The House has voted to censure Democratic congressman Al Green for disrupting Donald Trump’s joint session of Congress. Ten Democrats crossed party lines to support reprimanding their colleague with 224 votes in favor and 198 opposed. - ThreadSky

us.theguardian.com • 13 days ago

The House has voted to censure Democratic congressman Al Green for disrupting Donald Trump’s joint session of Congress.

Ten Democrats crossed party lines to support reprimanding their colleague with 224 votes in favor and 198 opposed.

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gordon-gecko.bsky.social•13 days ago

Didn't someone shout "you lie" at Obama once? What happened to him?

stroudwater.bsky.social•12 days ago

That would be still sitting Congressman Joe Wilson.

kbgpolitics.bsky.social•12 days ago

Like Mitch McConnell and his 8 yr campaign of disrespect directed at Obama, most of the Right lost their minds when a Black man was elected to our nation's highest office. The papers back home in KY let Mitch get away with it and it opened the doors for someone like DJT to run. White grievance.

kbgpolitics.bsky.social•12 days ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgce06Yw2ro

kbgpolitics.bsky.social•13 days ago

The Right turned him into a hero.

madison8.bsky.social•12 days ago

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/al-green-website

thebestdiana.bsky.social•12 days ago

I want to know who those 10 are! They should have stood up with him! You didn't see Bobert and Greene get walked out and censured for their antics during Biden's speech.

sidneyroughdiamond.bsky.social•13 days ago

Hasn't made a decent record since " let's stay together "

ohiojayne.bsky.social•13 days ago

Name the Dems!

shamontiel.bsky.social•12 days ago

Their names are here https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-votes-censure-rep-al-green-disrupting-trumps-speech-congress-rcna195020

heronpond2021.bsky.social•12 days ago

Primary those 10 democrats!

bjrolston.bsky.social•13 days ago

THESE 10 MUST GO

Ami Bera of California, Ed Case of Hawaii, Jim Costa of California, Laura Gillen of New York, Jim Himes of Connecticut, Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania, Marcy Kaptur of Ohio, Jared Moskowitz of Florida, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington and Tom Suozzi of New York.

donnierains66.bsky.social•12 days ago

what about marjorie taylor greene standing up screaming liar to biden and others,calling them commies and nazis! sick of this one side corrupt shit!

geertcuypers.bsky.social•13 days ago

10 traitors to democracy.
Let's primary them.

Democrats should be ashamed that they didn't stand up for Al Green. They should all have left when Al Green was removed.

GOP cheered when MTG was howling during Biden's speech, bit don't tolerate the same now. Hypocrites.

jordangreif.bsky.social•13 days ago

Call the office of all these assholes today non stop

deetails.bsky.social•13 days ago

Republicans shelter criminals at all costs, then Democrats censure one of their own for speaking up. Republicans want to take women back to the 1950s and Democrats act like 1950s courtesy still works.

eyeeyepee.bsky.social•13 days ago

The house and senate were dem run in the post-war booming 50s they love so much. Who’s gonna tell them?

realnorac.bsky.social•12 days ago

PRIMARY EVERY ONE OF THESE TURNCOATS!

The 10 House Democrats who joined Republicans to vote for Green’s censure were CA Rep Ami Bera, HI Rep Case, Ca Rep Jim Costa, NY Rep Laura Gillen, CT Rep Himes, PA Rep Houlahan, OH Repr Marcy Kaptur, FL Rep Moskowitz, WA Rep Gluesenkamp Perez & NY Rep Suozzi.

realnorac.bsky.social•12 days ago

Everyone of those Scabrous Traitor Democrats should be PRIMARIED and REMOVED for someone who will FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE not the oppressor Fascists! Bastards all of them!

cariflor.bsky.social•12 days ago

Absolutely spineless and deeply shocking.

d-moore.bsky.social•13 days ago

What the fuck is going on? Ah yes. Fascism.

glowcircuit.bsky.social•12 days ago

Only their opposition is allowed to be disrupting? The US republicans are weak.

grandmajulie.bsky.social•13 days ago

Wonder which Dems crossed over abandoning our rights to free speech? Maybe the lower states reps??

angrygrampy.bsky.social•13 days ago

I think it's time for a new party. Did you see Michelle Wu yesterday. THAT'S A DEMOCRATIC LEADER!! Not these gutless wonders! I guess we have to "Drain That Swamp" too. I am so disgusted with this country now!

