Massie heard from on his NO vote.
Thomas Massie
@RepThomasMassie
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Allowing a majority of Congress to take $16 million (92 years of pay) from any member of Congress is shortsighted.
Can we not imagine a time when this precedent would be used against conservatives?
Fortunately it failed.
I’m told a Constitutional version will be offered now.
I thought they wanted to fine him $16,000,000.00 for his crimes.
People have to pay large sums of money all the time if they’re guilty of crimes or misconduct. However long they would take to earn that is completely irrelevant. That’s what insurance policies are for.
Am I missing something? Did Alex Jones not have to pay his ridiculous fine because it would take him years to earn that money?
Massie could have worked this out well before the vote, if that was the issue for him or anyone else.
That just means Scalise and McCarthy let this go to the floor knowing it would fail.
Massie is trying to take the high ground now.
The damage is done.
Hakeem Jeffries is celebrating his victory.