Picture the country governed by an all GOP-run White House, Congress, Federal Departments, State, and Local government. What would we call America then?
Based on the following story from Forbes
vis-à-vis Rep. McCarthy (R-CA) House GOP Minority Leader and a bunch of other
Republicans of that same ilk I’d say: “Velkom to Amerika ala 1984 – Redux” (or akin
to this).
Just look at McCarthy’s pursed lips above – it appears he is
ready to drop a load of “F bombs” like: “F the DEMS – F their policies – F ‘em
all. Our revenge will be served cold and sweet.”
The Forbes story
headline:
“McCarthy Floats Kicking Democrats off
Committees if GOP Wins Control of House”
Specifics: GOP
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) now vows to restore Rep. Paul Gosar
(R-AZ) and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) to committees if Republicans win
control of the House in the 2022 midterms, undoing actions taken by the
Democratic-controlled House and suggesting he would retaliate against Democrats
for taking them in the first place.
Key Facts:
McCarthy said at a news conference that Republicans might choose to strip
Democrats of committee assignments in the future, saying Democrats have changed
the standards to justify removing someone from a committee.
Greene and Gosar (who was recently censured), would both have
committee assignments if Republicans retake the House that McCarthy said may be
“better committee assignments than they had before.”
The House voted 223-207 to censure Gosar and yank him from his committee assignments over
he posted an anime video depicting him killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
(D-NY), while Greene was removed from committees on February 4 for promoting
conspiracy theories and endorsing violence prior to being elected.
What to Watch For:
McCarthy told Democrats, You'll regret this after
stripping Greene of her committee assignments in February. He's said in the
past that Republicans have a “long list of Democrats that might be targeted for
committee removal,” including Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA),
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA), Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), and probably a slew of
others.
Then imagine who would run those committees: Paul Gosar
(AZ), Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA), Louie Gohmert (TX), Matt Gaetz (FL), Lauren Boebert
(CO), Andy Biggs AZ), Mo Brooks (AL), Jim Jordan (OH), Devin Nunes (CA), or
Madison Cawthorn (NC) types.
FYI: What do top GOP leaders think about those type of extremists in this “new”
GOP examples:
House Whip Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) said: “We’ve been very vocal
speaking out against white supremacy, any kind of bigotry, or hatred. I think
it’s important that you call it out wherever you see it. Not only on the
opposite side of the aisle, but on your own.”
Senate GOP Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) went further making
clear that far-right extremists such as Greene have no place in the party
saying: “Loony lies and conspiracy theories are cancer for the Republican
Party and our country.”
Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) said: “In our political discourse, there are things
that should be beyond the bounds. And ideology of hate is beyond the bounds,
whether it's on the left or the right.”
Background: As for Gosar, he posted the video showing himself as a character in the anime series “Attack on Titan” using swords to kill giant, evil monsters whose faces had been edited to resemble those of Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and President Joe Biden. Gosar removed the video after it was posted, calling it a “mischaracterization, but stopping short of an apology.”
Democrats widely condemned the video, with House
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) calling it “horrific“ and Rep. Debbie Wasserman
Schultz (D-FL) suggesting Gosar should be “criminally prosecuted.”
Republican leadership, however, did not publicly condemn
Gosar for the video. And, then Gosar spiteful and arrogant retweeted
the same video just minutes after the House voted to censure him.
Surprising Fact: Polling shows Republicans leading Democrats in generic congressional ballots for the 2022 midterms, despite Democrats historically dominating similar polls in the past. Redistricting of swing states, which almost all have Republican-controlled legislatures, will also help the party in next year's election.
According to a Politico analysis,
redistricting maps approved so far have already created another 14 House
districts made up of voters that strongly supported former President Donald
Trump. Democrats control the House by just 8 seats.
Related from
Forbes:
Gosar Censured After Sharing Violent Animated Video of
Him Killing AOC
House GOP members said: “You’ll Regret This Swearing
In-Kind Retribution for Greene’s Removal”
My 2 Cents: So I ask all Americans again “Do we really want an all-GOP run nation with McCarthy potentially appointed as Speaker and as a warm-up to getting Trump back in the White House?”
Consider all the GOP nastiness and horrible statements and threats in sum in recent
years and again now, then decide. I hope your choice is the same as mine: “Hell
no!!”
Finally this snippet from The Hill:
None of the Democrats singled out by McCarthy as examples of who could be removed from House committees have embraced conspiracy theories or promoted violence against their political opponents the way Greene and Gosar have.
But that's not stopping Republicans from warning of a scorched-earth environment if they win back the House, as many poll watchers expect.
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