Why I Oppose the Censure and Fine of Adam Schiff Congressman Tom McClintock - June 14, 2023 The Russia collusion hoax is the single dirtiest political trick in the history of American politics. We now know that it was entirely concocted by the Hillary Clinton campaign and ruthlessly used by partisans in the FBI to affect the 2016 election and then to undermine the legitimately elected president of the United States.
Mr. Schiff’s active role in promoting this hoax is disgraceful and damning.
But that is not the question before us. The question before us is whether a member of Congress should be censored and fined for speech, even outlandish speech, during the public policy debate. We have gone much too far down this road and it is time we turned back.
It isn’t Schiff’s speech that needs to be censured.
It’s his actions.
Doesn't cut it, Tom.
"Speech" -- even "outlandish speech" -- is not the issue here, Tom ... and you damn well know that!
Lying over a series of months on a matter of national security, lies that directly and deliberately affected the ability of the President -- of the Executive Branch -- to excerise their responsibilitieis under the U.S. Constitution is the issue, Tom. And failing to condemn this behavior with even just a censure is immoral and it is a dereliction of your duty as a member of Congress, Tom.
I don't think even you believe your inane reasoning, Tom ... so how about being honest and explain why you just can't bring yourself to condemn the behavior of the disgraceful Schiff, Tom? Your behavior is completely out of character, Tom ... so what is it? Hmmmmmm?
Jail him and throw away the key.
This is not free speech. It’s sedition.
While the RATs play hardball, the GOP plays nice.
When are these idiots going to learn?
Translation: “Maybe if we’re nice to the rattlesnake, he won’t bite us.”
They impeached Trump for saying protest and be peaceful, what's wrong with this rep, blind deaf and dumb?
BS
Mods, if this is out of line let me know....
Mr. McClintok..
F(&K YOU, YOU IGNORANT, ARROGANT, EGOTISTICAL, NARCISSISTIC, SELF CENTERED PILE OF HUMAN $HIT!!!!
YOU JUST DON’T WANT YOUR PERSONAL CRIMES TO COME BACK AND BITE YOU IN THE A$$...
GO TO HELL
Usually, when a Republican politician is called out for their stupidity, they go onto the senate or house floor and make a fiery speech or propose a bill that they know will get voted down. Red meat for the masses.
A lot of voters will be (willingly) fooled and applaud the politician. It works every time.
I expect Tom McClintock to follow the playbook.
I'm in the club, Schiff is in the club, you are not. So just shut up and send me money you upstart serfs!"
I would accept McClintock’s take on the issue, IF he had offered an alternative bill to investigate Schiff for what he knew and didn’t know reqarding his comments during the Russian Hoax perpetrated by Billary, Inc.
His comments in Congress have to be judged by that. He is entitled to his opinion, and to speak it yes. But on such a grave matter as presented by the Russian Hoax, which required a special prosecutor and became part of an impeachment process, Schiff had no right to knowing lie in his comments in Congress and before the American people.
It needs to be understood how much the fact that it was a hoax had been revealed to him through connections and communications with those connections in the DOJ and the FBI.
I think Schiff lied, and knew he was actively advancing what he knew was a hoax. Without a DOJ investigation under a cleaned up DOJ, I don’t know how we learn the difference between Schiff being an ignorant tool or a lying fool.
Disgusting. I wonder what they’ve got on Tom McClintock - sounds scared sh*tless, compromised or stupid beyond words.
So do all those “principled” Democrats. Think about it.
This is all fine and good, but reason has left the building as well as the ability to expose the truth. We have a fascist Federal government that is actively using lawfare, intimidation, and force to crush dissent and any speech they deem “mis/disinformation”. We also have a mass media that has proven themselves to be in full cooperation with the Federal government and is actively using their powers to destroy the truth. Even Jefferson knew that true free speech is a necessity. We no longer have free speech.
What a total wuss. $34 million, probably more since government accounting is a joke, wasted on a hoax.
That’s not free speech Tom you Dem cuck, it’s persecution by a Congress.
Schiff should be fined $34 million and he can pay it with his campaign fund.
Cowardly POS.
Another reason the GOP gets screwed again. Go kill yourself Tom.
This POS is Pence light. Proclaims his piety while acting as a cretinous pig. I hope he gets ass cancer.
This POS is Pence light. Proclaims his piety while acting as a cretinous pig. I hope he gets ass cancer.
There were two votes: the first combined a censure with a $15 million fine. McClintock and 19 other Republicans voted against that resolution. It failed. The second resolution was only a censure. No fine. No Republicans voted against the second resolution. Six voted present. McClintock voted for the resolution. The second resolution passed.