It's your favorite Devil's advocate here. I have a question for you all:
Do we have guarantee that the $16 million fine included within the censure attempt on Schiff would survive a constitutional challenge on 8th Amendment grounds (prohibits cruel and unusual punishments and prohibits excessive fines)?
As you know, twenty House Republicans voted against the measure to censure and fine the Watermelon head. Everyone got upset and the influencers fanned the flames. What the influencers and the rest of the sheep on social media and here won't tell you is that there might have been a potential problem with the $16 million fine. The problem that it runs the risk of be considered excessive or being considered cruel and unusual per 8th Amendment provisions.
Rep. Massie mentioned those concerns in this article here, which gotten very lost in all of the noise:
I know that we masterbate to the thought of watermelon head getting exploded like this. However we risk looking stupid if the fine gets challenged and thrown out, along with the censure if the fine is attached to the censure.
I have the feeling that if the censure is presented by itself, then I bet many of the 20 "treasonous RINOs" will vote the right way. The fine complicates things needlessly.
And I have special blame to place on DC Draino and other influencers on Truth Social and here on GAW for omitting that part in their social media posts. Lying by omission is still lying and each lie weakens is and does a disservice to MAGA and the Great Awakening.
When you report on something, I want the whole truth, not half truths designed to be fed to the bleating sheep amongst us.
I do agree that Watermelon Head has committed many crimes that needs punishment, with heavy fines, jail time, and maybe execution if appropriate. However, I want it all done in a way that he can't wiggle out of it and humiliate us in the process.
Congress can censure and scorn him, and expel him if they can get many Demonic Rats to go along with the plan. However, fines and jail times can only be levied by judges in civil or criminal cases, something that Congress don't have explicit authority to do so. Trying to levy it on the House of Representatives level might be a very easy way to get on the bad side of the courts, and results in a very easy appeal...