Democrats warn Waters censure move opens floodgates

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Democrats warn Waters censure move opens floodgates
By Cristina Marcos - 04/24/21 05:59 AM EDT

House Democrats are warning that Republicans are opening a Pandora’s box after forcing a vote on censuring Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) this week.

Multiple Democrats have introduced resolutions in recent months to censure or even expel Republicans, primarily over inflammatory rhetoric making false claims about election fraud ahead of the Jan. 6 insurrection.

After Republicans forced the party-line vote on Waters this week, Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) circulated a letter renewing his effort to expel Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) from Congress and urging more fellow Democrats to sign onto his resolution.

And moments before this week’s vote, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) warned that Republicans forcing a roll call on censuring Waters makes it “harder” to justify not taking similar action against Republicans in the future.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/house/550042-democrats-warn-waters-censure-move-opens-floodgates

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Lol. When have the rats ever held back on anything that might've offered them a political advantage?

Hell they've already accused half of the country of being traitors, insurrectionists and potential domestic terrorists. They're in the process of eliminating the filibuster, adding DC and PR as states and packing the SCOTUS. Not very many places to go from there.