Alex Mooney: “I thank the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Schweikert) for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, one of the latest partisan games…”

“I thank the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Schweikert) for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, one of the latest partisan games being pushed by the radical left is the call for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from certain cases or face impeachment. These demands stem from an email and other digital private communications of Justice Thomas' wife to and from government officials at the time. If it becomes the standard that an elected official or a judge or a commissioner or other government appointees can be attacked because of the views and political actions of a spouse, then everyone is fair game. How many members of the Democratic Caucus would like to be held accountable for the politics or actions of their spouse? How many governors, State legislators, or judges at any level would be able to withstand an assault based on the beliefs of their husband or wife? No good will come of this effort. There are those who argue that the radical left wants such a toxic environment. The feeling is that those who wish to radically transform America know that they are facing a harsh verdict from the American people come this November. These activist partisans are willing to literally throw our country into a frenzy of hate, suspicion, and personal vendetta in order to divert attention from the failure of their policies. I pray that the members of the Democratic Caucus making these extremist demands are ignored and that statesmen can take the lead.…”