She is the sole Palestaian-American in the House….
He conments are strongly against Israeli conflict actions….
This IS second effort….
This one made it….
Twenty-two Democrats voted Tuesday to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) for her criticism of Israel following Hamas’s deadly attack last month.
The resolution, sponsored by Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.), accused Tlaib of “promoting false narratives regarding the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel and for calling for the destruction of the state of Israel.” It also references her use over the weekend of the controversial phrase “from the river to the sea,” which is considered by many to be antisemitic.
Democratic leadership earlier in the day urged members to vote for a motion to kill the censure resolution, and the party largely stuck together, with only one Democrat voting to advance it.
Many defended Tlaib’s right to make the controversial comments, citing the First Amendment, despite disagreeing with her words.
But on the final vote, 22 of Tlaib’s colleagues opted to reprimand her.
“We are at an exceedingly perilous moment, when emotions and intentions are on a razor’s edge. I believe that Members of Congress should be free to express their opinions, no matter how distasteful they may be. I also believe they have a duty to express the values and priorities of their districts,” Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) said of his vote to censure Tlaib.
He added, “I recognize this censure resolution is not a perfect resolution in its language or form, but unfortunately it is the only vehicle available to formally rebuke the dangerous disinformation and aspersions that Rep. Tlaib continues to use and defend. I feel that I have no other recourse but to vote to censure her.”….
Note….
California Dem Rep. Adam Schiff was censured by House Republican also….
Testing…
Got ya…..
Democratic Representatives voting for censure:
Yea
Yea TN 9th D Cohen, Steve
Yea CA 21st D Costa, Jim
Yea MN 2nd D Craig, Angie
Yea NC 1st D Davis, Donald
Yea FL 22nd D Frankel, Lois
Yea WA 3rd D Gluesenkamp Perez, Marie
Yea ME 2nd D Golden, Jared
Yea NY 10th D Goldman, Dan
Yea NJ 5th D Gottheimer, Josh
Yea OH 1st D Landsman, Greg
Yea NV 3rd D Lee, Susie
Yea NC 6th D Manning, Kathy
Yea FL 23rd D Moskowitz, Jared
Yea NC 13th D Nickel, Wiley
Yea NH 1st D Pappas, Chris
Yea NY 18th D Ryan, Patrick
Yea IL 10th D Schneider, Brad
Yea WA 8th D Schrier, Kim
Yea FL 9th D Soto, Darren
Yea NY 15th D Torres, Ritchie
Yea FL 25th D Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Yea FL 24th D Wilson, Frederica
I no longer pretend or aspire to any detailed recent district-by-district knowledge, but several of these Democrats appear to be either Jewish-American and/or from knife-edge either-way purple districts, (e.g. Golden in Maine, Chris Pappas in NH, Ritchie Torres in NY, Jim Costa in Calif., Steve Cohen in Tenn. and Debbie Wasserman-Schultz in Fla).
I think u have it Right…….
I can just imagine those Democrats in swing or Jewish districts wondering about next year’s attack ad “Why won’t Sarah Kahn condemn far-left anti-Semitism !! Let Sarah Kahn know what you think by voting for Sterling Q. Trumpster ! ”, accompanies by shots of scary jihadi gunmen, ayatollahs, dead bodies, hostages and screaming mourners.
Bibi IS getting on Biden’s nerves