Congress Continues to Lower the "Barr".

• Author: Singleton, Marilyn M.
• Position: William Barr

The exconation of Attorney General William Barr during a recent congressional hearing was as low as politicians could go on the lack of civility scale. The Barr hearing was more like a Roman circus than a search for answers to important national issues. If this is what Congress calls performing its duty under the Constitution, we are in for real trouble. Finger wagging, talking over, showboating, and developing soundbites for their reelection bids are not a search for truth.

It appears that some in Congress had been to a training session where they were told to call Attorney General Barr "Sir" as an expression of contempt, not respect. Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D.-N.Y.) advised him that "our members expect sincere answers today and our country deserves no less."

However, unfriendly inquisitors continually asked questions in the form of statements and, as Barr began to respond, they instantly interrupted him by "reclaiming their time." To his credit, Barr calmly responded, "but this is a hearing. I thought I was the one that was supposed to be heard."

One particular moment represented a new low. Referring to Barr's kind words about the recently departed Rep. John Lewis (D.-Ga.), Rep. Cedric Richmond (D.-La.) obnoxiously declared, "You should really . . . keep the name of the honorable John Lewis out of the Department of Justice's mouth."

The next day, during a congressional hearing on anti-competitive activities, the four "Big Tech" CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Alphabet (Google) were treated with kid gloves by all but a few. Perhaps to protect a large source of campaign donations, denials of bias were allowed to go unchallenged despite much evidence to the contrary.

Concurrently, physicians trying to save their patients' lives are being "cancelled." YouTube removed as "misinformation" videos of the physicians who advocated for the use of hydroxychloroquine for early treatment of COVID-19, based on their extensive personal as well as international treatment successes. Hydroxychloroquine is an FDA-approved medication...