Matt Gaetz To Introduce 'PENCIL Act,' Blocking Adam Schiff From Reviewing Classified Information

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

As Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy blocked Adam Schiff from sitting on the House Intelligence Committee, Republican Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz introduced legislation Thursday that would call on the House to vote on if Schiff should be banned from accessing and viewing any and all classified information.


The Daily Caller first obtained the legislation, which is titled the PENCIL Act after former President Donald Trump’s nickname of Schiff, “Pencil-Neck.” PENCIL stands for “Preventing Extreme Negligence with Classified Information Licenses” Resolution.

“Congressman Adam Schiff led the effort for years to weaponize lies from the Clinton campaign and a corrupt Department of Justice to smear President Trump while destroying any trust the country had left in America’s intelligence agencies” Gaetz told the Caller before introducing the legislation.

“Speaker McCarthy kept his promise to remove Rep. Schiff from the Intelligence Committee, and with the PENCIL Resolution, we will express the sense of Congress that he should be barred from accessing any classified information at all. He can no longer be trusted by his colleagues in Congress or the American people,” Gaetz added.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/exclusive-matt-gaetz-to-introduce-pencil-act-blocking-adam-schiff-from-reviewing-classified-information/ar-AA16M4Kl

[Ilsa]

1. When the fuck is he going to be arrested? nt

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

2. thats a common question in the comments

[Kablooie]

4. Can't arrest him. That might look partisan.

[Irish_Dem]

7. Might look partisan/proceedings have to be perfect/judge has soooo many laws to follow.

Of course if you're a poor guy you get tortured and murdered on the spot.
No questions asked.

[dem4decades]

5. That would be never, get used to it.

[Celerity]

24. Prosecutors recommend against charging GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz in sex trafficking probe,

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2022/09/23/matt-gaetz-sex-trafficking-probe-prosecutors-recommend-against-charges.html

KEY POINTS

Federal prosecutors have recommended not to bring charges against Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz as part of a sex trafficking investigation, The Washington Post reported.

The reported recommendation means the Department of Justice is unlikely to charge Gaetz with a crime as a result of the probe into his alleged relationship with a 17-year-old girl.

Gaetz has denied any wrongdoing.

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[brush]

3. When and if that hits the floor of the House, it's time...

for a Dem rep to use the new House rule to call for McCarthy to be replaced. And then other reps over and over.

[Arazi]

14. I don't think a Dem can do it. Only members of the majority - Rs

Can call for a new Speaker iirc

[brush]

21. That question was raised when the new rule was anounced...

It seems to be still in doubt here as it was discussed both ways — that only repubs can and that all can.

We still don't know.

[Mr.Bill]

6. Could President Biden

grant him a security clearance?

Also, if this is meant to be a law it of course will not pass the Senate nor will Biden sign it.

[Freethinker65]

8. This will never see debate on the floor, but will bring in some campaign $$$

[Wounded Bear]

12. They'll get donations on the Acronym alone...

[DET]

9. God, He's Such An Ass

The Pencil Act - so juvenile. MAGAts think it’s all a joke to ‘own the libs’. I’d like to be a fly on the wall when they finally realize that these clowns want to kill their Social Security.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

11. I agree! He plays with the political system of the US like it's a toy

[Sogo]

10. In my state, a champion high school wrestler has been

charged with sexually assaulting another male student with a pencil.

This immediately came to mind when reading that pervert Gaetz introduced something called the PENCIL Act.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

13. horrible

[IcyPeas]

15. Not the Onion.

Juvenile idiots running our government. Not doing any actual work.

[ARPad95]

19. The Daily Caller...YUCK

The Daily Caller is a right-wing news and opinion website based in Washington, D.C. It was founded by now-Fox News host Tucker Carlson and political pundit Neil Patel in 2010.

Wikipedia

[Celerity]

23. +1

[malaise]

16. This is beyond farce

This has to be stopped

[Kid Berwyn]

17. Gaetz, the traitor who asked for a pardon?

I stand with the Constitution and Adam Schiff.

[EleanorR]

18. Daily Caller?

[Celerity]

25. unbelievable the RW trash sources that now appear with regularity on DU

This one link-washed it through MSN, smdh

it is Tucker Carlson's RW rag, ffs

[Trenzalore]

20. Lot of rumors going around that Gaetz has gay lovers

I think McCarthy is trying to Madison Cawthorne him.

[Celerity]

22. Why are you are posting Cucker Tarlson's RW shitrag The Daily Caller here?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Daily_Caller

The Daily Caller is a right-wing news and opinion website based in Washington, D.C. It was founded by now-Fox News host Tucker Carlson and political pundit Neil Patel in 2010.