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Congress Shouldn’t Seat Anyone Elected With Terror Ties, Such As Sayed And Omar

The only check on the loyalty of those whose names appear in gold plate on the door is their oath to the Constitution. Those who cannot take that oath in good faith ought not to be seated by Congress.

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I worked in the House of Representatives for three members of Congress. In that time, I watched staffers go above and beyond to obtain the security clearances needed to receive classified information on behalf of their bosses. Their bosses never have to wait at all.

Members of Congress do not hold security clearances. They never fill out a Questionnaire for National Security Positions, also known as the SF-86. They never sit for a polygraph with the FBI or other intelligence agencies.

Outside the campaign trail, no one ever asks who they’re affiliated with or who they answer to. After taking the oath of office, they can walk into a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF), sit through a briefing on threats to the United States, and question the Department of War on the state of our munitions stockpile. Election Day is the only background check they ever get.

The reality of DSA- and Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated potential members makes this a real concern, especially in some districts where winning the primary is winning the seat. Come January, they won’t need a clearance to sit in the SCIF. They’ll just need a certificate of election.

Take Abdul El-Sayed, the Democrat nominee for Senate in Michigan. If he is elected, he won’t fill out an SF-86 or sit for a polygraph. Unlike House members, senators aren’t required to sign a chamber-wide secrecy........

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