Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, shouted down pro-immigration activists protesting outside the Supreme Court Monday, and asked if they’re “an example of the America we can expect.”
King spoke at a podium on the steps of the court as protesters shouted, “We want justice!”
“Why are you all yelling?” King said into a microphone. “You want to be citizens of America, and conduct yourselves in a fashion where you try to shout down someone who is exercising their right to freedom of speech? Do I need to start reading the Constitution from the First Amendment?”
King told the activists their behavior was not “peaceable” assembly under the Bill of Rights.
“So is this behavior out here in the streets of America that we see today that disrespects this court, disrespects the Congress of the United States, disrespects this congressman who serves on the Constitution subcommittee and the full House Judiciary Committee,” King continued. “Are you an example of the America we can expect?”
On Monday, the Supreme Court heard arguments for a challenge to President Obama’s executive action on immigration, which would prevent roughly four million illegal immigrants from being deported.
