Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Suing Speaker Pelosi Over Mask Fines

[CatWoman]

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) announced Tuesday she is filing a lawsuit against Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) over “mask fines” in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Greene filed the suit in Washington, D.C.’s U.S. District Court along with Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Ralph Norman (R-SC). The Democratic majority on the House Ethics Committee slapped down an appeal on the issue last week after each of the three were hit with $500 fines for refusing to wear masks in the House chamber from May 18-19, when Republicans made a show of opposition to the mandate.

“It is beyond me why we are mistreating people, segregating people, discriminating against people for masks and vaccines, which should be a choice,” Greene said at a Tuesday press conference announcing the lawsuit.

Pelosi imposed the mask requirement in July 2020, which carries a fine of $500 for a first offense and $2,500 for a second offense. The masks are presently only required for members who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19, which means the rule is largely based on an honor system.

https://www.mediaite.com/news/rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-suing-speaker-pelosi-over-mask-fines/

[PortTack]

1. That was already tried and failed

[hlthe2b]

2. That's going nowhere. What morons.

[spanone]

3. greene is a headline grabber, nothing more

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

14. She'll be in the headlghts, er headlines a lot here in the future....

When her traitorous, treasonous self gets subpoenaed and then hopefully indicted.

I don't know why I made that slip and typed "headlights". But she'll get the spotlight she craves and it likely will be more than she bargained for.

[MontanaMama]

4. What a waste of time.

Traitor Greene is a waste on so many levels.

[Bev54]

5. Didn't she just lose that case?

Now she is going to keep going. This is the thing I noticed with these people, they can never take no. They always have to keep pushing no matter what. This is a big problem and the loss of shame is so confounding to me, did they never get their hands slapped as a kid?

[Botany]

6. Is she is gonna get some lawyer action?

[CatWoman]

13. lol

[elleng]

16. THANKS, Botany!!!

[Midnight Writer]

7. The GOP is the Party of Stunts. It is all they have.

[JustAnotherGen]

8. MTG is absolutely

worthless - anything to be on camera and getting attention.

[Walleye]

9. Good thing her job doesn't take up much of her time

[paleotn]

10. Why are we mistreating people, segregating people, discriminating against people....

who drive drunk?

[C_U_L8R]

11. At home, it's your choice

In the workplace, especially a very public workplace, put on your friggin mask Marjorie. It's not about you, it's about the safety of everyone around you.

[elleng]

12. 'It is beyond me'

I am SURE someone(s) will explain it to you.

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

18. "It is beyond me"

Making a tray of ice cubes without instructions is beyond her.

[smb]

25. Pouring Piss Out Of A Boot With Illustrated Instructions On The Bottom Of The Heel Is Beyond Her nt

[Under The Radar]

15. MTJ knows that she will lose, but it's the publicity that raises money.

All of this controversy keeps her in the media that 3 million crazies will send her $5 and at the end of the month she has raised $15,000,000.
She just happens to carry crazy further than her colleagues, and makes more than they do.

[OnDoutside]

20. Bingo !

[PatSeg]

17. It IS a "choice" Margie honey

If you are unvaccinated, you can choose to wear a mask OR pay a fine. Just like you can choose to wear your seatbelt OR pay a fine. Your entire life is full of choices and those choices often have consequences.

Meanwhile, if you actually had some work to do, you wouldn't have time for all these publicity stunts. Can't believe you get paid by the taxpayers for this kind of childish nonsense. Grow the fuck up already.

[themaguffin]

19. The headline should be "Grifter Greene fundraising over masks"

[calguy]

21. Her latest attempt to be famous

[Aristus]

22. Don't lawsuits come with depositions?

Do we want to pass up the opportunity to put MTG under oath?

[Liberal In Texas]

23. Any depo would have to be relevant to the suit.

You couldn't ask her about giving tours to insurrectionists the day before the attempted overthrow of the government.

[rsdsharp]

24. I don't think Large Marge understands the concept

of separation of powers. I can’t fathom the judiciary telling the legislature that it can’t make a rule regarding conduct of members on the floor. If so, Gym Jordan is gonna be all over that rule requiring jackets.

[rurallib]

26. Please, proceed

[bluestarone]

27. These lawsuits that go absolutely NOWHERE, need

To be answered with HUGE MONETARY FINES!!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

28. I hope that the attorney who brought this suit was paid in advance

[LanternWaste]

29. If she doesn't like her employer's office policies, she can quit...

At least, that's what the sanctimonious idiots in the GOP have said about employees for 40 years. I'm sure they'll pretend a distinction lacking a relevant exists though... as they hate being held to the same standards they hold everyone else to.

[no_hypocrisy]

30. Madam Speaker, reply with frivolous lawsuit.

You get treble (3x) damages when you win. And don’t forget to ask for attorneys fees.