Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) and Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.) are challenging Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for imposing fines on them for which they claim she has no authority. “Article I, Section VI, of the U.S. Constitution mandates that a Member of Congress cannot be detained on the way to the House Chamber for a session and it is even more important that Members not be intentionally impeded from voting on behalf of the over 700,000 constituents we represent,” Gohmert said in a statement Monday. “In addition, the 27th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution forbids withholding or amending compensation for a Member in the same congressional session. The Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of the House seeks to illegally withhold funds from my salary because of the Speaker’s desire to manipulate and hold Members of Congress hostage to her whims, especially Members of the opposing party,” Gohmert continued. The suit …
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