House Democrats’ Protest Whiplash | The Nation

Thursday morning we need to see the worst and best in the democratic tuft. I will also not forget soon.

First, the worst thing is that ten Democrats voted with all the Republicans of the House of Representatives to express his colleague, Al Green’s representative, for violation of President Donald Trump on Tuesday night. Having placed his reed, a disabled 77 year old when Trump has advertised his alleged electoral mandate (he doesn’t, but it’s another story.) “You don’t have a mandate to cut Medicaid!” – called the green. When he continued to protest, the Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson removed him from the ward. After that, progressive colleagues moved, including representatives of Maxwell Frost and Jasmine Croket.

The House of Representatives of the Republicans quickly avenged, drawing up a resolution on Green’s criminal liability.

“He decided to deliberately violate the rules of the house so that we believe that probably unprecedented in history – overcoming the US president’s message, which is a guest,” ” Johnson explained Ahead of the vote.

Wait, Mike, you don’t remember that Tea Party Gop Joe Wilson’s representative “You’re lying!” President Obama during the appeal to both Congress houses in 2010? You do not remember your co -co -co -co -co -co -co -co -co -co -co -co -co -co -co -co -co -coacus and Lauren Bobert, who interrupted President Biden’s address 2022 union, similar to the PAs that flow? Does Green do this for Biden again in 2024?

Mike, you mocked the Democrats for being “77-year-old Congress (as) the face of their resistance.” But throw away the age because at 53 you seem to be losing your memory.

Unfortunately, 10 Democrats came to the side of the ridiculous Johnson. These are representatives of the Brest of California, Ed Case Hawai, Jim Costa from California, Laura Gilenka, Jim Hims from Connecticut, Chris Hulahan from Pennsylvania, Marsa Captar from Ohio, Jared Muscovitz, Marie Gluss -Perez from Washington.

Kapoor and Hims were great disappointments; The rest had to be expected.

When the voting was made, Johnson called for Green to the House of the House, where the tradition is revised, must perform to listen to the production. I felt my hair got up on my hands when I saw a white congressman designed to humiliate it. The story is not repeated as Seaamus Heaney told us, but it is often rhyme. I usually quote it in good times; I quote it now as a warning.

But there were the best steps around the houses of the Democrats today: Green moved to the wells. So did u a dozen About progressive home colleagues, including Rashid Telib, Maxin Waters, Ayana Press and Gwen Moore. They started singing “we will overcome.” And what began as an act of white humiliation of GOP became a symbol of multi -resistance. It could not remove the 10 Dem stain, which also voted for humiliation, but it was exciting to those who are desperate from moving to the transition.

“Congressman’s protest Al Green is not just an act contrary to patriotism,” Report. Patefa Simon sent me a message on Thursday afternoon. “His fair against the brutal attempt of the President to disassemble medical care for our poorest, our elders and people with disabilities.

“I stand with Congressman Green. I stand with every American who refuses to let this country into a system that appreciates income over people. This is our country. This is our struggle. And we will not back down.”

I can’t be the only one who reminded of another time in the Capitol was cut the cane: in May 1856 Senator Charles Samner During the discussion, whether the deadly achievement of slavery to new states and territories should be expanded. This time, however, it was a black man who broke the reed, using it not as a weapon but as a righteous core. We will overcome, after all.

Before Tuesday Trump, the Democratic Hockey Department leader Jeffreis walked over the rope about how to respond better. Said Jeffris his colleagues What they need to do what, in their opinion, is best for their voters. But he also called on the members who were present on “staying on the messages and retain a spotlight -focused people who have suffered from Trump’s policies,” NBC News reports and “Do not create a story about yourself.”

With all the respect, leader Jeffris, you be History when Democrats are waiting for a brave leadership to stop Trump and hostile capture of the Elon Musk government, and unfortunately do not see what it is going. The calling of people to observe the “decor” and “honor the presidency” are at best covering the Democrats, and at the worst case the unconditional surrender of Trump and Musk. Do better, sir. Otherwise you never, never get a walk.