U.S. Rep Trey Gowdy Instructs DHS Official About Civil Rights

Written by David E. Smith

U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) is one of the more high-profile and well-respected conservative lawmakers in Washintgon D.C.  He continues to prove his understanding of the U.S. Constitution and his remarkable rhetorical abilities, this time by dismantling the arguments of an administration gun control advocate who appeared before the U.S. House Oversight Committee.

During a recent committee hearing, Gowdy had some probing questions for Department of Homeland Security Deputy Assistant Secretary Kelli Ann Burriesci. She appeared before the panel and argued that the terrorist no-fly list should be used to deny Americans their Second Amendment rights.

Rep. Gowdy had a few things to say about that proposal: