I was having breakfast with some friends this morning and the discussion turned to the people who were arrested because of the attack on the Capitol on January 6th. Why are they still in jail? While I haven’t been able to get an answer to that question, I did learn that the Republican National Committee (RNC) is suing Nancy Pelosi and her January 6th Committee.
Pelosi’s committee
- has subpoenaed Salesforce.com for the RNC’s data; Salesforce maintains significant amounts of RNC data
- has weaponized Congress’ investigatory power, lacks legitimacy, has exceeded its scope, and disregards checks and balances
- has trampled on core First Amendment rights
- is attempting to subpoena private financial information of donors and RNC supporters
- jeopardizes exposing the personal and private data of up to 60 million Americans
- is illegitimate; Pelosi blocked Reps Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Jim Banks (R-IN) which is an abuse of power for purely political reasons
- is running a politicized investigation for the purpose of prosecuting their political opponents
- is trying to conduct themselves like a law enforcement agency
- has been defined by The New York Times as “employing techniques more common in criminal cases than in congressional inquiries”
The Republican National Committee
- is filing a lawsuit to stop the subpoenas
- is ensuring that one of the major political parties does not abuse its power to seize private data and campaign strategy
- ensuring safeguards to protect the information they are attempting to seize
- fighting to ensure that data is kept private; the Select Committee already leaked data to the Washington Post
Congress does not have an unlimited subpoena power. The U.S. Supreme Court has consistently held that its subpoena power must have a legislative purpose and not be a pretext for law enforcement activities. It’s time to join in the fight against the Democrats and Pelosi’s power grab. Join me–let’s stop government overreach and end the confinement of the protesters.