The Constitution exists to protect you from people like #Resistance darling and Internet tough guy Rep. Ted Lieu, the California Democrat himself explained this week in a somewhat remarkable moment of clarity and self-awareness.

The moment occurred as the congressman spoke to CNN’s Brianna Keilar following Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s testimony this week before the House Judiciary Committee. The CNN host began first by praising Lieu’s performance at the hearing, but she then moved on to asking the California lawmaker whether his Democratic colleagues should have spent more time pressing Pichai on Silicon Valley’s plans to fight fake news.