A new internal security program will have an “absolutely chilling effect” on the ability of constituents to petition their representatives, and whistleblowers with vital information to share with Congress, according to Rep. Kelly Armstrong. “It turns out that knowing who everyone is, and where they are at, has a security benefit. But, my question is, at what costs,” the North Dakota Republican told The Epoch Times in an interview on Feb. 2. “That has been one of my biggest concerns over the last year, and some time. How we do this stuff in a way that allows people their right to petition their members of Congress. This is not Article II security, it is Article I security, and it has an absolutely chilling effect on people,” Armstrong said. Article II of the U.S. Constitution established the executive branch of the federal government, which administers laws, as directed by the legislative …