2y ago

Dem Jim Himes: Why I'm Against Marjorie Taylor Greene Censure Despite 'Flaming Garbage Dump' Tweets

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Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) joined Forbes Newsroom to discuss Speaker Mike Johnson, the Israel-Hamas war, and his series of what he described as "unpopular" votes.

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The idea of censuring somebody for their expression, for their ideas, is a profoundly un-American idea
In what universe?
- I think he needs to read this:
  https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/differences-between-censor-and-censure#:~:text=To%20'censor'%20means%20to%20remove,with%20and%20criticize%20as%20blameworthy.%22
He and I heard a very different speech which makes sense and he and I live in completely different worlds of privilege
Fuck this piece of shit, defending someone that pushes lies, revenge porn, and many other horrible things. This is part of why censures exist in the first place. She is not a good faith politician
To no surprise he is AGAINST the Israel-Hamas ceasefire as well
“For somebody to convince me that a ceasefire is a good idea, you need to explain to me how a ceasefire brings the perpetrators of this historical terrorist brutal attack to justice.”
The point of a ceasefire is not to punish anyone. The point is to stop killing innocent men, women and children. If Himes' primary goal is to punish Hamas no matter the cost in innocent lives then I think he should probably have an R after his name rather than a D.