That loudmouthed poster child for right-wing wackos, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), will not be silenced.
God knows the House has tried. After Ms. Greene demonstrated that she was racist, outrageous, and presumably out of her mind, every House Democrat and 11 Republicans voted to pull her from her two committee assignments. They didn't want to see her use the Education-and-Labor Committee and Budget Committee as her personal public pinatas.
But Greene is all gadfly. She proposed an early halt to a legislative session once last week and once this week. The COVID stimulus bill was under discussion, and she said she was trying to stop the bill.
The entire House had to vote on her motions. Last week, 18 Republicans joined Democrats to say Thanks but No Thanks. This week, it was 40 Republicans. It's a pain to deal with something so trivial.
Maybe Greene would be fun to watch if she had wit, or humor, or even charm. Sadly, she's more likely to grow antlers and bellow like a moose.
Still, Greene's not the first gadfly in Congress. We think the Republic will survive her, and many more.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/542517-41-republicans-vote-against-greene-motion?fbclid=IwAR1ArLpOoklmh5QT0jFfGgxMYGMJD59SeDwLWyiitz2zI9_8p6INAhUuqN8&rl=1
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