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GGN President @WJMurphy2:
"We're working on a proposal to strengthen the ability of Congress to enforce subpoenas to the executive branch."
Learn more about GGN here: goodgovernmentnow.org
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Good Government Now
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Good Government Now
@GoodGovNow
We strengthen congressional capacities for oversight, investigation & enforcement of subpoenas of the executive branch & promote constitutionalism & rule of law
Washington, DC Katılım Mayıs 2017
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The best approach is for Congress to severely punish any executive branch personnel who obstruct its investigations using the inherent contempt power which authorizes fines, incarceration & other sanctions after conviction in legislative floor trials. bit.ly/2LunBZU
Rep. Dan Bishop@RepDanBishop
Completely unacceptable. The censors don’t get to set the rules for congressional oversight. Use the power of the purse to bring this recalcitrant administration to heel.
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@RepDanBishop The best approach is for Congress to severely punish any executive branch personnel who obstruct its investigations using the inherent contempt power which authorizes fines, incarceration & other sanctions after conviction in legislative floor trials. bit.ly/2LunBZU
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Completely unacceptable. The censors don’t get to set the rules for congressional oversight.
Use the power of the purse to bring this recalcitrant administration to heel.
Mollie@MZHemingway
State Department threatening to obstruct ‘censorship’ investigation: House GOP washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/286… via @dcexaminer
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The best approach is for Congress to severely punish any executive branch personnel who obstruct its investigations using the inherent contempt power which authorizes fines, incarceration & other sanctions after conviction in legislative floor trials. bit.ly/2LunBZU
Mollie@MZHemingway
State Department threatening to obstruct ‘censorship’ investigation: House GOP washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/286… via @dcexaminer
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@MZHemingway @dcexaminer The best approach is for Congress to severely punish any executive branch personnel who obstruct its investigations using the inherent contempt power which authorizes fines, incarceration & other sanctions after conviction in legislative floor trials. bit.ly/2LunBZU
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State Department threatening to obstruct ‘censorship’ investigation: House GOP washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/286… via @dcexaminer
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@tedlieu @SpeakerMcCarthy .@replieu is right on this point. DOJ has been refusing to enforce the criminal contempt statute against executive branch officials since 2006. Congress must reclaim its awesome inherent constitutional authorities by punishing recalcitrant witnesses unilaterally.
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Dear @SpeakerMcCarthy: What do you think are the chances the DOJ would even enforce a contempt charge against FBI Director Wray in this case? ZERO PERCENT.
But there is a solution. Pass my bill that allows the House to execute our inherent contempt power.
Kevin McCarthy@SpeakerMcCarthy
I have a message for FBI Director Christopher Wray: If he misses today's deadline to turn over subpoenaed documents to Congress, I am prepared to move contempt charges against him.
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@Squill_Mama @GOP Yes, the inherent contempt power includes arrest. A vote of the full House is required to authorize the arrest of an uncooperative witness, though. Speaker can’t order an arrest without one. Also, heavy personal fines are a better first step than arrest. bit.ly/2LunBZU
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Do nothing McCarthy has:
Inherent Contempt of Congress Powers, he can send out the Sgt. of Arms and arrest anyone who defiles a congressional subpoena &held in detention, in jail cells under capital. @GOP has no balls!
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@toddmdaniel @nomandatesco @grok Exactly right! And impressive explanation. Key to note that floor votes are required for conviction and imposition of penalties under inherent contempt. Personal fines are also a better bet for success in modern era. bit.ly/2LunBZU
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Kash explains how Congress can work outside Congress & arrest ppl
“If a Congressional Subpoena is ignored-Under Inherent Contempt of Power-the Speaker of the House can order the Sergeant at Arms to go and arrest those violating Subpoenas & can be detained”
IFB👉 @nomandatesco
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@nomandatesco Yes! Either House can punish contempt with fines, arrest, detention or appointing special counsel to prosecute criminally after conviction in a floor trial and a vote authorizing punishment. Heavy personal fines are a better first step than arrest, though. bit.ly/2LunBZU
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@bennyjohnson Yes! Inherent contempt encompasses all powers necessary for Congress to punish contempt unilaterally including conducting trials of, convicting & punishing violators with fines, arrest, detention & criminal prosecution by legislatively-appointed lawyers. bit.ly/2LunBZU
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Mark Levin EXPOSES deep-state Regime cover-up plot— Gives GOP House majority most important advice NO ONE is talking about...