Wake Up, America!!

stoshm.bsky.social•13 days ago

vardm-65.bsky.social•13 days ago

I can't remember, what punishment did Meth Barbie suffer for her outburst?

stoshm.bsky.social•13 days ago

pretty sure there was some head shaking & finger wagging

eyeeyepee.bsky.social•13 days ago

Bowen Yang mocked her on SNL?

dwblue.bsky.social•13 days ago

"We don't need no education....."

kbgpolitics.bsky.social•13 days ago

Sorry, but I'm on Mr. Green's side here.

trinabear.bsky.social•12 days ago

Call out the Ds tha censured Al Green
Be relentless
@Bera.house.gov @jahimes.bsky.social @houlahan.house.gov @repmarcykaptur.bsky.social @repmoskowitz.bsky.social @gluesenkampperez.house.gov @tomsuozzi.bsky.social Ed Case IG @repedcase Jim Costa IG @repjimcosta Laura Gillen IG @replauragillen

trukforever.bsky.social•12 days ago

Never forgive those traitorous 10. SHAMEFUL!

us.theguardian.com•12 days ago

Green, 77, represents a predominantly Black Houston district, and has been a strong figure of opposition to Trump in Washington since becoming the first congressman to call for his impeachment in 2017.

Read our full report on the vote here:

straightouttacabo.bsky.social•12 days ago

And he’s only guilty of impersonating 2 GOP morons in MGT and LB. Wth

donnierains66.bsky.social•12 days ago

what a dirty rotten treasonous son of a bitch...taking putin's side after putin put bounties on our American soldiers!

jplusc.bsky.social•12 days ago

Green is the only one whose response was close to meeting the moment. The Democrats, especially those who joined Republicans to censure Green, are woefully unfit to handle this crisis.

trinabear.bsky.social•12 days ago

owlcatjewelry.bsky.social•12 days ago

Shameful! Who needs Democrats who won't do anything? Is Al Green the only one with guts?

owlcatjewelry.bsky.social•12 days ago

Let's correct that: Jasmine Crocket has guts. AOC has guts.

devotedliberal.bsky.social•10 days ago

Shameful…congratulations Green!

maggiemae71.bsky.social•12 days ago

cowards.

662tird.bsky.social•12 days ago

Traitors

kenyattayamel.bsky.social•12 days ago

Fight back

southerngent61.bsky.social•13 days ago

You can’t dissolve a governmental agency created by Congress with an Executive Order. A lawsuit will be filed before the Sharpie ink is dry.

amidumonde.bsky.social•13 days ago

But no censure for the man threatening the health of millions of Americans?

414kiefer.bsky.social•12 days ago

Weak shit. The democrats should’ve caused more of a ruckus, honestly. See: Serbia

cepaea.bsky.social•13 days ago

Those 10 need to be primaried. And before that, I hope they get earfuls from their constituents.

kimbi21.bsky.social•13 days ago

They should discipline themselves for all the lies!

maiden56.bsky.social•13 days ago

Why did 10 Democrats vote for censure? Why didn't they all walk out when he was escorted out?

kbgpolitics.bsky.social•13 days ago

No spines. And it's disgusting.

maiden56.bsky.social•13 days ago

Democrats need to grow a pair.

shamontiel.bsky.social•12 days ago

I lost ALL respect for these 10 Democrats. What I do respect is Rep. Al Green doubling down and saying, "I'd do it again." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41PPBIjIdek (I've been trying to defend Democrats for protesting on their separate channels, but these specific 10 disgust me.) HE WAS DEFENDING MEDICAID!

lneils.bsky.social•12 days ago

Certainly another embarrassment for the democrats. Why the hell aren’t they calling out and censoring Boebert and Greene.

shamontiel.bsky.social•12 days ago

Hey Pennsylvania voters, remember this when elections come around.

