On July 1, Active Duty Air Force Major Jason Watson conducted an act of civil disobedience on the U.S. Capitol steps, calling for the impeachment and removal of the president and vice president. Following his speech, he was arrested by U.S. Capitol Police and charged with crowding, obstructing, or incommoding under D.C. Code § 22-1307.
As an elected official who swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution, you must address the substance of Major Watson's constitutional charges rather than focusing on the venue of his protest. Major Watson outlined specific, systemic abuses anchored to official records:
* The unconstitutional usurpation of congressional authority through military actions in Venezuela, Cuba, and Iran without a declaration of war or emergency scenario.
* The delegation of federal authority to unelected private individuals to shut down government operations.
* The extrajudicial detention and forced removal of residents to a foreign country without due process.
* The violation of First Amendment rights through sponsored violence against peaceful protesters.
These accusations challenge the core of our constitutional framework and the institutional separation of powers. Congressional silence or reliance on administrative deflections allows these precedents to stand unchallenged.
True accountability requires anchoring action to formal dockets and roll calls, not rhetorical summaries or partisan evasions. I am calling on you to use your office's specific procedural mechanisms to launch a formal investigation into these executive abuses.
Please provide a direct response detailing the concrete legislative actions you intend to take to address these specific constitutional violations.
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