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House Democratic leaders bottle up effort to censure Iowa Rep. Steve King
WaP ^ | 01-16-2019 | Mike Debonis

Posted on 01/16/2019 4:53:06 PM PST by NRx

House Democratic leaders blocked an effort to censure Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) for racial comments, referring the measure to the House Ethics Committee for further review due to concerns that it might set a dangerous precedent for policing members’ speech.

Censure is the most serious sanction for a House member short of expulsion, and it has been imposed only six times in the past 100 years. Prompted by King’s recent comments to the New York Times questioning the offensiveness of the terms “white nationalism” and “white supremacy,” the House adopted a resolution condemning that hatred Tuesday.

But Rep. Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.) sought to go further by censuring King and pressed for a vote on Wednesday. After the House clerk read the resolution detailing King’s inflammatory comments over the years, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) moved to refer the matter to the Ethics Committee — a step that could bottle up the effort indefinitely.

The House agreed on a voice vote.

"I think we have spoken, and we have spoken on both sides of the aisle, that this is unacceptable rhetoric and behavior," Hoyer said beforehand, referring to Tuesday’s disapproval measure.

Democratic leaders had feared that a censure of King could open Democrats to Republican retaliation.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: censure; freedomofspeech; steenyhoyer; stenyhoyer; steveking; theyareontous; weird

1 posted on 01/16/2019 4:53:06 PM PST by NRx
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To: NRx

Impeach the mofo is not offensive if you are a democrat.


2 posted on 01/16/2019 4:55:15 PM PST by shelterguy
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To: NRx
"Um.........

.......yeah, let's keep this King thing quiet, folks" -- Nabcy Pelosi

3 posted on 01/16/2019 4:59:03 PM PST by montag813
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To: montag813

What was SO offensive about it. It’s the squishy Republicans who don’t have his back. The woman’s body shutting down affected races outside of Missouri. That’s what the rats are working on. The one who should be primaries is Ms. Cheney.


4 posted on 01/16/2019 5:03:08 PM PST by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: NRx

Where is the interview tape? Are we supposed to actually believe that the NYT reporter did not record the hour-long interview?

Aren’t we done with Kavanaughing people on rumor? Tape or it didn’t happen.

https://www.mrc.org/articles/top-10-10th-anniversary-times-watch-presenting-absolute-worst-new-york-times


5 posted on 01/16/2019 5:03:25 PM PST by blueplum ( "...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017)
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To: DIRTYSECRET
What was SO offensive about it.

There was nothing offensive about it. It was a pure hit-piece by the NY Times.

6 posted on 01/16/2019 5:04:45 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Trust the plan of the 17th letter of the English alphabet!!)
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To: montag813

What’s a matter with our side. Link these two things together, if it really is on the same level.

Gutless wonders.


7 posted on 01/16/2019 5:06:42 PM PST by nikos1121
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To: NRx
This is curious. The Dems smelled a trap? Democratic leaders had feared that a censure of King could open Democrats to Republican retaliation.

"It's a trap!" -- Steny Hoyer

8 posted on 01/16/2019 5:49:21 PM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: montag813


THAT


9 posted on 01/16/2019 5:52:18 PM PST by onyx (JOIN 300 CLUB BY DONATING $34 MONTHLY! TRUMP'S WAY IS THE WINNING WAY!)
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To: NRx

It’s just cover for the POS Muslim Congress critter who mofoed POTUS Trump.


10 posted on 01/16/2019 5:53:37 PM PST by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: blueplum

What they claimed he said was perfectly legitimate thing to say in criticizing people taking offence over historical truths.

Nobody should be offended by history, It happened in the pasts. If you can’t talk about it honestly you can’t learn from it Guaranteeing you will repeat it.


11 posted on 01/16/2019 7:03:21 PM PST by Monorprise
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
House Democratic leaders blocked an effort to censure Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) for racial comments, referring the measure to the House Ethics Committee for further review due to concerns that it might set a dangerous precedent for policing members’ speech.
Now that's just hilarious.

12 posted on 01/16/2019 11:39:23 PM PST by SunkenCiv (and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
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To: NRx

I’m sure dems have said far worse. They are petrified their own musings from the last couple of decades will come back to bite them in you know what.


13 posted on 01/17/2019 9:39:29 AM PST by subterfuge (RIP T.P.)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

MMcCarthy and Cheney are turds.


14 posted on 01/17/2019 7:22:27 PM PST by jospehm20
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