Earlier in the week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reinstated a mask mandate for the House side of the Capitol. Because she wants people to tremble before her fascist dictatorial powers, she has ordered the Capitol Police to arrest anyone who defies her by going maskless.
Pelosi sent out a memo as reported by Republican Rep. Kat Cammack:
In today’s edition of Pelosi’s abuse of power, Capitol Police have been directed to arrest staff and visitors to comply with her mask mandate for vaccinated individuals.
For Members, they advise not arresting but “reporting Members to SAA for their failure to comply.”
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— Congresswoman Kat Cammack (@RepKatCammack) July 29, 2021
NY Post reporter Steven Nelson clarified that Congress Members “in most cases” won’t be arrested:
Capitol Police will arrest any ‘visitor or staff’ on House side of Capitol for refusing to comply with Nancy Pelosi’s renewed mask mandate
In nod to Constitution, which says members of Congress are ‘privileged from Arrest’ in most cases at Capitol, they won’t be arrested https://t.co/qf6UXF7o8A
— Steven Nelson (@stevennelson10) July 29, 2021
The House democrats have no problem with this anti-science unconstitutional order, mostly because that’s what it means to be a democrat, but the House Republicans will not comply:
Nancy Pelosi has lost her damn mind, arresting staff and visitors for not wearing masks?
This is the People’s House, not her House.
Let me make it easy for you, Speaker Pelosi, my office, and my visitors won’t comply — have an issue with that? Come see me. https://t.co/5EoqXN7G65
— Congressman Byron Donalds (@RepDonaldsPress) July 29, 2021
Authoritarian @SpeakerPelosi strikes again. https://t.co/KAUxJe1eg3
— Rep. Elise Stefanik (@RepStefanik) July 29, 2021
Nope. #IWillNotComply https://t.co/nAA22dwqgI
— Rep. Barry Moore (@RepBarryMoore) July 29, 2021
This is insanity. Threatening arrest for not wearing a mask is unlawful and tyrannical! https://t.co/pUo3zkb632
— Rep Andy Biggs (@RepAndyBiggsAZ) July 29, 2021
This is what Democrat control looks like. Under the direction of Pelosi, the USCP is being instructed to arrest staff and visitors who enter the Capitol Complex without a mask.
I will keep fighting against this oppression and for your constitutional rights! https://t.co/pzALfS76ki
— Congressman Bob Good (@RepBobGood) July 29, 2021
Speaker Pelosi’s draconian behavior isn’t even based on credible science. This isn’t about our well-being. This is about politics and power. https://t.co/zm6HpET7un
— Rep. Chris Stewart (@RepChrisStewart) July 29, 2021
And the Republicans of the House Oversight Committee put things into proper prospective:
Vaccinated, law abiding Americans: 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺.
Unvaccinated, illegal border crossers bringing COVID into America’s interior: 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁. https://t.co/mWEebnkYlF
— Oversight Committee Republicans (@GOPoversight) July 29, 2021
Dozens of House Republicans crossed over to the free side of the Capitol to watch Senator Ted Cruz call Pelosi out for what she is:
NOW: large maskless group of House GOP members has just crossed onto the Senate side and asked to enter the Senate Chamber. pic.twitter.com/gfmEAQMWbj
— Chris Cioffi (@ReporterCioffi) July 29, 2021
.@SenTedCruz: “If you want to understand how power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely, look no further than the other chamber in the United States Capitol. Speaker Nancy Pelosi is drunk on power.” https://t.co/Rl6YSWvUoa pic.twitter.com/o0H8qpuwIe
— The Hill (@thehill) July 29, 2021
Like all rules that democrats come up with, Pelosi’s mask mandate is for others, not her:
Queen of hypocrisy Pelosi reinstates House mask rule, while not wearing a mask. I sued her in federal court yesterday for this nonsense. pic.twitter.com/vqk8iqvUsz
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) July 28, 2021
Pelosi isn’t trying to make things safer. This mask mandate, even for vaccinated people, is not based on science. What’s she’s trying to do is trigger a confrontation so she can assert her power. She wants Republicans to resist so she can let everyone know she’s the Head Bitch In Charge.
Pelosi’s powertrip will end up backfiring on her because this is just another thing Republicans will run on to defeat vulnerable democrats and flip the House. This is what it looks like when Pelosi shoots herself in the foot.