Ted Lieu: This bill doesn't require Senate or @POTUS approval. We should pass it ASAP.

[soothsayer]

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Ted Lieu
@tedlieu

US House candidate, CA-33
In June, @RepJoeNeguse @RepCicilline @RepValDemings @RepDean @RepRaskin & I introduced bill to allow House to execute our Inherent Contempt power against Administration officials. This bill doesn’t require Senate or @POTUS approval. We should pass it ASAP.

House Dems propose strengthening Congress’ contempt power to break administration stonewalls
“We've seen unprecedented and illegal obstruction by the Trump administration to Congress,” Ted Lieu said.

https://t.co/BKywN3A8h1?amp=1

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House Democrats increasingly frustrated by the Trump administration for defying subpoenas are proposing legislation that would ratchet up their power to punish executive branch officials who reject their requests.

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.), and five other members of the House Judiciary Committee, unveiled a rule change Monday to formalize and expand Congress' power of "inherent contempt" — its authority to unilaterally punish anyone who defies a subpoena for testimony or documents.

[SheltieLover]

1. Absolutely!

Right now!!!!!!!!

[Cha]

2. Rt!

[AZ8theist]

3. ABOUT. FUCKING. TIME.

Start with the AG, then lock up the supposed "postmaster general".

[ancianita]

4. I've never seen the House Judiciary Committee unilaterally punish anyone even during impeachment.

So what can it really do. And will it.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

9. Nothing. If I am wrong in a week I will eat a hundred hats. Nothing

we have done is effective. Stern letters ? One note impeachment when he was guilty of a thousand sins?

[keithbvadu2]

5. Sounds good.

Could be far reaching.

Can the Senate do the same?

[Mersky]

6. Yes.

It’s time to flex more power if tRump and his appointed officials are so obviously not living up to their mandates while also betraying the public’s trust. Tens of thousands of excess deaths and millions at risk due to tRump’s deceit and malfeasance should not allow him to disable the postal service and steal the election.

[KS Toronado]

7. The bottom line.............

expand Congress' power of "inherent contempt" — its authority to unilaterally punish anyone who defies a subpoena for testimony or documents.............never in American history have we seen an administration that files lawsuits to stop subpoenas and issue NDA's
to keep people quiet. Let alone keep trumpo and putins conversations totally private. PUT THE LAW ON THE BOOKS, a working
democracy must be transparent, otherwise we'll have another Hitler in charge.

[Thekaspervote]

8. Congress must act on this...now!!

[diva77]

10. K&R!!!!

[orleans]

11. "its authority to unilaterally punish"

punish?

like how? in what way?

have the sergeant at arms arrest them? ha! that's not happening.

sounds like a nice dream but in reality goes no where.

[Beartracks]

12. Wait - this exists and hasn't already been done????

[BamaRefugee]

13. But...but...that would be UNPRECEDENTED! Which is a word that needs to start applying to

DEMOCRATS fighting for good against all of the Orange anal wart’s UNPRECEDENTED bullsh*t!
Go Ted Lieu!

[smirkymonkey]

14. Hear, hear!

Thank you, Rep Lieu!

Just do it!

[Fiendish Thingy]

15. About 12-18 months too late nt

[maryallen]

16. Do it, Rep. Lieu!

[BComplex]

17. If this is constitutional, and hasn't already been done, I am outraged.

If this power exists, or CAN exist, why in the fuck have Nancy Pelosi, Jerry Nadler and Adam Schiff not already done this???

The democratic party has been way too fucking passive, and half of what is going on in this country is OUR fault for not standing up to fight, and I'm talking about since Reagan. We're like an abused spouse or some shit.

Never having strong enough beliefs to fight for our country is NOT the party I want to belong to. Not any more. BLACK LIVES MATTER!! White nationalists in the police force matters! Neonazis in the white house and heading up the justice department matters!!! Letting international corporations suck off the government teet while we have people going hungry and going bankrupt for medical bills MATTERS!!!

I'm sorry if everyone wants a nice, compliant, traditionally submissive democratic party. I don't. The planet is melting. People are starving and dying. Being nice TO NEIGHBORS is appropriate. Being nice to republicans IS INAPPROPRIATE!! They're using OUR airwaves to turn half the country against the other half, and create a cult that is actually killing people. That has to stop. All the crap has to stop.

Rant not over by a long shot.

[bonniebgood]

22. like she said. where is our bill bar? nt

[Mr.Bill]

18. Maybe if we started building holding cells in the Capitol basement

and started hiring armed uniformed people to work for the Sergeant-At-Arms they would take notice.

[CaptYossarian]

19. Ted must've read my mind.

When I first saw his other tweet, I thought Mitch would table it.

I knew for sure it would die on Trump's desk.

This is great news.

[Hekate]

20. Kick!

[LakeArenal]

21. Is there a petition or any recourse to support?

[SMC22307]

23. Democrats with balls. Ovaries, whatever.

It's what people want!