House Republicans Appeal to Supreme Court Over $500 Mask Fines
• Three House Republicans - Thomas Massie, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Ralph Norman - are taking legal action over $500 fines for not wearing masks.
• They argue the fines violate the 27th Amendment prohibition on changing congressional salaries between elections.
• A lower court ruled the fines were protected by the Speech and Debate Clause shielding legislative actions.
• The lawmakers appealed to the Supreme Court, arguing the ruling places no limits on the immunity and opens the door to unfathomable discipline.
• They want the Supreme Court to reverse the immunity ruling and weigh in on whether the pay deductions were constitutional.