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General Category => Politics/Government => Topic started by: mystery-ak on January 13, 2021, 11:40:31 pm
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House Democrats Temporarily Changed Rules to Allow President to Be Called a Racist
Joel B. Pollak 13 Jan 2021
Democrats called President Donald Trump a racist several times during the House debate on impeachment Wednesday, taking advantage of a temporary rule change they passed earlier this week.
Newly-sworn-in Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO), for example, called Trump the “white supremacist-in-chiefâ€:
Congresswoman Cori Bush
@RepCori
St. Louis and I rise to say that the 117th Congress has a mandate to legislate in defense of Black lives.
The first step in that process is rooting out white supremacy, starting with impeaching the white supremacist-in-chief.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) also chimed in, calling Trump the “racist-in-chief.â€
Normally, such language is prohibited by House rules. But House Democrats passed a temporary rule change on Tuesday that applies to debate on H. Res. 21 and H. Res. 24. The former urged Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Trump (which he declined to do); the latter is the article of impeachment against President Trump.
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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/13/house-democrats-temporarily-changed-rules-to-allow-president-to-be-called-a-racist/ (https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/13/house-democrats-temporarily-changed-rules-to-allow-president-to-be-called-a-racist/)
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Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) also chimed in, calling Trump the “racist-in-chief.â€
Well, that's a definitive statement as she looks in the mirror.
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It was my understanding that under the Constitution each House change their procedural rules -- that's hardly a procedural rule.
As much as I don't like Pelosi I fear the day that she steps down; members of the Squad will take over. Guarantee it.