Democratic Congresswoman, Rashida Tlaib, a prominent member of 'The Squad,' the group furthest to the left of their party in the House of Representatives, avoided having to face a censorship resolution presented by Republican legislator, Marjorie Taylor Greene, after her participation in the raid by anti-Israel protesters on the Capitol offices last month. Up to 23 conservative representatives voted in favor of an initiative to block the proposal, once again evidencing the division among GOP members in the Lower House.
Here is the list of Republicans that did not vote.
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— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) November 1, 2023
The initiative to block censorship was imposed by 222-186
The proposal, which called for Tlaib's impechment for "anti-Semitic activity, sympathizing with terrorist organizations, and leading an insurrection at the United States Capitol Complex," was thrown out following a vote of 222-186. The Democratic representatives voted as a bloc in favor of the initiative to stop the motion, while around twenty Republican congressmen, from different currents, added their votes to those of their opponents.
ThePalestinian-born legislator repeatedly refused to condemn the October 7 massacre perpetrated by Hamas against civilians, including the murder, torture and kidnapping of children, the elderly and women, as well as the rape of young Jewish women at a rave party and in a kibbutz, while calls for an "end to the suffocating Israeli occupation" in Gaza. Furthermore, Tlaib also did not want to criticize the call for "an unprecedented day of rage" by Hezbollah, after a rocket explosion at a Gaza hospital and participated in a anti-Israel demonstration before Congress which ended with hundreds of protesters inside the Capitol Rotunda.
Roy justifies his support for Tlaib due to the "abuse" of the term "insurrection" since 2021
Among the voters who allowed Tlaib to prevent the motion was Texas Rep. Chip Roy, a member of the Freedom Caucus. Roy justified his decision on the abuse of the term "insurrection" since the events of January 6, 2021: "I voted to table the resolution. In January 2021, the legal term insurrection was stretched and abused by many following the events at the Capitol. We should not continue to perpetuate claims of 'insurrection' at the Capitol and we should not abuse the term now."
“…I voted to table the resolution. In January 2021, the legal term insurrection was stretched and abused by many following the events at the Capitol. We should not continue to perpetuate claims of “insurrection” at the Capitol and we should not abuse the term now. (3/3)”
— Chip Roy (@chiproytx) November 2, 2023
