Before you all rush to cheer the senator, try to imagine a different context.

What if a government official was issuing threatening public statements against a private citizen who happened to be in /your/ political tribe?

Governments have one-sided power, and they shouldn’t use it to settle scores against private individuals they don’t personally like.

We’ve seen the chilling effect of state over-reach in China. We shouldn’t support politicians like this in the free world.