Joseph Knollenberg: “we have just gone through an exercise talking about the rule of law. The White House has recently become remarkably…”

“we have just gone through an exercise talking about the rule of law. The White House has recently become remarkably solicitous of the privacy rights of convicted felons. While the coddling of criminals is nothing new for liberals, what is new is the idea that the White House cares about privacy rights for the law-abiding. I ask the White House, what about the privacy rights of the 900 Republicans whose FBI files ended up in the hands of political operatives in the White House? What about the privacy rights of Billy Dale and the other Travel Office employees? Rights which were trampled upon by the IRS and the FBI in a despicable smear campaign. In this strange new world, privacy rights are reserved for convicted criminals and denied to the innocent. Mr. Speaker, this entire episode is a perfect example of the liberal mindset when it comes to crime: Misplaced priorities, double standards, and always, always, always, preference for the rights of criminals over the rights of the law-abiding.”