McCarthy vows to remove Democrats from committees if Republicans win House

[Calista241]

Source: CNN

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has vowed to remove three Democratic lawmakers from key committee assignments if Republicans win back the chamber in the upcoming midterm elections.

Citing a "new standard" that Democrats had created last year by removing GOP Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Paul Gosar of Arizona from their committees for inflammatory rhetoric and posts, McCarthy told Breitbart he would strip Democratic Reps. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell, both of California, and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota of their committee assignments.

Schiff and Swalwell serve on the House Intelligence Committee, while Omar serves on the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

"The Democrats have created a new thing where they're picking and choosing who could be on committee. Never in the history have you had the majority tell the minority who could be on committee," McCarthy lamented in the interview.

The California Republican had previously hinted that if Republicans win back the House, a GOP majority may kick some House Democrats off their committee seats. "[House Speaker Nancy] Pelosi has set new policies here. Those same members that I talked about in my speech ... voted for these new policies," McCarthy said in November, alluding to Schiff, Swalwell, Omar and Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters, also of California. "This isn't about threats, but it's about holding people accountable."

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/10/politics/kevin-mccarthy-committees-republican-house-majority/index.html

[thenelm1]

1. Who just farted??? n/t

[elleng]

2. We are SO screwed, if they take the House.

[modrepub]

5. I Think Dems Expressed the Reasons Why

Repubs are just doing tit for tat. Most sane people will realize that.

Having the crazies out every night on the evening news won't help Repubs get anything accomplished. If anything, it should motivate people to remove the crazies from power via the ballot box.

Yea, I know folks want instant gratification but elections don't happen every day. And I'll point out most recalls fail miserably. Hold your nose and wait for the next election.

Getting folks to turn out is where the Democratic party really needs to focus. We can't win if we don't get the folks who are already registered to vote to turn out on election day.

[Groundhawg]

7. I'm not sure they will. I think we are in for a tit for tat system on everything from now on

[PSPS]

11. It's bee tit-for-tat impeachments (or attempts for same) ever since nixon

[NullTuples]

23. "Most sane people will realize that." - I don't think that matters any more?

[olegramps]

34. It could pave the way to the end of democracy and establishment of an authoritarian presidency.

This is how democracies die. It is basically the result of widespread apathy that is cultivated by the propaganda that there is actually little difference in either party and the mistrust of government that was inaugurated by Reagan.

[SpankMe]

3. Yeah. Pelosi removed a couple Repubs for really bad behavior.

Now, Repubs want to remove Dems from committee assignments because they don't like their positions on political matters.

Repub behavior is truly alarming. America is in deep, deep trouble.

[Bayard]

4. It's about holding people accountable?

He's petulant and vindictive, just like his hero, TFG.

[TheBlackAdder]

6. Like that wouldn't happen anyway.

[Baked Potato]

8. Republicans are so visionary... it's breathtaking. Nt

[mjvpi]

18. It's always the Country first. Party second. "Christian" values reflected in every move.

And talk about personal sacrifice. These are true statesmen we are dealing with.

[Stuart G]

9. McCarthy is much too stupid. He is not the leader of the Puke Party..Donald Trump is. Trump is

a major problem for the PUKE PARTY...

Trump has 4 things going for him: 1. Liar 2. Killer 3. Stupid 4. Insensitive to Everyone & Everything

War us coming to ........PUKE PARTY............................. .......... ...... ..........

.....Why?.......Some members of the ...PUKE PARTY.....will stand up to McCarthy & Killer Trump......

not McCarthy of course. ......................................................Those members that start the so called ...infighting !!!



will not want anything to do with .......Trump or McCarthy......................... ..... ...............

It will be a glorious thing to see,
For you and me.
Because the outcome will be.
Bad outcomes for Party ..........PUKEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

THANK YOU.............THANK YOU............AND THANK YOU...hattip for everyone.....

[BlueIdaho]

10. Strictly Old Testament BS...

Republicans hate our democracy and will use any excuse they can think of to take their revenge - an eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth. The only GQP members removed from Committees were those who promised to disrupt the regular order of those committees.

It’s time to stop pretending Republicans are a political party - they are a paramilitary force determined to destroy the constitution and all it stands for.

[JohnSJ]

17. and that is what the Congressional Democrats need to call out everyday

[PSPS]

12. Hardly news. They'll impeach biden too. None of this is a surprise.

[bucolic_frolic]

13. Greene and Gosar were stripped for valid reasons in THIS Congress.

How is McCarthyPuke going to strip Dems from committee in the NEXT Congress for not having done anything THEN yet? This is planned vengence for no reason.

[JohnSJ]

16. Yes, and that is why the Democrats MUST come back in force and call out McCarthy and the rest of the

trumpian republicans for their anti-American activites. Supporting the lies of the former president, pushing lies about covid, trying to overturn a Democratically elected election.

