To put that situation in to perspective for those outside the US. Our capitol building was never touched during THE ENTIRE US CIVIL WAR. It was burned to the ground in the War of 1812, but since it was rebuilt it has remained untouched. Yesterday (at the time of writing), we saw for the first time in our nation's history the Confederate Flag, a symbol of the South, in all the it represents today, being waved and carried around both on the capitol steps &amp; INSIDE THE BUILDING ITSELF. These people were Domestic Terrorists under US federal definitions (defined by the FBI), and should be prosecuted as such.