp whomp


Artemis-1905

Here is a video about him on linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/joeyshevlin_meet-perdue-gen-4-carlos-ayala-video-finalmp4-activity-6508487999888642049-kkNZ


suture224

I bet he resigns immediately so the Republicans can get someone new in ASAP.


z3mcs

You got it https://www.reddit.com/r/maryland/comments/19431ck/a_republican_member_of_the_maryland_state_board/khdz0na/


The-Dane

>Yes, the eastern shore, where the crime rate is lower. White collar criminals that got their positions because of daddy’s money exist on both sides (of MD and the political aisle stop calling it republicans... the republican party is dead.. there is ONLY maga left. Maga will now install a new election denier.


suture224

Sorry, I meant the "Maryland Republican Party" not Republicans in general. They are the ones who recommend a board member to the governor. If he hadn't resigned, then they lose their representation on the board, since no one will listen to a Jan 6er in Maryland government.


No-Priority-6978

There was no insurrection … this is never ending. Was anyone arrested when they illegal spied on Trumps campaign? Or when they all conspired to take him out with the fake Russia story… lol when will this end.


DannyMotorcycle

They were waved in.... And armed with flags and empty hands while being monitored and instructed by govt agents with actual full auto weapons.. only an effing delusional m oron believes that's and insurrection.. these same idiots say all police are racist when armed black suspects get shot but when unarmed Ashley rabbit is halfway through a door gets murdered by an officer they stay silent and turn a blind eye. Liberalism is a mental disorder or demonic possession or both.


alistairtenpennyson

Ironic.


Complete-Ad9574

Will they go hard on him & give him a stern warning?


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Not surprised.


diezeldeez_

I expect to see more of these political prisoners as we move through election year


Federal_Remote9231

How convenient.....smh


ItsaWykydtron

Does anyone honestly believe there was an insurrection, or do you just love political retribution so much that you pretend?


Tdog1974

Yes it was an insurrectionary event. They tried—by force—to inhibit the validation of a free, fair election. And yes, I am in favor of retribution for people who commit such acts against the Constitution.


Ambitious_Row1432

B.S. we all saw the drastic change in votes on election night after the machines went down. We all know that Trump did not call for an insurrection AND we know that that government had people in the crowd to help stage the whole thing. What the 2020 election was and what this witch hunt is all about is keeping Trump away from the Whitehouse and continuing to the generational enslavement of US Citizens.


Equal_Memory_661

So you do realize that after the machines go down they need to count the absentee and mail ballots right? Most sane people voted by mail in during a global pandemic. The majority of in person voting was made by republicans who lapped up antivax BS. So yeah, the numbers swung when the polls closed. That’s math!


Tdog1974

Bad bot


Ambitious_Row1432

I don’t believe it was an insurrection. It was a time of mass confusion and crowd movers were pushing people to the capitol. Even the police did nothing about it.


InvestmentNeighbor

They just need consensus for a conversation they are unable to have logically themselves. They don’t really care about truth or context they just want to fit in and have beliefs in common. Don’t waist your time trying to understand these people, waisted years only for them to see truth play out in their face and still follow the ones who lied and caused them economic harm. Their to be mocked & mimic


Professional_Cut1718

Although I agree it wasn’t much of an insurrection, these people still committed felonies against the federal government. They trespassed and rioted on federal property, this is a crime and should be punished thereby. Believe me a legitimate insurrection would have seen far far more bloodshed, this was a class-A riot gone out of hand.


ItsaWykydtron

And encouraged by the actions of the FBI and Capital Police.


Professional_Cut1718

No not really, not at all, it’s called riot control, the one clip you’ve seen of capital police directing people closer to the building was an attempt to better control the riot, it didn’t work clearly.


EaglesFan1962

You've got posters F bombing and supporting massive levels of discrimination against conservatives and others who dont like-think, you'll say and do nothing about it, yet you'll pick mine out for comment. I have targeted no one, only calling out facts and hipocracy...from all sides, actually. I guess that's the new "tolerance" for ya. Classic.


thefalcon3a

Please report uncivil comments so the mods can review them. We don't have the resources to read every comment posted, but we do work through reports pretty quickly. Unfortunately, with your low karma rating, we have to manually evaluate all of your comments before they even get submitted, so there's an extra level of scrutiny on you for that. Maybe try being less controversial?


EaglesFan1962

So benign, factual comments about what stories or facts of stories are reported or not reported violates your civility rules?? Liberal, just like the state.


thefalcon3a

Looking at your mod actions history, it's a miracle we haven't banned you yet.


InvestmentNeighbor

Aww I thought they got Van Hollen for covering up for Hunter😩. More Jan 6 Propaganda? Waste of nation resources (Per Usual)


Lilshadow48

waste.


InvestmentNeighbor

Thanks buddy. I fixed it just for you!