Suing Nancy Pelosi Was Reason for Sidestepping House Metal Detectors, Says GOP's Andrew Clyde [View all]
Source: Newsweek
Georgia congressman Andrew Clyde announced plans to sue House Speaker Nancy Pelosi after he was fined $15,000 for bypassing metal detectors to enter the Capitol.
In February, House Democrats passed a rule saying that lawmakers would be fined $5,000 for refusing to go through metal detectors outside of congressional chambers. Lawmakers who refuse again would be fined an additional $10,000. The metal detectors were put in place as an additional security precaution following the January 6 riot, where supporters of former President Donald Trump invaded the Capitol building. Lawmakers are given 30 calendar days or five legislative days to appeal the fine to the House Ethics Committee.
Clyde has broken the rule twice and told Fox News on Saturday that he did so with the plan to try to sue the House Speaker. "I did that so we would have legal standing to take the case to federal court, and that's exactly what I'm going to do," he told Fox.
Clyde said that getting fined was part of his strategy in fighting the rule, and he is prepared for a legal battle. "I'm all teed up to do that. People have to stand for the Constitution. And if I have to get fined in order to give me a legal standing to do that then I'll be fined," he told the network.
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There's no constitutional right to endanger other peoples safety you idiot.
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