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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFlorida Rep. Matt Gaetz files ethics complaint against Pelosi for tearing SOTU speech
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz files ethics complaint against Pelosi for tearing SOTU speech
Posted: 8:51 AM, Feb 06, 2020
Updated: 9:08 AM, Feb 06, 2020
By: WFTS Staff
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Florida, announced Wednesday that he is filing an ethics complaint against Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi for tearing up her copy of President Donald Trump's State of the Union at the end of the president's address Tuesday night.
"Her conduct was beneath the dignity of the House, and a potential violation of law (18 USC 2071). Nobody is above the law. She must be held accountable," Gaetz tweeted.
At the end of Trump's address, Pelosi tore her copy of the speech in half. She later called Trump's address a "manifesto of mistruths."
"It is hard to overlook the symbolism of such a gesture the sense that Speaker Pelosi was utterly dismissive of the President's achievements, and more importantly, the achievements of the American people," Gaetz said in the complaint. "Speaker Pelosi's gesture was deeply offense, and appears to violate clauses 1 and 2 of House Rule XXIII ("Code of Official Conduct" ). "
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Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz files ethics complaint against Pelosi for tearing SOTU speech (Original Post)
babylonsister
Feb 2020
OP
In biblical terms that's called "strain out a gnat and swallow a camel".
Arkansas Granny
Feb 2020
#4
TruckFump
(5,812 posts)1. Boo fucking hoo.
Mattie has mad on to impress his lord and king45.
Bengus81
(6,907 posts)2. That idiot Trump ass kisser AGAIN?!?!
MFGsunny
(2,356 posts)3. MG is still trolling for a "job interview" with the naked emperor MF45? n/t
Arkansas Granny
(31,483 posts)4. In biblical terms that's called "strain out a gnat and swallow a camel".
They don't really care that Trump rides roughshod over the Constitution and all societal norms, but they take offense at the tearing of paper.
SWBTATTReg
(21,859 posts)5. I got a feeling that this is going to backfire against gaetz, being that the House of Rep is...
controlled by democrats, thus, the ethics committee are probably chaired by democrats?
Johonny
(20,684 posts)6. I guess snowflakes do melt quickly in Florida.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)7. It was only a copy, you stupid wanker!
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dalton99a
(81,068 posts)8. "The president's speech is my Quran. It must not be damaged or desecrated."
Aristus
(66,096 posts)9. Ooh, diddums get oo's fee-fees hurt?
Poor little, whiny baby...
Buns_of_Fire
(17,119 posts)10. Matt, they have these things commonly known as "Xerox machines," dig?
It was a copy, you asscarrot! It's easy to spot an original from the Oval Office -- it'll be written with a crayon (or a Sharpie, or whatever won't fit in Dear Leader's nose).
Go home and sleep it off, Matt. You're drunk again.
Go home and sleep it off, Matt. You're drunk again.
MagickMuffin
(15,892 posts)11. Nobody is above the law
We are ALL above the law. Your party made that quite clear throughout the impeachment process.