Jim Jordan
Representative for Ohio · Republican · United States
“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, you don't give up your Fourth Amendment rights when you are exercising your Second Amendment rights. That is what is happening out there: People's privacy is being invaded. These merchant codes are there so the government can abuse them and track you.”
“We want to know what you bought when you were at a certain location, and we want to know if you ever purchased a gun anytime in your life with that credit card or debit card. That is what the FBI asked Bank of America to do. That is how dangerous this practice is.”
“The Supreme Court said 2 days ago that they are going to put a hold on the time on this Judge Boasberg and this migrant issue that has been with us for the last 3 weeks.”
“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, there are 677 Federal district judges, and they are just that, judges. They are not the President of the United States.”
“Bring them back. That makes no sense. It makes no sense, and the American people understand it. Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. Issa for this good piece of legislation that we passed out of the committee, I think, 4 weeks ago. I thank Representative Schmidt, who added the good amendment to it that I think makes a good bill even stronger. Mr.”
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“We want to know what you bought when you were at a certain location, and we want to know if you ever purchased a gun anytime in your life with that credit card or debit card. That is what the FBI asked Bank of America to do. That is how dangerous this practice is. That is why the sponsor from West Virginia, the chairman, and the committee's work is so good. God bless them. You don't give up your Fourth Amendment rights. Our Constitution protects our First, Second, and Fourth Amendment liberties--all of them. They are all important. That is why this legislation is critical. Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for his good work and Mr. Moore from West Virginia for sponsoring the bill.”
“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, you don't give up your Fourth Amendment rights when you are exercising your Second Amendment rights. That is what is happening out there: People's privacy is being invaded. These merchant codes are there so the government can abuse them and track you. If you don't think I am right about this, we have the evidence: January 15, 2021, an email from the FBI to Bank of America saying give us every debit card and credit card purchase for anyone in Washington, D.C., for these particular dates. That is bad enough. You are allowed to travel in this country, too. That is a right we have. Here is what they also say: Also, overlay that with any historic purchase for weapons or weapons-related purchases. What?”
“Bring them back. That makes no sense. It makes no sense, and the American people understand it. Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. Issa for this good piece of legislation that we passed out of the committee, I think, 4 weeks ago. I thank Representative Schmidt, who added the good amendment to it that I think makes a good bill even stronger. Mr. Speaker, I urge adoption of the legislation.”
“The Supreme Court said 2 days ago that they are going to put a hold on the time on this Judge Boasberg and this migrant issue that has been with us for the last 3 weeks. Then, yesterday, this unelected district judge in California who thinks they get to decide how many probationary employees work in the executive branch, not the guy who heads the executive branch, the Supreme Court said ``no'' to that, those leftwing groups who were seeking standing in that case. Both decisions are wins for the Constitution, wins for the rule of law, wins for the executive branch, and, maybe most importantly, wins for common sense. I think I have been pointing this out since Judge Boasberg issued his order when he said: Turn the plane around. Bring back the bad guys. Bring back the illegal migrants in this terrorist organization. Turn the plane around.”
“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, there are 677 Federal district judges, and they are just that, judges. They are not the President of the United States. They are not the person who put his name on the ballot and ran nationwide, got 77 million votes, won the electoral college, and is head of the executive branch. They are judges, district judges. I said this in committee. The real question ultimately is who gets to decide: some district judge, or the guy who put his name on the ballot; some bureaucrat, or the guy who ran for the office and got elected by we the people? That is the fundamental question. Guess what? We just got two decisions from the United States Supreme Court who seemed to reinforce that fundamental principle that the guy who runs and heads the executive branch makes the decision.”