“A sad cavalcade of self owns and unhinged petulance,” said Sen. John Fetterman (D., Pa.) on X.

Imagine criticizing a 77-year-old Congressmen defending health insurance and Medicaid from a president denying it! @johnfetterman.com

shamontiel.bsky.social•12 days ago

Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., noted that Republicans were silent when members of their conference interrupted Democratic President Joe Biden’s speech last year. https://apnews.com/article/house-censure-green-trump-joint-address-61d82026983c99a269209bbeb32b45a5

shamontiel.bsky.social•12 days ago

Hey New Yorkers, remember Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.) called Al Green’s conduct “boneheaded.” Imagine calling a Congress person standing up for Medicaid and senior health as "boneheaded" when the president is blocking ANY opposition during press meetings. @tomsuozzi.bsky.social #ElectionDay

nc-cherie.bsky.social•12 days ago

I love pink mist in the morning

thekvetch.bsky.social•13 days ago

10 Democrats? Scumbags.

jettblue.bsky.social•13 days ago

The 10 democrats who crossed party lines to vote with republicans to censure Al Green do NOT belong in office. You are all examples of the poor and inept representation that put Trump back in office,

You’re all a disgrace to what is left of our democracy.

Talk about tone deaf!

eyeeyepee.bsky.social•13 days ago

Doesn’t Moskowitz talk a big game about dems not being aggressive enough? Whats his problem?

socialebrabander.bsky.social•12 days ago

Dissolve the education department, why? Because for the orange idiot any education was absolutely useless, it doesn’t mean that others shouldn’t have a good education

lumenation.bsky.social•13 days ago

My reaction is laugh. Because it's so ludicrous. Modest Proposal levels of satire To believe that standing up with free speech was met with "reprimand".

All that's left is keep a list of the names.

bananarepublicans.bsky.social•13 days ago

I'm so goddamned tired of reading about Dems who haven't the stomach for the battle this country is currently in.

mbigenwald.bsky.social•13 days ago

😕 That's GOOD TROOUBLE! The other Dems little signs and pink pantsuits won’t get the job done. Organize! https://www.country1st.com

mbigenwald.bsky.social•13 days ago

pkingpi.bsky.social•13 days ago

Has Miss Manners weighed in yet on whether a convicted felon bent destroying our country should be afforded the respect he craves but does not deserve?

derrickrocks.bsky.social•13 days ago

Ten Democrats?! WTF @housedemocrats.bsky.social ?!?

imagine1016.bsky.social•12 days ago

Dissolve education department. America is this what you want?

imagine1016.bsky.social•12 days ago

You censured him? He was taking a stand for America…something no one else would do.

imagine1016.bsky.social•12 days ago

America is gone.

landon92.bsky.social•13 days ago

Marjorie Taylor green wasn’t censored for running her mouth during Biden speech hypocrisy

salasscientist.bsky.social•13 days ago

A proud act of censorship. When future historians look back, he will stand proud as the only congressman who stood up while the others held little signs and cheered as democracy gasped for air.

dynamitelaserbeam.bsky.social•12 days ago

Good for you, Al. Glad to see someone other than #AOC and #JasmineCrockett show some signs of life.

eyeeyepee.bsky.social•13 days ago

Ever notice it’s the non-white Reps? Had “tough guys” Moskowitz or Suozzi done the same thing as Green, we wouldn’t be here.

kenyattayamel.bsky.social•12 days ago

Fight back

retep47.bsky.social•12 days ago

What nonsense, censuring the only person who had the wisdom and the courage to dissent from the drivel coming from the podium. No free speech apparently.

meowthrandir.bsky.social•12 days ago

The names of Dems who voted to censure Greene:

Ami Bera, CA
Ed Case, HI
Jim Costa, CA
Laura Gillen, NY
Jim Himes, CT
Chrissy Houlahan, PA
Marcy Kaptur, OH
Jared Moskowitz, FL
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, WA
Tom Suozzi, NY

meowthrandir.bsky.social•13 days ago

Shame on those 10 Dems and any that didn't stand for his simple protest.

You're clearly not equipped to lead the fight against fascism and kleptocrats.

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