Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) said the House Sergeant at Arms threatened him with a $500 fine if he didn’t delete his video of Congress members waiving the Ukrainian flag on the House floor. “Instead of fining democrats for waving flags‚ the House Sergeant at Arms just called and said I will be fined $500 if I don’t delete this video post. Mike Johnson really wants to memory hole this betrayal of America‚” Massie said. The video is currently pinned to his profile. WATCH: Instead of fining democrats for waving flags‚ the House Sergeant at Arms just called and said I will be fined $500 if I don’t delete this video post. Mike Johnson really wants to memory hole this betrayal of America. https://t.co/5DPWoo4cLw — Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) April 23‚ 2024 “You can be fined for posting a video&;#63;” Elon Musk asked. “There’s nothing that gives them the authority to demand I remove a video from my congressional account‚ but they are. There is a fine in the rules for taking pictures/videos on the House floor‚ but they don’t know if I taped this‚ and democrats post from the floor frequently (example attached)‚” Massie commented. “I believe to be fined‚ they have to serve you notice on the floor while it’s happening (that’s how I was fined for not wearing a mask). Seems a bit creepy that the Sergeant at Arms would be on my X account three days later looking for an infraction. And how would deleting the video undo my alleged infraction of filming on the House floor&;#63; (It wouldn’t)‚” he continued. “The uniparty is big mad at me for exposing them on several votes and for asking the Speaker to resign. The Speaker‚ his staff‚ or one of his allies in our conference is probably directing the Sergeant at Arms to do this‚” he added. There’s nothing that gives them the authority to demand I remove a video from my congressional account‚ but they are. There is a fine in the rules for taking pictures/videos on the House floor‚ but they don’t know if I taped this‚ and democrats post from the floor frequently… pic.twitter.com/N0fD89Qr03 — Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) April 23‚ 2024 From The Post Millennial: The video of Democratic representatives went viral on Saturday after a package of over $60 billion passed in the House of Representatives to go to Ukraine. Although it is not clear exactly how the alleged fine was ordered‚ a Congressional Research Service report on the duties of the House Sergeant at Arms states‚ “Under the direction of the Speaker of the House or other presiding officer‚ the Sergeant at Arms plays an integral role in maintaining order and decorum in the House chamber.” The current House Sergeant at Arms is William McFarland who acts as “the chief law enforcement and protocol officer of the House of Representatives and is responsible for maintaining order in the House side of the United States Capitol complex.” The proposed legislation has gone to the Senate for a vote where it is likely to pass on Tuesday evening. Thomas Massie says he was threatened with fine by House Sergeant at Arms for refusing to delete video showing House members waving Ukraine flagshttps://t.co/9jHfOzyR3Hhttps://t.co/9jHfOzyR3H — The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) April 23‚ 2024 “Upon viewing Rep. Massie’s tweet‚ our team reached out to the Sergeant at Arms. I do not agree with this assessment and there will be no fine imposed on Rep. Massie‚” Mike Johnson said Tuesday evening. Upon viewing Rep. Massie’s tweet‚ our team reached out to the Sergeant at Arms. I do not agree with this assessment and there will be no fine imposed on Rep. Massie. https://t.co/isqVHdVjUQ — Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) April 23‚ 2024

The Tennessee House of Representatives passed legislation that would allow trained teachers and staff to carry handguns in schools. The bill heads to Gov. Bill Lee’s desk where he can sign it into law or allow it to become law without his signature. JUST IN — A bill allowing teachers to be armed in Tennessee schools has passed the House and is headed to Gov. Lee’s desk. https://t.co/S1aKE0sl1o — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) April 23‚ 2024 “The Tennessee House just passed a bill that allows teachers and staff to carry a gun to protect the students. Staff who want to carry must go through 40 hours of gun training and have a psychological evaluation. Left wing activists including Rep. Justin Jones staged a ‘die in’ and were screaming like lunatics after the bill passed‚” Robby Starbuck said. WATCH: The Tennessee House just passed a bill that allows teachers and staff to carry a gun to protect the students. Staff who want to carry must go through 40 hours of gun training and have a psychological evaluation. Left wing activists including Rep. Justin Jones staged a &;quot;die in&;quot;… pic.twitter.com/i0XbzuUuPg — Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) April 23‚ 2024 The Tennessean reports: Dozens of protestors in the galleries began chanting “Blood on your hands” as soon as the legislation passed‚ prompting House Speaker Cameron Sexton‚ R-Crossville‚ to order state troopers to clear the galleries. Many protestors continued to chant and stomp down at lawmakers as the House floor fell into chaos over parliamentary issues. The bill is all but guaranteed to become law within weeks‚ as Gov. Bill Lee can either sign it into law or allow it to become law without his signature. Lee has never vetoed a bill. Armed teachers‚ who will be required to undergo training that some opponents have argued is not intensive enough‚ will be allowed to carry handguns in their classrooms and in most campus situations without informing parents and most of their colleagues they’re armed. The school district’s director of schools‚ the school principal and the chief of the “appropriate” law enforcement agency must sign off on a staff member’s authority to carry a concealed handgun‚ so school administrators could theoretically block any teacher from going armed on campus. The legislation also requires criminal and mental health background checks. WATCH: Rep. Pearson speaks to people in the rotunda while lawmakers are still in session. @WSMV pic.twitter.com/DyvOqeP3Lk — Marissa Sulek (@marissa_sulek) April 23‚ 2024 With the bill passing people are outside House chambers shouting “blood on their hands”‚ “whose house‚ our house”. I’m told it has also derailed on the floor with reps. @WSMV pic.twitter.com/LekeLTd3Ym — Marissa Sulek (@marissa_sulek) April 23‚ 2024 Per NBC News: Lawmakers in Tennessee passed a measure Tuesday that would allow school staff to carry concealed handguns on school grounds‚ sending the bill to the governor a year after a shooter opened fire and killed six people at a Nashville school. The Tennessee House cleared the legislation in a 68-28 vote. The state Senate‚ which is also controlled by the GOP‚ passed the measure earlier this month. Republican state Rep. Ryan Williams on Tuesday said the bill would bolster school safety. “I believe that this is a method by which we can do that‚ because what you’re doing is you’re creating a deterrent‚” he said on the House floor. Under the legislation‚ faculty and staff members who wish to carry a concealed handgun on school grounds would need to complete a minimum of 40 hours of approved training specific to school policing each year.

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