Animal Farm USA: When Senators Write Themselves Special Rights

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A blistering, Orwellian takedown of Congress’s latest move to carve out legal privileges exclusively for itself. Framed through the iconic line from Animal Farm—“All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others”—this segment exposes how a quiet provision slipped into a Veterans Day funding bill grants U.S. senators a powerful new right to sue the federal government if their data is seized without notice. Meanwhile, ordinary Americans—including veterans harmed by federal officials—remain barred from similar recourse. With real-world cases, sharp moral critique, and a sense of constitutional betrayal, this commentary reveals how power protects itself while preaching accountability.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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Speaker 2 (00:16):
Animal Farm US say towards the end of Animal Farm
and again, if you haven't read it, come on, man, seriously,
put down the instagram read the book. All animals are equal,
but some animals are more equal than others. Again, this

(00:41):
was when things got off the rails as far as
Animal Farm is concerned. But hey, it's okay, we're here
Animal Farm USA Veterans Day. Politicians decided to stick. Decided

(01:02):
to stick a piece of legislation and a continuing resolution
for themselves. They gave themselves a right that nobody else
in the country has except them. Again, all animals are equal,
sober more equal than others. Right. The Senate reminded Americans

(01:26):
that justice in this country is power. How close you
are to power. The Wall Street Journal did a piece
on this today. This funding bill. Tucked into the piece
of legislation was a provision that will allow US senators

(01:49):
to sue the federal government for up to five hundred
thousand dollars per violation if their data is seized or
subpoened without prior notice. This bill strips federal officials of
qualified immunity. That's a legal doctrine that has shielded government
agents from personal liability even in the cases of egregious

(02:14):
constitutional violations. Now, this all has to do with the
revelation that Jack Smith subpoena phone records of several Republican senators.
None of them were charged with any crimes, but they
were rightfully ticked off. I'm not saying they shouldn't have
been ticked off. Okay, they should have, but they carved

(02:37):
out a brand new legal right just for themselves, one
that you and I don't have. Bivens Act twenty twenty
four was a bill that would have amended America's Civil

(02:57):
Rights Statute. Under section nineteen eighty three, the US coade,
Americans cansue state and local officials for constitutional violations, but
federal officials are virtually untouchable. The Bivens Act would change that,
while still keeping qualified immunity as a defense. It's not
to codify a cause of action that the Supreme Court
has eroded over the past two decades, and it died

(03:21):
in committee. It's a couple examples. George Rettis, a disabled
Army veteran. He was unlawfully detained by Immigration and Customs
enforcement agents, subjected to excessive force, and denied due process.
In response to his op ed in the San Francisco
Chronicle telling the story, the Department of Homeland Security has

(03:43):
publicly claimed mister Rettis was violent and arrested for assault,
which he denies. When he sought justice by asking Congress
to amend the section nineteen eighty three to include federal officials,
he was told that passing the Bibbins Act would be
too hard. Jose O leva Vietnam veteran who was assaulted

(04:05):
by Veterans Affairs security guards while trying to enter a
federal medical facility for a dental appointment. Despite video evidence
showing the unprovoked attack, he was barred from suing his
assailants because of Section nineteen eighty three doesn't apply to
federal officials. This is complete betrayal. Here's the message. Up yet,

(04:29):
ye federal accountability? No, that's uch a privilege only reserved
for the powerful here in this country. If you're a senator, oh, yeah,
you get your tailor made, fax tracked, lawsuit ready to go.
You can sue if you're anybody else. Now, Hell, COVID

(04:51):
vaccine almost killed me. I can't even sue for that. Again.
How do these people that we vote for not understand,
not recognize that this is a complete injustice. They have

(05:13):
a constitutional remedy just for themselves. If any any member
of government, any official of government, violates the US Constitution,
shouldn't they be held accountable. I don't care. I don't
care freaking victims of Senator. I don't care. If it's

(05:38):
a a recent US citizen, doesn't make any difference, doesn't
make any difference. But no, no, no, no, no, no no
no no no. Like I said, you know, all animals
are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.
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