The most dangerous new precedent?

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Representative Greene is being removed from committees for her belief in “far right wing conspiracies” Like her or not an elected representative is being basically barred from participating in congress. Has anything like this happened before?

U.S. House strips Republican Greene of committee assignments

The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Thursday to strip Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of two high-profile committee assignments, over her incendiary remarks including support for violence against Democrats.

www.reuters.com

 

[IndyDave1776]

No, but then again we are seeing a lot of things never seen before.

It's going to be a long year, and almost certainly a very eventful one.

 

[bwframe]

This is a new precedent. This will be just fine. We will again benefit from the dem's overreach.

When we win back the house in 2022, we vote any lunatic dem we want off of committees.

No more squad members on committees, no more Waters, no more Swalwell, no more Jackson. Etc, etc, etc...

 

[T.Lex]

Wait, what?

A representative stripped of committee assignments? That's not new at all.

In fact, it was just a couple years ago that a guy was taken off committees because of racist comments.

It doesn't happen regularly, but it is certainly not new, let alone a new precedent. Or is there some nuance to this that is new?

She can still participate in House votes and debate - even go to committee meetings - but not as an official committee member.

 

[Ingomike]

Wait, what?

A representative stripped of committee assignments? That's not new at all.

In fact, it was just a couple years ago that a guy was taken off committees because of racist comments.

It doesn't happen regularly, but it is certainly not new, let alone a new precedent. Or is there some nuance to this that is new?

She can still participate in House votes and debate - even go to committee meetings - but not as an official committee member.

So to sum up, all this is 100% accurate, the deep state controls what even our elected reps say...

 

[Kirk Freeman]

1. No, not new, and thus not a precedent.

2. Her statements are nuts, not "right wing", or at least she is pandering to nutters.

3. Lunatics such as this should not be in Congress, but posting on INGO so we can track them.

 

[T.Lex]

1. No, not new, and thus not a precedent.

2. Her statements are nuts, not "right wing", or at least she is pandering to nutters.

3. Lunatics such as this should not be in Congress, but posting on INGO so we can track them.

I only disagree with #3. Congressional representatives should reflect their constituency.

In the marketplace of ideas, she may have the stall selling firecrackers to 13 year olds, but if that's what her constituents want, then that's what they get.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

The Democrats are upset because history records no Republicans being expelled from Congress, they have all been Democrats (Treason and felony convictions, IIRC 20 or so).

 

[fullmetaljesus]

Any one else feel like it's 1931 germany?

 

[Kirk Freeman]

I only disagree with #3. Congressional representatives should reflect their constituency.

In the marketplace of ideas, she may have the stall selling firecrackers to 13 year olds, but if that's what her constituents want, then that's what they get.

Hate-mongering nutters like her are akin to the Democrats who supported the CSA. They have no place in Congress and the House should police its own.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

I only disagree with #3. Congressional representatives should reflect their constituency.

In the marketplace of ideas, she may have the stall selling firecrackers to 13 year olds, but if that's what her constituents want, then that's what they get.

The people of South Carolina re-elected Preston Brooks.

 

[ghuns]

This chick is as wacky as the pillow guy and Lin Wood, combined.

That said, kicking her off ANY committee while Eric "Nuke 'Em" Swalwell is allowed to sit on the House Intelligence Committee after threatening gun owners with nuclear weapons AND f**king a Chinese spy is absurd.

 

[T.Lex]

Any one else feel like it's 1931 germany?

Germany had cell phones in 1931!?!?!?!?!?



[No, it doesn't feel like 1931 Germany... at least not yet. I can't think of any substantive parallels. It feels kinda like 2008 USA, though.]

 

[printcraft]

You believe they will stop here?
The bar for wrong think removal is going to hit the bottom rung.
Think Ted Cruz

 

[MCgrease08]

There seems to be a fair amount of recency bias happening in our culture lately. I guess INGO is not immune either.

Representatives have been getting censured since the early 1800s. At least three representatives-elect have been denied seats, going back to 1899.

