Republican attempt to censure Schiff went down

[AZSkiffyGeek]

20 Rs crossed over.

Link to tweet

?s=20

[llashram]

1. schiff is great

[mobeau69]

2. Who are the five dems that voted present and why did they vote present?

[Hekate]

9. I noticed that too. What the hell is that about?

[crickets]

12. Ethics Committee members, apparently

Link to tweet

Melody 🌻 @fatedfire
Who were the ones that voted present? Why would 5 democrats vote that?
4:29 PM · Jun 14, 2023

ringwiss @ringwiss
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The five Democrats on the Ethics Committee have agreed to always vote Present on stuff like this, so as to not prejudice any investigation later conducted by the committee.

ringwiss @ringwiss
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BTW, the five Democrats waited until it was clear that the resolution would be tabled before they voted Present.

https://ethics.house.gov/about/committee-members

Democrats
Ranking Member Susan Wild, Pennsylvania
Veronica Escobar, Texas
Mark DeSaulnier, California
Deborah K. Ross, North Carolina
Glenn F. Ivey, Maryland

[mobeau69]

13. Thank you so much.

[Shellback Squid]

17. dumb agreement

[Cha]

38. Thank you for that, tweet!

[lamp_shade]

3. Yessssss

[zuul]

4. The pubes tried to fine Rep Schiff $16 million dollars!

Victor Shi (@Victorshi2020)

BREAKING: the House has just rejected a desperate Republican attempt to censure & fine Rep. Adam Schiff $16 MILLION for simply investigating Donald Trump. Every Democrat — & 20 other Republicans — voted against the resolution. Adam Schiff won’t back down to GOP bullies.

There is only one reason why they even brought this vote to a flood: to distract. To distract from their inability to get things done. To distract from the crimes that THEIR leader has committed. This is all a distraction & we shouldn’t let them distract us.

What Republicans don’t want to tell you is they not only don’t have any real policies but that they are actively seeking to destroy our democracy & economy & strip people of basic rights. All while they try to hide from the fact that their “leader” is in big legal trouble. Period.

Link to tweet

[LetMyPeopleVote]

5. This makes me smile

Link to tweet

[wryter2000]

6. Hooray for those 20

OMG, a significant number of Republicans did the right thing.

[sheshe2]

7. I want to know which Democrats voted present.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

11. House ethics committee members apparently

[sheshe2]

31. Love to hear them tell us why.

[Pacifist Patriot]

39. I don't know if it is a procedural rule or a tradition, but Democratic members of the Ethics...

committee do this when ethics matters come before the House. Seems silly to me.

[Midnight Writer]

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

[sprinkleeninow]

10. Moving the floodlight offa themselves. Ha! Fail!! nt

[edbermac]

14. Fuck the 196!

[SouthernDem4ever]

15. Wow, 20 repugs with common sense

That gives me hope, even though it shouldn't but I am desperate.

[Thunderbeast]

19. ONE HUNDRED NINETY SIX of them played this card.

We really need to play hardball with these guys.

[keithbvadu2]

16. 'Presidential' Trump calls Congressman Adam Schiff "Little Adam Schitt"

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10181689164#post34

Adam Schiff on TFG's comments about him

'Presidential' Trump calls Congressman Adam Schiff "Little Adam Schitt"

[SouthernDem4ever]

18. Well I call Dump the Orange Vomit

Hat tip to Mike Malloy.

[Ilsa]

20. And I call the Insurrectionist Rapist Guy "muther...ker."

Why did they try to censor Schiff?

[lame54]

21. For collecting facts on Trump...

Repugs hate fact collectors

[SouthernDem4ever]

29. +1

[DFW]

36. Got that right! Just ask Rob Sand

Corrupt Iowa Republicans are so terrified of him, they just passed a law practically forbidding him from doing his job.

[sheshe2]

33. They also wanted to fine him...I think it was 16M.

[TomDaisy]

22. thank god. these GD MAGA a-holes.

[TomDaisy]

23. if there is a bright side - Schiff is sending out all kinds of fundraising off this

[DFW]

37. Too late for me

I'm already maxed out to him!

[electric_blue68]

24. Good! Fu 196. Ty 20. Go Dems!

[11 Bravo]

25. I donned my Hazmat suit and went over to FOX"news" to gauge their reaction.

Predictably, they are all shitting the bed.

[sheshe2]

34. Works for me, they can sleep in it!

[bsiebs]

26. List of the 20 republicans that voted with the Democrats...

Twenty Republicans voted with Democrats in favor of the motion to table:
Kelly Armstrong (N.D.)
Lori Chavez-DeRemer (Ore.)
Juan Ciscomani (Ariz.)
Tom Cole (Okla.)
Warren Davidson (Ohio)
Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.)
Kay Granger (Texas)
Garret Graves (La.)
Thomas Kean Jr. (N.J.)
Kevin Kiley (Calif.)
Young Kim (Calif.)
Mike Lawler (N.Y.)
Thomas Massie (Ky.)
Tom McClintock (Calif.)
Mark Molinaro (N.Y.)
Jay Obernolte (Calif.)
Mike Simpson (Ind.)
Mike Turner (Ohio)
David Valadao (Calif.)
Steve Womack (Ark.)

[dchill]

27. Wow! I don't see Boebert, Greene or Gates...

...on that list.

[bsiebs]

28. ...and Santos voted "present"

[dchill]

35. So he probably WASN'T.

[Emile]

30. Next thing will be Schiff is weak on crime.

[ExWhoDoesntCare]

32. They knew that if they succeeded in going after him

That the Democrats could regain power, then turn the tables on them by holding them accountable for Benghazi, and, for the older members, Whitewater.

Worse, the Democrats would have more of a leg to stand on doing it.