U.S. Rep Chip Roy rebuked after using hearing on violence against Asian Americans to attack China

[TomCADem]

It seems like many Texas Republicans are ignoring that Texas has a large and growing Asian Pacific American community:

Yet, you have folks like Chip Roy almost justifying domestic attacks on Asian Pacific Americans based on tensions with China.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/gop-congressman-blasted-for-remarks-at-hearing/vi-BB1eJptR?ocid=msedgdhp

WASHINGTON— U.S. Rep Chip Roy, R-Austin, on Thursday criticized a hearing intended to address discrimination against Asian Americans as an attack on free speech, as he used the forum to denounce the Chinese government over the coronavirus pandemic.

His comments drew sharp rebukes from his Asian American colleagues and other Democrats who said Roy and other Texas Republicans have used rhetoric about China that stokes racism toward Asian communities.

The U.S. House Judiciary Committee held the hearing to discuss discrimination just two days after police say a white man went on a shooting rampage targeting Asian women in Atlanta. The hearing, scheduled before the attack, was intended to address the acceleration of violence against Asian Americans in the year since the COVID-19 pandemic overtook American life.

"My concern about this hearing is that it seems to want to venture into the policing of rhetoric in a free society, free speech and away from rule of law and taking out bad guys," Roy said. "And as a former federal prosecutor, I'm kind of predisposed and wired to want to go take out bad guys. That's bad guys of all colors. That's bad guys of all persuasions."

[demtenjeep]

1. he should be expelledbut sanctioned would be a good start

soon they are going to learn actions/words have consequences