Imagine it’s January 2023, and current House GOP Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is being sworn in as the next Speaker of the House.
Within a few short days, he proceeds to shut down the January 6 Committee, and shortly after, starts moving to strip committee assignments from Democrats who’ve stood up to Republicans in the past.
When he spoke to far-right wing news outlet Breitbart, and bluntly said that “Ilhan Omar should not be serving on Foreign Affairs,” meaning serving on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, he meant it.
Folks, this is the reality we’re facing if Democrats lose the House this year. Republicans have made it very clear that they will use their power to strip committee assignments at will, without regard to consequences.