Read the following passage from Senator Smith’s “Declaration of Conscience”:
It is ironical that we Senators can debate in the Senate directly or indirectly, by any form of words, impute to any American who is not a Senator any conduct or motive unworthy or unbecoming an American - and without that non-senator American having any legal redress against us - yet if we say the same thing in the Senate about our colleagues we can be stopped on the grounds of being out of order.
What point is Smith trying to convey by pointing out this irony?
A. Americans should be allowed to sue senators who make accusations against them
B. McCarthy’s accusations are well founded considering the level of unjustified behavior in the Senate
C. The double standard for senators compared to the average American is unfair and unjust
D. Senators are held to an arbitrary high set of expectations compared to their peers in the House