Also, yes our country has been this divided and corrupt before. Hell, in the 1850s a pro-slavery rep, Preston Brooks, beat abolitionist Senator Charles Sumner with a cane in the Capitol Building and nearly killed Sumner.

None of this is to dismiss or downplay the corruption or downright despicable actions and lies of the current democrat party, but only to point out that we are not in unprecedented times.

 

[Ingomike]

There seems to be a fair amount of recency bias happening in our culture lately. I guess INGO is not immune either.

Representatives have been getting censured since the early 1800s. At least three representatives-elect have been denied seats, going back to 1899.

Also, yes our country has been this divided and corrupt before. Hell, in the 1850s a pro-slavery rep, Preston Brooks, beat abolitionist Senator Charles Sumner with a cane in the Capitol Building and nearly killed Sumner.

None of this is to dismiss or downplay the corruption or downright despicable actions and lies of the current democrat party, but only to point out that we are not in unprecedented times.

I believe we are in unprecedented times, but the part that truly is unprecedented is the foreign interference and involvement in our politics, until about 20 years ago the mantra was politics ends at the waters edge, we are all then united Americans, that is no longer true.

One example, I cannot fathom any majority leader and transportation secretary whose family was making millions from business arraignments with a foreign country, much less an aggressive opponent to put it lightly...

 

[bwframe]

Wait, what?

A representative stripped of committee assignments? That's not new at all.

In fact, it was just a couple years ago that a guy was taken off committees because of racist comments.

It doesn't happen regularly, but it is certainly not new, let alone a new precedent. Or is there some nuance to this that is new?

She can still participate in House votes and debate - even go to committee meetings - but not as an official committee member.

Democrats won’t like the precedent they set in removing Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committees - Washington Examiner

By voting to remove Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committees, House Democrats are breaking new ground in partisan congressional battles. They aren’t going to like where it ends up.There’s no doubt that Greene should have been removed from her committee seats. Her 9/11...

www.washingtonexaminer.com

Hannity: Democrats set 'alarming new precedent' with vote to boot Marjorie Taylor Greene from committees

House Democrats have set "an alarming new precedent" with their successful push to remove freshman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., from two committees over her espousal of conspiracy theories prior to winning elected office, Sean Hannity said Thursday.

www.foxnews.com

Local members of Congress cast 'no' vote to remove Rep. Greene from committees

The U. S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committee assignments, a move that some GOP lawmakers say sets a "dangerous precedent. " All members of Congress in the NewsChannel 9 viewing area, including Tennessee 3rd District Rep. Chuck...

newschannel9.com

 

[T.Lex]

Democrats won’t like the precedent they set in removing Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committees - Washington Examiner

By voting to remove Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committees, House Democrats are breaking new ground in partisan congressional battles. They aren’t going to like where it ends up.There’s no doubt that Greene should have been removed from her committee seats. Her 9/11...

www.washingtonexaminer.com

Hannity: Democrats set 'alarming new precedent' with vote to boot Marjorie Taylor Greene from committees

House Democrats have set "an alarming new precedent" with their successful push to remove freshman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., from two committees over her espousal of conspiracy theories prior to winning elected office, Sean Hannity said Thursday.

www.foxnews.com

Local members of Congress cast 'no' vote to remove Rep. Greene from committees

The U. S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committee assignments, a move that some GOP lawmakers say sets a "dangerous precedent. " All members of Congress in the NewsChannel 9 viewing area, including Tennessee 3rd District Rep. Chuck...

newschannel9.com

Wait. So the part that is being viewed as "precedent" is the majority of the House (which happens to be Dem) removing a member of the minority party from committees?

Recency bias indeed.

During the Bush era, I believe a Republican House actually expelled the Dem from Ohio for criminal convictions.

But, yes, when the pendulum swings back the other way (which it will), there may be those trying to avoid getting hoisted on similar petards.

 

[bwframe]

The "crazy woman" is live right now...



...and she ain't holding back.

 

[T.Lex]

"... stop digging."