WASHINGTON – A Democratic congressman from California submitted a resolution Friday to rep. To expel Marjorie Taylor Greene from Congress, accusing the Republican of Georgia of a history of trading in conspiracy theories that ‘advocate violence against our peers, the speaker and our government’.
It’s unclear whether Jimmy Gomez’s resolution will be put to the vote, and even if it is likely, it is unlikely to get the high standard of giving Greene the chance. The history of Greene’s social media removed her from her committee posts last month by a vote of 230-199, which is well below the two-thirds vote that would be needed to oust her.
Gomez said on the House floor on Friday that he was forced to submit the resolution because, “I believe some of my Republican colleagues, and one in particular, are harming this legislature.”
“This is what I believed after this room was turned into a crime scene just ten weeks ago,” Gomez said, referring to the January 6 riot at the Capitol by a crowd of Trump supporters.
“I am not happy about proposing this resolution, but every member who incites political violence and threatens our lives must be expelled. And I will do everything in my power to protect our democracy and keep all my colleagues safe. , “he said.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, told reporters at her weekly press conference that Gomez’s resolution does not reflect the leadership’s position, but: ‘Members are very unhappy about what happened here and can express themselves as they do. . What Mr. Gomez did is his own view. ‘
Greene’s office had no immediate comment on the resolution, and although she regularly comments on Twitter, the congresswoman’s campaign said her account had been suspended for 12 hours. The campaign said they gave no explanation for the suspension, which according to Twitter was later the result of a mistake.
“Around 1am in the dark of night, Twitter chose to silence a sitting member of Congress who was facing an unprecedented political attack by House Democrats. This move ruled out the possibility for Congressman Greene to change her reputation. “Defending her seat and most importantly, the votes of 230,000 Georgians in the 14th District on the Twitter platform,” Greene’s campaign said in a statement.
In a message posted on the social media site Telegram, Greene suggested linking Gomez’s resolution to Twitter’s actions.
“Today the Democrats are introducing a resolution to EXPLAIN me from Congress. And all of a sudden, Twitter suspended me at 12 o’clock for absolutely no reason for 12 hours, without any explanation. because I’m a threat to the swamp! ‘she said in the report.
A Twitter spokesperson maintained it was an innocent mistake. “We use a combination of technology and human oversight to Twitter Rules across the service. In this case, our automated systems have undertaken account maintenance that is incorrectly referenced. “This action has been reversed, and access to the account has been restored,” the spokesman said.
Twitter suspended Greene’s account for 12 hours in January, saying she had repeatedly violated the company’s misinformation policy.
Greene, a first-year student who won a Republican primary and then ran virtually unopposed, came under fire for expressing support for the QAnon conspiracy theory, and accepted the calls for violence against top Democrats and suggested that the shooting of Sandy Hook and Parkland took place.
Before the vote last month to strip her of her committee posts, she distanced herself from her previous statements, saying they “did not represent my values.”
“I may believe things that are not true,” she said.
Dareh Gregrogian reports from New York. Alex Moe and Haley Talbot reported from Washington.
Rebecca Shabad and Kevin Collier contributed.