Chip Roy: “I appreciate the gentleman for his commitment in being down here on the floor. We have this Special Order reserved…”

“I appreciate the gentleman for his commitment in being down here on the floor. We have this Special Order reserved tonight to talk about an issue that I think is fundamentally important to what we are seeing now today. And that is what I describe as the ideological cleansing of America, the silencing of dissent--cancel culture in common parlance today. It is a sickness that lies among us. It threatens to tear apart our Republic at the seams. It undermines our economic strength, our families, our schools, our churches, our culture at all levels, and even our military strength. That sickness is indeed the ideological cleansing of America. We have witnessed in America in just a matter of months the shaming of Americans questioning COVID. They are not questioning its existence. They are questioning our response. They are questioning the fact that we have got people who are committing suicide, who are stuck, unable to see loved ones, or can't get cancer screenings. They are questioning why hydroxychloroquine is one day okay and one day not okay, and then suddenly okay again. They are inquiring about the efficacy of masks. Do they work or not work? How well do they work? Where should we wear them? They question the removal of Americans from social media, the coordinated effort of technology companies to block companies or threaten to pull down news media outlets. We see examples of cancel culture in society are all around us. Ryan Anderson is a good friend of mine.…”