Current Events > House votes to censure GOP Rep. Paul Gosar over video depicting killing of AOC

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WASHINGTON The House on Wednesday voted to censure Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., after he posted an animated video that depicted him killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and attacking President Joe Biden.
The House voted 223-207, with only two Republicans voting in favor of the censure Reps. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois and Liz Cheney of Wyoming.
The resolution also removes Gosar from the two House committees he serves on, Oversight and Reform and Natural Resources.
"The glorification of the suggestion of the killing of a colleague is completely unacceptable," Cheney told reporters on Wednesday, "And I think that it's a clear violation of House rules. I think it's a sad day."
With the censure resolution passing, Gosar will have to stand in the well of the House chamber as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., reads the resolution. Except for expulsion, censure is considered the harshest punishment against a member in the House.
"When a member uses his or her national platform to encourage violence, tragically, people listen to those words and they may act upon them," Pelosi said on the House floor ahead of the vote. "Words spoken by elected officials weigh a ton. People hear them very differently."
Pelosi continued, "These threats specifically targeted a woman, a woman of color, which is, as the resolution states, a global phenomenon meant to silence women, to discourage them for seeking positions of authority and participating in public life. Again, this is about workplace harassment and violence against women."

Ocasio-Cortez, who sits on the Oversight Committee, said Wednesday that Gosar had not apologized to her.
"What is so hard, what is so hard about saying this is wrong?" she said. "This is not about me. This is not about Rep. Gosar. This is about what we are willing to accept. If you believe that this behavior should not be accepted then vote yes," she added. "It's really that simple."
Democratic members could be seen hugging Ocasio-Cortez on the House floor.

Gosar spoke a few minutes later, denying that the video he posted was intended to be a threat, saying, "I do not espouse violence towards anyone. I never have." He declined to apologize and then compared himself to Alexander Hamilton.
"If I must join Alexander Hamilton, the first person attempted to be censured by this House, so be it. It is done," he said.
Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., shot back, "Mr. Gosar, you are no Alexander Hamilton."

Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., ranking member on the House Rules Committee, said the issue should have been dealt with by the Republican conference or the Ethics Committee. He said Democrats have rushed this process and "set an extremely dangerous precedent for the future of this institution."
McCarthy told CNN on Monday that he discussed the video with Gosar before it was taken down, but that was the only response made by GOP leadership.
Cheney said Tuesday that McCarthys inaction on Gosar was "indefensible, morally and ethically, and it's crazy politically.
On the floor ahead of the vote Wednesday, McCarthy criticized Democrats for punishing Gosar.
"It's an old definition of abuse of power: rules for thee, but not for me. That's exactly what's happening here today," he said. "House Democrats are preparing once again to break another precedent of the United States House of Representatives."
Gosar shared an edited video on his official social media channels last week in which he and other Republican lawmakers are depicted as heroes from the Japanese anime series "Attack on Titan." The faces of Ocasio-Cortez and Biden were superimposed on the show's villains. Twitter later added a warning label to Gosar's tweet, which was eventually removed. The video was also removed from his Instagram account.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-votes-censure-gop-rep-paul-gosar-over-video-depicting-n1284008


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With the censure resolution passing, Gosar will have to stand in the well of the House chamber as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., reads the resolution.

lol

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So if I understand it right, censure is nothing more than official disapproval?

No wonder this shit continues

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Njolk posted...

So if I understand it right, censure is nothing more than official disapproval?

No wonder this shit continues

He also got stripped of his committee assignments. That's not much, but it's something a little more tangible.

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That fucker should be expelled.

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Remember all the shit Kathy Griffin went through when she posted something a bit less graphic in comparison?

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This was also delivered to us on this day:

https://twitter.com/GenePark/status/1461072166628298758

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au_gold posted...

That fucker should be expelled.

Expulsion takes a 2/3 vote. Censure only requires a simple majority.

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Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., ranking member on the House Rules Committee, said the issue should have been dealt with by the Republican conference or the Ethics Committee. He said Democrats have rushed this process and "set an extremely dangerous precedent for the future of this institution."

Why, so absolutely nothing could be done about it? Holy shit lol.

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A step toward democracy. Thank you members of the House. Everyone is entitled to their private fantasies. Keep them private.

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GranolaPanic posted...

It gets worse.

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1461073375523229707

Just the GOP having a normal one really

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These people are so embarrassing

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https://twitter.com/scottwongDC/status/1461063478588936200?t=J28AgWis8-ns6dI4famasw&s=19

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Oh no not a partisan censure vote with no consequences

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As I said in the other topic:

Their base is too stupid to understand nuance. They literally already broke into the Capitol and tried to kill her. This is only going to incite them more. They need to understand that. Not everything is black and white.

this fucker needs to be removed. They need to stop acting like children because the people theyre preaching to actually have the mentality of children.

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Boebert is married to a pedo

This is what you people have done, now they are talking about anime to the Congress.

This is the reality you have wrought.

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CADE FOSTER posted...

Boebert is married to a pedo

He also beat her, possibly while she was pregnant with his child

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Bwahahahaha

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https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1461059692411691023?s=21

Im happy she spoke on this.

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The House voted 223-207, with only two Republicans voting in favor of the censure

Spineless Republicans actually defending him.

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Shingeki no Kyojin ruined by this piece of shit. Is nothing sacred anymore?
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GranolaPanic posted...

Literally the perfect Congresswoman.

I really think this comment is self-congratulatory.

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