It is way past due to take off the gloves, and call them out for what they are, the party of trump, who support the January 6th insurrection, and trying to illegally overturn the Democratic election of 2020.

Start showing the news reels of them calling out trump for inciting the insurection of January 6th, and then within 48 hours how they got on their hands and knees and asked trump for forgiveness. They put the trump before the Constitution, the Country, and the American people.

[Mr.Bill]

14. Thanks, Kevin. You are writing the campaign ads for Democratic

Representative candidates. You really aught to learn to keep your mouth shut. If you somehow manage to take control of the House it will be hilarious to watch you flailing about every day while you accomlish nothing that will ever become law.

[rurallib]

15. Wonder if Hannity told him to do that? Maybe Tuckums?

[XacerbatedDem]

37. No, I think it was that other guy... what was his name...

Dump? Stump? Rump? Skunk? Funk, that's it! No, that's just his lingering smell? Homunculus? No, not fat enough. Blump? Scump? Oh, I give up, but it was some guy who thought he was more important than he really was, I think.

[monkeyman1]

19. you won't be around KEV'Y - contempt of congress & insurrection ring a bell ????

please stfu !!!

[Schmice3]

20. I'm not convinced that the Democrats will take a bath in 2022.

McCarthy is acting like the cocky fighter trying to intimidate his opponent before the bell, only to find himself flat on his ass having been KTFO. If the Republicans continue to self-destruct but the Democrats are able to sell
their message, perhaps there is hope yet.

Here's a possible horror scenario (which can be avoided): McCarthy and the Republicans could make Trump Speaker of the House.

[PJMcK]

21. McCarthy doesn't understand his caucus

If the Republicans win a majority in the House, McCarthy won't be the Speaker. He's an idiot if he doesn't understand this.

It'll be one of the crazies, Kevin!

[BadgerKid]

22. Wish we could do what hedge funds do

Deprive them of fundraising.

[DinahMoeHum]

24. In your wet dreams, McCarthy.

[jgmiller]

25. McCarthy wil never be speaker

Even if the GOP takes back the house McCarthy is never going to be speaker. The next GOP speaker will be Cheney whenever that may be.

[monkeyman1]

26. TFG is going to dump KEV'Y like he does his x-wives & people that are a liability to him !!fact !

[turbinetree]

27. I have the feeling that McCarthy will be in front of the public trying to explain what his boss

was doing on 1/6...under oath with Jordan, Perry, Gosar, Brooks and others ....and we will see how far he and them will go .....I think he and them will lose there house seats along with many others that supported this treason....... .

[LudwigPastorius]

28. I imagine the very first thing McCarthy would do would be to shut down the Jan. 6 select committee.

They can't have the public reminded that their presumed presidential candidate planned and fomented a violent attempt to take over the government.

[Calista241]

29. The Dems will wrap the committee before the elections IMO.

They're talking about a preliminary report in June, and a formal report in September. What's there to do after the report?

The Repubs are going to make a clusterfuck of the report though. It's 100% guaranteed that they're going to release their own, half-baked, report(s) a few days for the official report(s) comes out.

[cadoman]

30. I hate to second guess Pelosi but I think removing them was a bad move

Yeah they were saying stupid shit. GQP always say stupid shit, what did you expect? They're fucking stupid.

Let them say stupid shit and make fools of themselves while we show the voters our goods. With only one party up there now the committee looks biased to independents.

Now that this precedent has been set, and we're the ones that set it, there's no high ground we can move back to. We may hold off the gqp this next election but they will eventually stumble back into power at some point and they'll be blood thirsty for revenge on this.

This is the same reason I don't think we should remove the filibuster. Yeah, it's fun for a short bit, like maxing out a credit card or buying a new car, but that fun quickly goes away when the fucking bill arrives. And remember that when someone is taking revenge, they like to dig in a bit extra, for the trouble.

Plan for the long term, for fuck's sake. And remember, the situation is never as bad as the chicken little email campaigns we get imply it is. How many "most important election of our life"s do we have to go through before we realize that?

[ck4829]

35. Greene said the Parkland shooting was staged

[cadoman]

38. Dennis Kucinich said he was abducted by aliens

Again, you let them say the stupid shit and the voters take it from there.

"Never interfere with an enemy in the process of destroying [herself]."

This is a procedural attack that is bound to be used against us in the worst ways possible if we don't hold the House.

[ck4829]

31. And why should we accept McCarthy as majority leader?

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[bucolic_frolic]

32. On second reflection I think this is more about

ratcheting up pressure on Schiff in hopes that he will retire. He's a strong candidate for Speaker after Nancy Pelosi retires.

[moondust]

33. Kevvie trying to please The BLOAT?

Getting his bid in early? Maybe expecting some competition for the job from Gymboy and others?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216233041

[samsingh]

36. nothing about helping the people, just angry destructive vendattas

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

39. The GOP's new theme: We're butthurt and it's time for payback