A federal judge says Athens gun shop owner Andrew Clyde will have to pay thousands of dollars in fines for failing to pass through metal detectors while entering the US House chambers in Washington: Republican Clyde represents northeast Georgia’s 9th congressional district.
Congressman Clyde spoke out on the fines when they were levied in February.
From the AJC…
“We represent 700,000 people in our districts, and the Constitution says that we cannot be impeded when we go to the floor to vote, and those metal detectors are unconstitutional,” the Athens Republican said during an interview on Fox News.
Clyde, a freshman lawmaker from Athens, and U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas were both fined for refusing to be scanned on Thursday, Axios reported. That was the day that Democrats and 11 Republicans voted to remove Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committees; Clyde was among the 199 GOP members who voted against that measure.
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