To prevent illicit communication, such as accessing a computer or slipping notes.
The national guard is responsible for the perimeter. Capitol Police for handling and controlling movement of Congressmen inside the building, perhaps outfitted with alarm buttons to call soldiers if anything happens.
Just because a prison has a wall, barbed wire, guards and dogs around it prisoners don't get to move freely and unsupervised within the premises.
Perhaps they have been told that military law is already in effect in the Capitol and that any people trying to communicate illicitly or ask for help will be subjected to immediate extrajudicial execution.
To prevent illicit communication, such as accessing a computer or slipping notes.
The national guard is responsible for the perimeter. Capitol Police for handling and controlling movement of Congressmen inside the building, perhaps outfitted with alarm buttons to call soldiers if anything happens.
Just because a prison has a wall, barbed wire, guards and dogs around it prisoners don't get to move freely and unsupervised within the premises.
Perhaps they have been told that military law is already in effect in the Capitol and that any people trying to communicate illicitly or ask for help will be subjected to immediate extrajudicial execution.
Capitol police don’t move congressmen. Detail is for leadership in the Capitol only
POTUS allowed the military to use firing squads