Marjorie Taylor Greene's constituents mixed over effort to oust House speaker (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Picture caption: U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Rome, made an unsuccessful bid this past week to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. While some of her constituents in northwest Georgia's 14th Congressional District supported the effort, others saw it as vain and self-serving. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)

By Michelle Baruchman

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s effort last week to oust U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson is the latest Rorschach test for constituents in her district. To her supporters, Greene’s effort to remove the Louisiana Republican from his post as leader of the House is evidence that she stands firm on her beliefs. “She don’t put up with no crap. She speaks her mind, and she don’t water nothing down. She tells it like it is,” said Billy Taylor, 56, who lives in Paulding County.

For fans of the Rome Republican, such as Taylor, compromising on Johnson would be a sign of weakness. Taylor, an electrician, said he wants to see a House speaker who will “look out for everybody else, not just themselves.” “I’m tired of the good-old-boys system where everybody is scratching everybody’s back,” he said. “I feel she don’t do that.”

But Greene’s detractors said her move — one condemned by at least a dozen GOP lawmakers — is a vain, self-serving attempt to draw attention to herself and gain more campaign donations.

Charlie Ping, a 43-year-old engineer who also lives in Paulding, said he is tired of government shutdowns and wants to see a functioning Congress. “The things that she’s involved in are more about getting attention for herself than actually accomplishing anything. I’ve never heard her sponsor a bill that helped our state,” he said. “Just always fighting and trying to make headlines, it seems like.”

Link: https://www.ajc.com/politics/marjorie-taylor-greenes-constituents-mixed-over-effort-to-oust-house-speaker/Z3WJER7V4FDQBAN5S2M2DK4F2M/

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1. Does MTG actually remember that she was voted in by the little people?

Or is she like a lot of politicians, once their constituents have voted, they fade from consciousness.

Most R politicians don't serve their public, they serve themselves.

But it is a problem around the world. When I have to vote (compulsory here) all of the names on the ballot are complete strangers.