re: #2 Romantic Heretic

There is one weapon that will prevail against you, and there is a tongue that cannot be refuted.

You’ll encounter them when you shuffle off this mortal coil, Rep. Harris. I sincerely doubt that you will care much for how it is used against you and what it has to say to you.

How would a dead person encounter anything? Don’t expect people to be punished by a sky fairy; That’s fantasy. You might be able to scare this guy with his own superstitions, but surviving as a magical spirit after death is not possible in the real world.