[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 149 (Friday, September 7, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H7923]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        ANONYMOUS COLUMN BY AN OFFICIAL IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH

  (Mr. McCLINTOCK asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, a republic can survive only as long as 
all political sides abide by our elections, respect our institutions, 
and obey our Constitution.
  The anonymous column by an official in the executive branch, who 
bragged of deliberately thwarting the will of the people as expressed 
through the Presidential election, expresses a sentiment that is 
absolutely toxic to our form of government.
  He cites no constitutional breach to thwart the lawful decisions of a 
legitimately elected President but only his self-righteous disdain for 
the man and his policies.
  Well, he doesn't get to make that decision. Nobody elected him. 
Congress, the courts, and the American people at the ballot box can 
check the President, but an unelected zealot within the government 
cannot.
  What I find most alarming is the applause for this sentiment that we 
hear from the far left. We should recognize it for what it is: a direct 
attack on the most fundamental principle that holds us together as a 
free people.

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