Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY ) said the House Sergeant at Arms threatened him with a$ 500 fine if he did n’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 already 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 truly 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? ” Elon Musk asked. “There’s nothing that gives them the authority to demand I remove a video from my parliamentary 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 frightening 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? ( It would n’t ), ” he continued. “The uniparty is great 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 definitely 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 parliamentary account, but they are. There is a great 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 often … 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 important role in maintaining order and decorum in the House chamber. ” The latest House Sergeant at Arms is William McFarland who acts as “the general law enforcement and system 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 good 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 up to the Sergeant at Arms. I do not agree with this assessment and there will be no great imposed on Rep. Massie, ” Mike Johnson said Tuesday evening. Upon viewing Rep. Massie’s tweet, our team reached up to the Sergeant at Arms. I do not agree with this assessment and there will be no great imposed on Rep. Massie. https ://t. co/isqVHdVjUQ — Speaker Mike Johnson ( @SpeakerJohnson ) April 23, 2024 [[{“value”:”
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-KY, said that the House Sergeant of Arms threatened to fine him $500 if he did not delete his video showing Congress members waving the Ukrainian flag in the House.
“Instead fining democrats who wave flags, the House Sergent at Arms called me and said that I would be fined $500 for not deleting this video. Mike Johnson wants to erase this betrayal by America,” Massie said.
The video is currently pinned on his profile.
WATCH:
Instead of fining Democrats for waving flags the House Sergeant At Arms called me and said that I would be fined $500 for not deleting this video.
Mike Johnson wants to remember this betrayal. https://t.co/5DPWoo4cLw
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) April 23, 2024
Elon Musk asked, “Can you be fined for uploading a video?”
“There’s no authority for them to demand that I remove a particular video from my congressional account. But they are.” Massie commented that there is a fine for taking photos/videos of the House floor. However, they don’t know whether I recorded this. And democrats often post from the floor (see attached example).
“I think to be fined they have to serve notice on the ground while it is happening (that’s what I was fined for). It’s a little creepy that he would check my X account 3 days later to look for an infraction. How would deleting the video fix my alleged infraction for filming on the House Floor? It wouldn’t (it wouldn’t), he continued.
“The uniparty has a big problem with me because I exposed them on several votes, and asked the Speaker to resign. He added that “the Speaker, his staff or one of his supporters in our conference probably directs the Sergeant at arms to do this.”
It’s not their authority to ask me to remove a video I posted on my congressional account. But they do.
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 more than $60 billion was passed by the House of Representatives for Ukraine.
The exact nature of the alleged fine is unclear, but a Congressional Research Service (CRS) report on the duties and responsibilities of the House Sergeant-at-Arms states that “under the direction of Speaker of the House, or other presiding officers, the Sergeant-at Arms plays an important role in maintaining order in the House Chamber.”
William McFarland is the current House Sergeant-at-Arms. He is “the chief law enforcement officer and protocol officer of Congress and is responsible for maintaining the order on the House side of United States Capitol Complex.”
The Senate is expected to vote on the proposed legislation 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
“Our team contacted the Sergeant of Arms after viewing Rep. Massie’s tweet. Mike Johnson said, “I do not agree with the assessment and no fine will be imposed on Rep. Massie.”
Our team contacted the Sergeant-at-Arms after viewing Rep. Massie’s tweet. I disagree with this assessment, and Rep. Massie will not be fined. https://t.co/isqVHdVjUQ
Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson), April 23, 2024
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