GOP Reps ‘Afraid For Their Lives’ In Impeachment Vote, Dem Colleague Says | Talking Points Memo

Republican members of Congress considering voting for impeachment are afraid of potentially lethal consequences for the vote, a Democratic congressman said Wednesday morning.


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He’s not wrong.

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Huh…NOW you are afraid of the armed monsters you swore wouldn’t escape the lab? As the Dem Rep says, welcome to the club.

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Cry me a river. RESIGN!

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The Dems should start handing out bananas to their Republican colleagues.

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“I didn’t think the tiger would come after me!” cried the guy who was riding the tiger.

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This puts me in the mood to re-watch The Godfather.

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EXACTLY!!

If you can’t do your job as directed by the constitution, as directed by the constitution you must resign.

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Yup, this. They created, fed, and refined the monster, and now can’t believe it’s run amok. These coward Reps can just STFU and do their job.

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It seems they would rather surrender to the terrorists and their leader. Sorry GOP congress critters, this is part of your job. Be brave, suck it up and vote to impeach.

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Some of the GOP folks may be reading “liberal news” that list the number of Corporations that are reporting that they will not send any financial support to any of those who voted against the election results being formalized on Jan 6, 2021. If not wealthy, where will they get the money to run again in 2022 - historic Follow the Money.

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‘Grand Old Party,’ eh?

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Hey luckily with the 2nd amendment you GOP folks that vote your conscious instead of trying not to make your voters unhappy will be able to protect yourself from any and all attackers that also enjoy the freedom the 2nd provides.

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you reap what you sow.
IN trumps talk, don’t be a bunch pf pussys.
sorry for the reference, I like them. lol

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“What goes around comes around”, former professional wrestler Adrian Adonis long before Justin Timberlake wrote a song with the title.

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Perhaps they should have considered that before weaponizing them.

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Maybe Republicans should have been more upset when the same members of their rotten base were threatening Obama, Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, members of the Squad, and other Dems… It would at least be a little easier to feel even a tiny bit of sympathy for them.

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The Republican members have done this to themselves. And they will continue do everything they can to destroy democracy in the United States of America.

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These Republicans just swore an oath:

“I, name here, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.”

Go for it. It’s simple. You wanted the job, now do it.

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They can thank their Republican colleagues and if POTUS is threatening them all the more reason to remove him and deny him the opportunity to hold public office ever again.

On @CNN just now, @RepCharlieDent on the three Congressmen - Brooks, Biggs, Gosar -- who allegedly helped the protest that turned into the mob: "There's no doubt, they'll have to lawyer up pretty fast."

— S.E. Cupp (@secupp) January 13, 2021
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