Recently, the House Committee on the Judiciary held another hearing on the Weaponization of the Federal Government. The room was called to order by reciting the pledge of allegiance, a practice, ironically, banned by rabid, liberal Democrats from public schools for decades. This, coupled with the banning of the Bible from the public school system, has left a vacuum into which the principles of post-modernism and political relativism have flowed. The result is a host of indoctrinated government officials and employees who have no qualms about weaponizing the government against its citizens.

The committee chair, Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH), began the proceedings by outlining some of the egregious actions perpetrated by the FBI on whistleblowers and FBI misfeasance about the investigation of the January 6th pipe bombs, failing to identify who leaked the Dobbs decision, lying to the FISA court, labeling pro-life Catholics as extremists, and investigating parents who attended school board meetings. Rep. Jordan said, “I think the FBI is driven by politics today.”

He’s not wrong.

Jordan stated that the FBI has used its security clearance adjudication process to unlawfully punish those whose views contradict the FBI leadership's. Marcus Allen, a former FBI Staff Operations Specialist, is a primary example of the “the process is the punishment” doctrine. Among other allegations, Allen questioned FBI Director Chris Wray’s testimony regarding the presence of FBI confidential human sources during the January 6th protest. The FBI’s despicable treatment of Allen was criticized by DOJ’s Inspector General, Michael........

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