{"id":2593009,"date":"2026-04-20T18:52:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T22:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-dem-lawmakers-humiliate-themselves-literally-flee-as-nick-shirley-asks-about-their-law-to-protect-fraudsters\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T18:57:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T22:57:13","slug":"watch-dem-lawmakers-humiliate-themselves-literally-flee-as-nick-shirley-asks-about-their-law-to-protect-fraudsters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-dem-lawmakers-humiliate-themselves-literally-flee-as-nick-shirley-asks-about-their-law-to-protect-fraudsters\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Dem Lawmakers Humiliate Themselves, Literally Flee as Nick Shirley Asks About Their Law to Protect Fraudsters"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-dem-lawmakers-humiliate-themselves-literally-flee-as-nick-shirley-asks-about-their-law-to-protect-fraudsters%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2593009&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The piece portrays YouTuber Nick shirley as exposing what he describes as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-bidens-choice-to-oversee-covid-unemployment-benefits-lost-600-million-in-coronavirus-relief-to-nigerian-scammers\/\" title=\"Joe Biden\u2019s Choice To Oversee COVID Unemployment Benefits Lost 0 Million In Coronavirus Relief To Nigerian Scammers\">large-scale fraud<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/these-7-states-are-working-to-ban-vaccine-passports\/\" title=\"BREAKING: 7 States Have Banned Vaccine Passports, More On The Way\">state services<\/a> connected to immigration, and as pressing California lawmakers over AB 2624, a bill he says is designed to silence investigative journalism. In a clip shared on Facebook, Shirley confronts Democratic legislators who backed AB 2624, attempting to obtain explanations about the bill, only to be dodged or met wiht denial, including a remark from Sen.susan Rubio who claims she doesn\u2019t know what Shirley is talking about. The article quotes Republican Carl DeMaio criticizing the bill as a tactic to intimidate citizen watchdogs and to shield fraud and mismanagement, labeling AB 2624 the \u201cStop Nick Shirley Act.\u201d It explains that AB 2624 would establish an address-confidentiality program for designated immigration-support providers and volunteers who face threats stemming from their affiliation, a provision the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/handmaids-tale-author-under-fire-for-tweeting-article-that-asked-why-we-cant-say-woman-anymore\/\" title=\"\u2018Handmaid\u2019s Tale\u2019 Author Under Fire For Tweeting Article That Asked Why We Can\u2019t Say \u2018Woman\u2019 Anymore\">piece argues<\/a> would suppress scrutiny of government programs. The narrative contends that Democrats prioritize power and immigration policy over accountability, using Shirley\u2019s reporting as an example. It closes by noting President Donald Trump\u2019s appointment of Vice President J.D. Vance to head an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/half-of-pandemic-unemployment-money-from-past-year-stolen-bulk-of-it-in-foreign-hands-report\/\" title=\"Half Of Pandemic Unemployment Money From Past Year Stolen,  \u2018Bulk\u2019 Of It In Foreign Hands:\u00a0Report\">anti-fraud task force<\/a>, implying a hope that this effort could counter similar fraud.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democrats everywhere should register as foreign lobbyists.<\/p>\n<p>After all, Democrats routinely lobby for everyone except American citizens.<\/p>\n<p>In a remarkable clip posted to Facebook, prominent YouTuber <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/youtuber-nick-shirley-exposes-alleged-somali-daycare-center-reportedly-reaped-4000000-taxpayers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nick Shirley<\/a> &mdash; the young man whose on<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >-site viral videos exposed gargantuan fraud<\/a> in Minnesota&rsquo;s Somali immigrant community &mdash; sought explanations from California Democrat legislators who voted to advance AB 2624, or what one California Republican has called the &ldquo;Stop Nick Shirley Act,&rdquo; only to watch in amusement as those elected Democrats hastily fled from the microphone-wielding YouTuber.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Here&rsquo;s one of the authors of the bill,&rdquo; Shirley said as he chased down Democratic state Sen. Susan Rubio.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am not even sure what you&rsquo;re talking about,&rdquo; Rubio replied when Shirley asked why Democrats would attack free speech. &ldquo;You said an author. I don&rsquo;t think I&rsquo;m an author.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Incredibly, Rubio maintained her professed ignorance. By specifically denying authorship, however, she revealed that she knew the bill to which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/independent-journalist-nick-shirley-says-needs-security-continue-investigations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shirley<\/a> referred.<\/p>\n<p>In one of the most brazen attacks on free speech imaginable, <a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2624\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AB 2624<\/a> &ldquo;would similarly establish an address confidentiality program for a designated immigration support services provider, employee, or volunteer, as defined, who faces threats of violence or harassment from the public because of their affiliation with a designated immigration support services facility.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Republican state Assemblyman Carl DeMaio has blasted the bill and its authors.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;California Democrats are trying to intimidate citizen watchdog journalists and protect waste and fraud happening in far-Left-wing NGOs. AB 2624 can only be described as the &lsquo;Stop Nick Shirley Act&rsquo; &mdash; a bill designed to silence citizen journalists exposing fraud and abuse of taxpayer dollars,&rdquo; DeMaio said, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/ad75.asmrc.org\/2026\/04\/13\/ca-democrats-advance-stop-nick-shirley-act-to-criminalize-investigative-journalism\/#:~:text=DeMaio%20warns%20AB%202624%20(Bonta,if%20they%20operated%20inside%20California.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, Shirley exposed massive fraud in state services, particularly those enjoyed by illegal immigrants. Thus, Democrats want to protect their graft by silencing future Nick Shirleys.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Speaker Rivas!&rdquo; Shirley yelled as he encountered Robert Rivas, Speaker of the California State Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about the &ldquo;Stop Nick Shirley Act,&rdquo; Rivas &mdash; the leader of the Assembly &mdash; also pleaded ignorance.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know anything about it,&rdquo; the smug Democrat replied.<\/p>\n<p>Moments later, Democratic state Sen. Lena Gonzalez, another co-author, pretended not to know about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/priceless-video-hospice-fraudsters-ca-rip-sign-flee-200k-mercedes-nick-shirley-pays-friendly-visit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shirley<\/a> or AB 2624.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These people are crazy,&rdquo; Shirley said when Gonzalez disappeared into a building. &ldquo;They can&rsquo;t even answer questions about the bills that they&rsquo;re co-authoring.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Finally, Shirley encountered the degenerate Democratic state Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-famous-black-lesbian-singer-storms-dem-event-learning-little-care-assaulted-bathroom-trans-person\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scott Weiner<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think you&rsquo;re a psycho scam artist,&rdquo; Weiner said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Look how they just run away,&rdquo; Shirley said when Weiner also disappeared into a building. &ldquo;These guys are fools.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F4473224759613699%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=267&amp;t=0\" width=\"267\" height=\"476\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Reasonable people, of course, struggle to understand such cowardice and duplicity as those Democrats showed toward Shirley.<\/p>\n<p>Once you comprehend, however, that modern Democrats value nothing besides their own power; that they regard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/2024-election-biden-says-quiet-part-loud-reason-border-invasion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">illegal immigration<\/a> as a pillar of that power; and that they will do anything to acquire or maintain that power, including shredding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/public-school-slaps-not-endorse-stickers-us-constitution-declaration-independence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Constitution<\/a>, which they actively despise, then everything else they do, including the concealment of fraud, makes perfect sense.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, President Donald Trump has placed Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jd-vances-task-force-uncovers-6-billion-potential-fraud-begins-taking-action-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">J.D Vance<\/a> at the head of an anti-fraud task force. 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