Thread: House ousts Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from committees in unprecedented vote

House Democrats took the unprecedented step of removing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., from her two committee assignments for espousing violence and conspiracy theories on social media before she was elected to Congress in November.

The 230-199 vote was bipartisan, with 11 Republicans joining with all Democrats to oust Greene from the Committee on Education and Labor and the House Budget Committee. House Republicans appointed Greene to both panels last month after the freshman rep was sworn into Congress.

Democrats said they were forced to take action to uphold the standards of decency in Congress because Republicans refused to penalize Greene for her history of incendiary remarks.

"Serving on a committee isn't a right. It's a privilege. When someone encourages violence against a member, they should lose that privilege," said Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., the chairman of the House Rules Committee.

"The party of Lincoln is becoming the party of violent conspiracy theories," McGovern continued. "And apparently, the leaders of the Republican Party in the House today aren't going to do a damn thing about it."

Republicans widely disavowed Greene's past comments -- which included QAnon conspiracies, claims that mass school schoolings were staged, suggesting a plane didn't hit the Pentagon during 9/11, endorsing violence against prominent Democrats and espousing anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim views.

But Republicans largely panned the House vote to remove Greene from committees because they didn't want Democrats interfering with GOP matters and setting a new precedent for penalizing members for statements and postings they made prior to entering Congress.

"This resolution sets a dangerous new standard that will only deepen divisions within this House," said GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., who condemned Greene's comments.

"This is nothing more than an abuse of power by a party drunk with power," added Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C.

McCarthy blasted Democrats for exercising new veto authority over GOP committee assignments while they "ignore the infractions" of their own members, referencing Reps. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., and Maxine Waters, D-Calif., keeping their committee assignments over GOP objections.


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Hypocrites. Did they conveniently overlook Waters and other Dems that incited violence?

I watched it on a stream on the tube yesterday. The GOP (Jackie Walorski (R) IN I've voted for 3 times I think.) was running the call for Congress folk to speak. They all hammered back on their hypercritic actions. Listened to Greene's speech before all this, didn't matter to them what she said though. She don't do her hhomework real good is all I'll say about that.

Greene sure could use Jesus I believe. No doubt some of her vocal thoughts were way off the rails, (she's a tad bit goofy) but her district voted her in, so there's that. Also freedom of speech here too. But the Nancy call, man you don't do that stuff. But she did make it on my "Freaks My Weirdness All-Star's List". AOC just recently passed Nancy on that list.

On a side note here, you don't come against God's people, just saying.

Good video. She makes a lot of sense.

However, I believe the Democrats are getting ready, in the impeachment hearings, to charge Trump of backing conspiracy theories about the election.

Well, I guess she knows the Lord. Back when she said them things the research on some of it was way off. She's dead on a lot I'd say too.

My Pillow Mike's link to his video today. Really didn't understand why the court would not give it a look. Guess folks under Barr were messing things up. The system is very broken.

Absolute Proof