"You HAVE to act— Congress has an inherent power to hold individuals in CONTEMPT"🔥
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@MJTruthUltra Yes, the inherent contempt power includes arrest. A vote of the full House is required to authorize the arrest of an uncooperative witness, though. Speaker can’t order an arrest without one. Also, heavy personal fines are a better first step than arrest. bit.ly/2LunBZU
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Kash Patel Discusses being Contempt of Congress and how the Speaker of the House Can Order the Sergeant at Arms to Arrest Them
But no one (Mike Johnson) wants to do that.
• Civilly
• A referral to the DOJ
• Inherent Contempt of Congress Powers- Meaning if you violate an order of Congress, the Speaker of the House can order the Sergeant of Arms to go arrest them and hold them
In a cell beneath the Capitol
rumble.com/v421x5w-kash-p…
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@Customex2 @RepThomasMassie Congress has authority to try, convict, and directly punish contemnors through inherent contempt @Customex2. Congress should avoid civil court & relying on DOJ for criminal prosecutions. It just isn't necessary and not the constitutionally original enforecement mechanism.
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@RepThomasMassie ... but don't you still have to get the DOJ to enforce it?
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If I were Speaker,
It would be House policy that if any witness in a congressional hearing said “it’s our department’s policy not to comment on ongoing investigations,”
the witness would be subjected to an immediate contempt of Congress vote and
the department would be cut 1%.
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@RepThomasMassie @thee_ppd Holder and every executive branch witness since 2006 who has defied congressional subpoenas when DOJ began refusing to present criminal citations to the grand jury should have been dealt with this way. Congress could have imposed fines up to $250K w/escalating sanctions.
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@thee_ppd It did not work with the 2012 Eric Holder referral, but new precedents have been set since then (see below), and no one has tried testing their “policy not to comment” versus our “constitutional oversight authority” in the current courts.
npr.org/2024/01/25/122…
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@RepThomasMassie @thee_ppd But @RepThomasMassie we will lose before we start if we try to use the courts to enforce legislative authority. Congress possesses all the powers necessary to try, convict, and punish defiant witnesses unilaterally through inherent contempt.
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@thee_ppd @RepThomasMassie .@thee_ppd you are 100% right. This is why Congress should use inherent contempt to punish subpoena defiance. Inherent contempt allows Congress to conduct its own trials, convict witnesses for contempt, and then punish them directly with fines or other punishments.
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@RepThomasMassie Do you really think the DOJ would actually prosecute your referrals? I do not.
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@RepThomasMassie Congress should immediately & severely punish such witnesses with heavy personal fines issued in inherent contempt proceedings. This could be done in days or weeks if the political will and commitment to reestablishing legislative authority existed. See bit.ly/2LunBZU
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@RepThomasMassie Congress can impose far heavier fines more quickly without DOJ assistance by holding its own internal trials to convict & punish those who defy subpoenas. GGNs inherent contempt fines rule proposes fines of $25,000 per day up to a maximum of $250,000. bit.ly/2LunBZU
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This should get their attention. Why aren’t we doing this?
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Congress can impose far heavier fines more quickly without DOJ assistance by holding its own internal trials to convict & punish those who defy subpoenas. GGNs inherent contempt fines rule proposes fines of $25,000 per day up to a maximum of $250,000. bit.ly/2LunBZU
Thomas Massie@RepThomasMassie
This should get their attention. Why aren’t we doing this?
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Congress should immediately & severely punish such witnesses with heavy personal fines issued in inherent contempt proceedings. This could be done in days or weeks if the political will and commitment to reestablishing legislative authority existed. See bit.ly/2LunBZU
Thomas Massie@RepThomasMassie
If I were Speaker, It would be House policy that if any witness in a congressional hearing said “it’s our department’s policy not to comment on ongoing investigations,” the witness would be subjected to an immediate contempt of Congress vote and the department would be cut 1%.
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Good Government Now retweetledi
If you believe the government should have to get a warrant to read Americans’ communications, CALL YOUR SENATORS AND TELL THEM “NO SECTION 702 EXTENSION ON THE NDAA WITHOUT A CERTIFICATION CAP.” What does that mean? I’ll explain. 1/15
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Good Government Now retweetledi
So now is the time for action. The procedural vote on the Section 702 extension will take place tomorrow. Retweet this, and then call your senators and tell them: “NO SECTION 702 EXTENSION WITHOUT A CERTIFICATION CAP.” @SenSchumer @LeaderMcConnell 14/15
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