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GoldenRod
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Marjorie Taylor Greene tried to force Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib to retake their oaths on a Bible in a resurfaced video
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-omar-tlaib-bible-b1793806.html?fbclid=IwAR0MqL9wQ1MvczrqXXJnCJjG8oaM7oViwlZ2B0DAxGcsDhIbAIoANbUxWpY
In the footage, she was claiming that Ms Omar and Ms Tlaib were illegitimate Democratic representatives because they took their oaths of office on the Quran instead of the Bible.
“We’re going to explain about how you can’t swear in on the Quran,” Ms Greene said in the footage. “We’re going to have the Bible and ask them if they would swear in on the Bible … I think that’s important.”
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More scary stuff from her. She doesn't know the first thing about the Constitution, Religious Freedom, or the very basics of Democracy... and now she's in a position to make laws? 
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Posted 1/28/21 10:58 AM  |
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Hofstra26
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Re: Marjorie Taylor Greene tried to force Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib to retake their oaths on a Bible in a resurfaced video
This woman is very scary. Congress better do something about her.
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| Posted 1/28/21 12:03 PM |
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seaside
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Re: Marjorie Taylor Greene tried to force Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib to retake their oaths on a Bible in a resurfaced video
Disgusting, but not surprising. Where there is smoke, there is often fire. If someone like MTG is appallingly cruel and harassing in one context, it's usually a safe bet that she will be in another.
What a garbage thing to do.
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| Posted 1/28/21 12:14 PM |
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MC09
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Re: Marjorie Taylor Greene tried to force Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib to retake their oaths on a Bible in a resurfaced video
She's been in government a whole 30 seconds. She gets off on this crap.
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| Posted 1/28/21 12:44 PM |
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CookiePuss
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Re: Marjorie Taylor Greene tried to force Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib to retake their oaths on a Bible in a resurfaced video
I agree but on the flip side. She is a congresswoman and voted by her constituents to represent them in the House.
As much as I find her despicable and underqualified...she was elected. Do we, the people, get to decide that for her constituents?
I am having a hard time with reconciling this in my mind.
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| Posted 1/28/21 2:32 PM |
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seaside
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Re: Marjorie Taylor Greene tried to force Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib to retake their oaths on a Bible in a resurfaced video
Posted by CookiePuss
I agree but on the flip side. She is a congresswoman and voted by her constituents to represent them in the House.
As much as I find her despicable and underqualified...she was elected. Do we, the people, get to decide that for her constituents?
I am having a hard time with reconciling this in my mind.
Well, getting to office is one thing. We should be scared that someone this hateful and unhinged was able to win over her electorate. But staying in office requires some minimum standards of behavior and ethics. Maybe it's time to examine those more closely.
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| Posted 1/28/21 2:54 PM |
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JennP
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Re: Marjorie Taylor Greene tried to force Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib to retake their oaths on a Bible in a resurfaced video
Posted by seaside
Posted by CookiePuss
I agree but on the flip side. She is a congresswoman and voted by her constituents to represent them in the House.
As much as I find her despicable and underqualified...she was elected. Do we, the people, get to decide that for her constituents?
I am having a hard time with reconciling this in my mind.
Well, getting to office is one thing. We should be scared that someone this hateful and unhinged was able to win over her electorate. But staying in office requires some minimum standards of behavior and ethics. Maybe it's time to examine those more closely.
There is also a system that created circumstances that allowed her to get into office though - gerrymandering.
When Republicans gerrymander, they make certain seats very safe for Republicans. When this happens, there is no need for candidates to win over moderate swing voters so the pool of candidates ends up moving to the extreme.
If the lines were drawn fairly, more moderate candidates would be better able to compete.
Take NY's 2nd CD. I really don't think a MTG would get elected there. It's a relatively normal shape that includes diverse areas and no one on either side who is off the charts would make it through a primary.
Something really needs to be done about gerrymandering. Every state is different but it helps to have state legislators in power who believe in a fair system so the lines are drawn appropriately.
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| Posted 1/28/21 3:31 PM |
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