Gosar To Be Censured And Stripped Of Committee Assignments

[packman]

Source: Crooks and Liars

On Tuesday, the House Rules Committee advanced the resolution to censure Gosar and remove him from his seat on the House Oversight Committee, where AOC also serves, and from his seat on the Natural Resources Committee.

Sadly, but not surprisingly, the vote was along party lines, 9-4, which means that not one Republican on the Rules Committee voted to censure Gosar. Also not surprising, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy opposed the resolution, claiming that Gosar had apologized – which he has not.

Read more: https://crooksandliars.com/2021/11/gosar-be-censured-and-stripped-committee

[JustAnotherGen]

1. And his constituents

Will still send him back there. . . and the problem is bigger than Gosar -

It's those people who voted for him. 'Those' people.

[brer cat]

3. +1

"Those" people will probably just love him more.

[FoxNewsSucks]

4. His own family warned them

of what a piece of shit Gosar is.

They voted for him anyway. You're right, "those" people are a problem for all of us.

[rurallib]

2. he should be tossed out of congress

[Tomconroy]

5. I'm fine with the censure but what goes around will come

Around with that committee stripping thing.

[JohnSJ]

11. The difference is there is a real reason for this. Inciting people to commit violence against

a member of Congress cannot be tolerated.

As for the argument that this will come back against later if the republicans gain control, it would regardless.

The republican party is a cult who have aligned themselves with hate groups trying to destroy our democracy. That is not hyperbole.

what happened on January 6th was an attempt to do that, and the danger still exists because the majority of the republican party want that.

I have real doubts that we will survive as a democracy

https://www.rawstory.com/dangerously-close-american-crisis-karl/

[DeeNice]

24. Because we have our MOCs promoting violence against others?

No, that's why we have the comedians. What Kathy Griffin did should have been seen as the joke it was because that's her job. Someone in Congress? Not so much...

[crimycarny]

25. That sort of thinking allows the GOP intimidation to work it's magic without them lifting a finger

Dems have to do what's right and not worry about how the GOP may respond to it.

[Harker]

26. +33.

They might strip committee assignments from all Democrats.

I won't put anything past them.

[crimycarny]

27. They might

But they would do that regardless.

Gosar posted a video depicting AOC being murdered. This requires a strong response and any response needs to be based on what is appropriate versus fear of what the GOP may or may not do. Inaction is why we ended up with a demoralized base.

[Harker]

29. I fully agree.

We can't do nothing for fear of their response, for it's not likely to be based on reason or duty.

[DownriverDem]

6. repubs suck

Until enough of them are defeated, they will keep voting against what is the right thing to do.

[Gardenwitch]

7. Horrible person

And I know first hand. He was my Congressman until I moved. I can not think of one positive thing that he did for our area, but I can tell you, he will be re-elected, because 60% of voters in his district think he is wonderful.

[NJCher]

16. so then

they have to be horrible people, too, to think that he is wonderful.

Can you describe them? What makes them that way?

[tblue37]

20. Because he owns the libs for them.

[traitorsgalore]

8. So he'll likely be Trumpunk's running mate in 2024, lol

I'm only half kidding, it actually wouldn't surprise me.

[yellowdogintexas]

9. that's a strange district. Low population and lots of empty land

Once you get out of the 3 large cities most of Arizona is lots of empty land.

I maintain a special interest in AZ because my daughter lives in Phoenix. In approximately 2 years she & her family will be moving up into Gosar's district.
(when I told her that, she said "I know and I can't wait to vote against him!"

[calimary]

13. Sounds like lots of empty heads.

[JohnSJ]

10. McCarthy lies almost as freely a trump

[Bayard]

12. Take out the trash

No excuse for this behavior, or rethugs not condemning it.

[Evolve Dammit]

14. God they all suck. It bodes very poorly for this country. Next; is violence and killing going to

be defended? Seems you can already drive your vehicle through protests with impunity in some states. This is devolving faster than I thought it would. And Repukes are on board, all in, almost every last one.

[KS Toronado]

15. Back when Nixon was in office and watergate was front page news

R's had no problem holding other Rs accountable for their misdeeds. Today if you have an R behind your name
you have done nothing wrong ever and " It's a Democratic witch hunt ", even in the Kyle Rittenmouse murder
trial. I hope they lose so badly in the midterms so that Biden has a congress that will work with him to get
programs passed that are so beneficial to the public that we'll stay in charge of this country for a long time.
The R party does not know right from wrong anymore.

[LastDemocratInSC]

17. Many, perhaps most, in Congress at that time were veterans of WW 2

and had a wider perspective on what one's duty to the nation is compared to those in Congress today. That wider perspective enabled many of the nation's successes in the post war years.

[KS Toronado]

19. Good point

I never thought of it that way, this would also apply to congress in the 50's & 60's, back when
America was truly great. Thank you.

[CrispyQ]

18. How does Kevin McCarthy stand upright without a spine?

What a flaming piece of shit he is.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

21. I don't know if I heard it right but with a censure they have to stand

In front of Congress and explain their actions? And they don't know if he's going to show up or not. Is that the same thing that MTG did?

Should be some good drama bulshit

[Marcuse]

22. I remember some critters standing in the well, but a speech was optional.

[Hekate]

23. When MT Green was stripped of her assignments she says she woke the next morning rejoicing

She had other plans for her days — lots of other plans.

[madville]

28. Sounds like a free ride for some of these grifters

Less responsibilities and the same pay. I wish that would happen to me at work!

[lagomorph777]

30. He can go sit at the Kiddie Table with Perjury Traitor Gangreene.