[1]Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for Congress

Here’s the problem with “both sidesing” the chaos that was the Republican
Oversight hearing on Thursday night.

[1]ABC News headline:

[2]Johnson slams raucous congressional hearing sparked by Marjorie Taylor
Greene's 'fake eyelashes' comment

Republicans voted to allow the rhetoric that was used against Rep. Jasmine
Crockett.

Notice that when Democrats have the majority, these things don’t happen.

Remember: the hearing was about contempt proceedings — otherwise known as
a “markup hearing” — where the full committee must vote at the end.

In markups, both parties offer amendments. This is standard. Amendments
are voted on, and then the full proposal.

This is where the GOP chaos matters.

After the GOP Chair and members broke official House protocol to allow
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s horrific opening silo of rhetoric, they made
another change: to dispense with the legislative process.

That part is not getting enough attention. They ended all legislative
debate, and cut straight to a vote on their text without standard
procedure.

Needless to say, this is not normal at all. You see, this is a microcosm
of what authoritarians do on a larger scale:

1. identify a vulnerable person or community that’s easier to break the
rules towards,

2. normalize it (often with “both sides” rhetoric), and then

3. use that rule-breaking to undermine deeper processes and rule of law.

That’s why this stuff isn’t just “all-sides chaos” or mere distraction.
They want you to think this was some random devolution of conduct —
instead of a structured GOP outcome.

We must understand who and what actions created the situation. It matters.

In solidarity,

Alexandria


 


This email was sent to [email protected]. Email is the most important way we keep in touch with people like you, so thank you for reading to the end. Small donors like you keep us going. To contribute via check, please address to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for Congress, PO Box 680080, Corona, NY 11368.



You can unsubscribe from this mailing list at any time:
[link removed]


PAID FOR BY ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ FOR CONGRESS