Marisa Kabas: I've reached out to the offices of all 22 Democrats who voted to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib because of her comments on Israel/Palestine to see if they planned to do the same for her Republican colleague from Michigan.

I've reached out to the offices of all 22 Democrats who voted to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib because of her comments on Israel/Palestine to see if they planned to do the same for her Republican colleague from Michigan.

Michigan U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg said the solution in Gaza “should be like Nagasaki and Hiroshima” and said the U.S. “shouldn’t be spending a dime on humanitarian aid”

Michigan Republican congressman suggests nuking Gaza, ending humanitarian aidwww.detroitnews.com “It should be like Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Get it over quick,

1. First (and only reply) so far is from NY Rep. Ritchie Torres. In an official quote, Torres calls Walberg's comments, “Deranged and depraved.” I asked if, for him, they rise to the same level as Rep. Tlaib's comments. Spokesperson said "Yes." I asked if he plans to censure. Waiting for response.

about to send 21 “just following up” emails

They're all waiting to hear back from AIPAC what they're allowed to tell you while playing with "Democracy is on the line!" as they alienate their voters for their unpopular candidate in yet another generation-defining election

Do It!

2. Ohio Rep. Greg Landsman’s press secretary forwarded his tweets on the matter. I asked if he’d vote to censure Walberg. Waiting for response.

Landman's office responded re: censure of Walberg "His votes would be the same: he’d vote to table but if it were in front of him, he’d vote yes. 'None of this helps us end the war and get the hostages home.'"

I mean censuring Tlaib also didn’t help end the war but ya did it anyway punk

Didn’t seem to care much about the hostages then Greg huh

What it ended up being was what the Right refers to as “virtue signaling“.

Huh?

Ritchie has turned out to be an abject failure as a Democratic representative.

Keep at it! Holding out elected officials accountable for their decisions is important. Hold that mirror up and let them see their hypocrisy. I stand with you, Marisa

my reply to rep. torres re: if they rise to same level as rep. tlaib - "Lol. lmao."

Impressive response time given Torres is currently in Israel

Torres is completely owned by AIPAC so this is pretty interesting tbh

profiles in courage

I don’t know how you can’t give your Democratic colleague talking about her homeland the benefit of the doubt over a fucking Republican; one is very VERY clearly worse

I’d guess part of the delay is that the nature of the question changed. Would they vote for a censure if a resolution came to the floor? Torres says yes. The follow up is “Will you move a resolution?” And that’s a question that requires consultation with the leadership, not an individual position.

i'm gonna need all 800 of you who reposted above to read and share my story, thank you

Dems who censured Rep. Tlaib over Palestine comments largely silent on GOP Rep's call for nukeswww.thehandbasket.co It's telling who does—and does not—get the benefit of the doubt

you guys take direction pretty well tbh

We like to help

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It's very telling that for Schneider and Walberg, the only thing wrong here is the use of nuclear weapons. For anyone who's not a psychopath, which weapon to use to “Get it over quick” doesn't really matters. The result and the intent do. We're governed by psychopath.

Cuz liberalism and liberal capitalism is still a right wing ideology.

Not a hell hot enough for the souls of these rancid cowards.

See, I'd argue that a true hell should be humid as well to inflict endless misery and suffering, but I think we're on the same train here :)

Yeah I’m saying whatever eternal torment waits for them in the next life will be too fucking good for them.

I feel like this calls for workshopping eternal torments. I'm pretty sure we can devise something to shame the devil.

Done

Thanks for calling them out on their hypocrisy.

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This is great Marisa hopefully more people will do the same

There won't BE a censure vote, will there? Johnson would have to let it happen and he's not going to allow a Republican be censured for anything less than pointing out their presidential candidate was liable for sexual assault.

doesn't mean dems can't call for it

exactly.

Anyone can call for it, leadership can kill it yes but the fact that nobody's even calling for it after punishing a literal Palestinian American woman for saying objective facts about Israel's genocide is unconscionable

This is one of the problems with Democrats: they're unwilling to call for a vote they will lose and therefore never make anyone out their stance on the record.

Yes!! Appreciate you looking into this. Share their responses please !!

definitely will

Oh I think we know where this is headed but appreciate you asking the question!

it’s useful to get them on the record about it

You'll be sure to share the many, many thoughtful, coherent responses that you receive, right?

i have received (1) response so far. waiting for an answer to a follow-up question before sharing.

Was the follow-up question "Are you fucking kidding me?"?

“I’m sure that was an answer to *some* question, Mr. President, it just wasn’t an answer to mine.” —Danny Concannon

Thanks for doing good work

What did they say?

waiting to hear back

Politicians aren’t listening to us.

They listen. They just don’t care.

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