South Carolina GOP censures Rep. Tom Rice after his vote to impeach Trump

[Eugene]

Source: CNN

(CNN) — The South Carolina Republican Party voted Saturday to formally censure Rep. Tom Rice for his vote to impeach former President Donald Trump in the latest example of an official GOP apparatus punishing Republicans who have dared to buck the former President.

"We made our disappointment clear the night of the impeachment vote. Trying to impeach a president, with a week left in his term, is never legitimate and is nothing more than a political kick on the way out the door," South Carolina GOP Chairman Drew McKissick said in a statement Saturday afternoon.

"Congressman Rice's vote unfortunately played right into the Democrats' game, and the people in his district, and ultimately our State Executive Committee, wanted him to know they wholeheartedly disagree with his decision."

Rice was one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump earlier this month after the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, charging him with "incitement of insurrection." That small minority of the GOP conference has faced a wave of anger at home, with Republican officials, donors and voters condemning their votes and primary challengers launching their campaigns early ahead of 2022.

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By Caroline Kenny, CNN
Updated 4:47 PM ET, Sat January 30, 2021


Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/30/politics/tom-rice-south-carolina-republicans-censure/index.html

[msongs]

1. the lost cause crowd in the home of the secessionists nt

[CentralMass]

2. What scum they are.

[Sucha NastyWoman]

3. Hope we are letting them know that

We would welcome them to join our party or caucus with us as an independent

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. Only a week left in his term so he can't be impeached?

Why is that not legitimate? Suppose the CEO of a large corporation was about to retire, and a week before his scheduled retirement it's discovered that he's been embezzling funds and selling the company's manufacturing secrets to a competitor for years, and that he recently encouraged an unsuccessful hostile takeover of the company. Then half of the board of directors decide they shouldn't sack him on the spot but just let him retire as planned, with the party and the benefits and the gold watch because after all, it's only a week. And they also don't want to have him prosecuted after he leaves because then he won't be the CEO any more and therefore wouldn't be able to do all those bad things. How is this any different?

[Talitha]

5. That's a good comparison, but we all know it'd go right over their heads.

If they'd even bother to stop and listen.

[iluvtennis]

6. +1. nt

[pwb]

7. They were slow to fight the British too.

Disappointing to the Blue original colonies those Carolina's are.

[FreepFryer]

8. Little FDR inspiration "The trumpists are united in their hatred of me and I welcome their hatred!"

[mdbl]

9. Sounds like he should change parties

I would not be proud to serve a party of morons who think sedition is an acceptable act.