First, reminder of what the First Amendment of the Constitution says
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Rep Robert Garcia talked about Elon Musk, who is an unelected pretend president, and the Justice Departm,ent decided to *sic* him via Ed Martin (Go read about Mr Stop the Steal to know why this is ridiculous)
Have to say, it’s pretty ridiculous, when who doesn’t remember kook Marjorie Taylor Green actually showing real dick pics on the floor of the House, for the Department to jump in where Garcia was doing a metaphor (Who hasn’t called SOMEBODY a dick? ). Is the Dept of Justice, DC US Attorney Ed Martin, now a personal henchman for Elon Musk, who, last I remember, was NOT voted on? Ed Martin says Garcia was threatening Musk
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) released the following statement after receiving a threatening letter from the Department of Justice in response to him calling out Elon Musk’s vast overreach in the federal government.
“No reasonable person would view my comments as a threat. We are living in a dangerous time, and elected members of Congress must have the right to forcefully oppose the Trump Administration. We will not be silenced,” said Congressman Robert Garcia.
Congressman Garcia has always fought back against tyranny to protect the foundation of our democracy. At the first DOGE Subcommittee hearing in February, Congressman Garcia called out Elon Musk for his billions of dollars in conflicts of interest with the federal government and for leading a power grab against our democracy. A day later, Congresswoman Nancy Mace (SC-01) introduced a resolution to censure Congressman Garcia for using a figure of speech and speaking out against Musk’s blatant attempts to take over our democracy. After continuing to push back on Musk for his attempts to gut the social safety net to enrich himself and his billionaire friends, Washington D.C.’s Acting U.S. Attorney, a Trump appointee and ally, sent a threatening letter to Congressman Garcia as part of an effort to silence individuals willing to oppose Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s dangerous overreach. Congressman Garcia will continue to stand up to prevent billionaire oligarchs from overthrowing our democracy.
Compare with Trump threatening people.
“She always wanted to go to war with people. I don’t want to go to war. … I mean, if it were up to her, we’d, we’d be in 50 different countries. She’s a radical war hawk. Let’s put her with a rifle, standing there with nine barrels shooting at her. OK? Let’s see how she feels about it, you know, when the guns are trained on her face.” – October 2024
“We have some very bad people. We have some sick people, radical left lunatics. And I think they’re the big – and it should be very easily handled by, if necessary, by National Guard or if really necessary by the military, because they can’t let that happen.” – October 2024
“If you had one really violent day … one rough hour – and I mean real rough – the word will get out and it will end immediately.” – September 2024
“Can’t you just shoot them? Just shoot them in the legs or something?” – June 2020
Also, Tom Homan versus Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez- ‘Unconstitutional Threat’: Trump Border Czar Under Fire Over AOC DOJ Request
Concerns are growing after President Donald Trump’s “border czar,” Tom Homan, announced he has requested that the U.S. Department of Justice investigate whether U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) violated federal law by hosting a webinar informing undocumented immigrants of their civil rights under the U.S. Constitution.
Calling Homan’s remarks “extremely disturbing,” civil rights attorney and longtime public defender Scott Hechinger wrote: “There is nothing more unconstitutional than threatening to punish someone for sharing information about the Constitution.”
And in a video, he added that what Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez is doing is “nothing more than sharing rights, knowledge of rights, knowledge of the Constitution with her immigrant constituents.”
“There is nothing more constitutional than sharing education about the Constitution,” he said. And he declared that the “bottom line is that this is a tactic of fear. This is a tactic of terror.”
