The emerging far-right 'no' caucus in the House

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

On Friday afternoon, the House took one of those votes that the House takes on occasion to formally express its opposition to some event it can’t really influence or isn’t really interested in influencing. This time, the target of the chamber’s opprobrium was the coup that unfolded in Myanmar last month. As expected, the resolution passed easily.

But not unanimously. There were 14 members of the House who voted no on the resolution, as The Washington Post’s Paul Kane reported — 14 Republicans who had some unspecified objection to a resolution condemning the military takeover in the country the House refers to as Burma and calling for the release of political prisoners.

It wasn’t the first time that a small clutch of House Republicans had objected to what would seem to most observers as an unobjectionable proposal. On Wednesday, the House voted overwhelmingly to approve the awarding of the Congressional Gold Medal to those who protected the Capitol during the deadly violence that unfolded on Jan. 6. But, again, 12 Republicans objected.

Five Republicans voted no — “nay,” in the formal vernacular — on both measures. Some of the names will be familiar to those who pay even only narrow attention to federal politics: Reps. Andy Biggs (Ariz.), Matt Gaetz (Fla.), Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.), Andy Harris (Md.) and Thomas Massie (Ky.). There are familiar names among the other 16 members who didn’t vote in support of the two measures, as well.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/03/19/emerging-far-right-no-caucus-house/

[Progressive Jones]

1. Well, you can't spell "Nobodies From Nowhere" without a couple of Nos... nt

[herding cats]

2. They're the Kardashian's of politics.

They're a new phenomenon in politics, and hopefully a brief one.

Brand builders. It's literally all about them and what attention their rabble rousing can get them. They're using social media and sensational tactics to draw attention to them. They're in no way interested in serving or legislating. In their defense, they don't pretend they are. They're literally banking on their internet accounts catapulting into fame and notoriety.

This is the ultimate results of gerrymandering.

[Mister Ed]

5. Spot-on. n/t

[kimbutgar]

3. We should label these same traitor Congress critters as the traitor coup caucus.

The same group voted against recognizing the capitol police with congressional medals, they voted against he violence against woman act, and now they voted against Myanmar. They need a name that they need to be labeled permanently now and in the future.

[albacore]

4. Republicans simply do not approve of any kind of governance. Anarchists...nt