Fwd: Marjorie Taylor Greene (petition)

There is no place in Congress for Rep. Greene, who most recently abhorrently compared the mask mandate in the U.S House to the Nazi extermination program of Jewish people during the Holocaust.

Andra—I wanted to make sure you saw this email. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy must expel Marjorie Taylor Greene, who continues to be racist, xenophobic, antisemitic, and Islamophobic. Will you join over 40,000 MoveOn members across the country and add your name to my petition?

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Dear MoveOn member, 

There is no place in Congress for Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, who most recently made an abhorrent comment comparing the mask mandate in the U.S. House to the Nazi program to exterminate Jewish people during the Holocaust.¹ There is no place in Congress for her racism, Islamophobia, antisemitism, conspiracy theories, and attacks against survivors of gun violence. There is no place in any workplace, much less the halls of Congress, for those who harass, intimidate, and spew hate at their colleagues.

Sign my petition: Tell House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to expel Rep. Greene from Congress, now!

McCarthy has refused to take disciplinary actions against Greene and voted against removing her from committee assignments, which passed with bipartisan support despite his opposition.^2,3 Instead, he continues to embrace members like Greene while ousting Representative Liz Cheney from House GOP leadership for telling the truth and calling out Trump's Big Lie that the election was stolen.

McCarthy and the GOP's silence in the face of Greene's unconscionable conduct isn't just a bad look; it's a threat to other lawmakers. Her recent threats against Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have caused AOC to fear for her physical safety and hire more security, and Representative Jimmy Gomez, who introduced the resolution to expel Greene, reports receiving death threats from Greene's supporters.^4,5

Marjorie Taylor Greene is not an outlier. She is a perfect encapsulation of today's Republican Party. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is failing his duty to reprimand Greene for her heinous words and deeds. He must expel Greene from Congress immediately.

And Rep. Greene doesn't just spew hate. She directly threatens her colleagues with it. Workplace safety is a growing concern across America. Hate can be lethal. There should be no tolerance for anyone who threatens colleagues. This goes for Congress as well—if not more so, since members of Congress are supposed to be national leaders.

The list of reasons why Rep. Greene should be expelled from Congress goes on and on, but here are a few: 

• She has repeatedly publicly supported calls to execute prominent Democratic politicians, including liking a Facebook comment that called for Nancy Pelosi to get "a bullet to the head." In other posts, Greene liked comments about executing FBI agents who were alleged to be part of the "deep state" working against Trump.⁶

• She's endorsed conspiracy theories claiming that 9/11 was an inside job and that the Sandy Hook shooting—where 26 elementary school children and teachers were massacred—was staged.⁷ 

• She is Islamophobic and antisemitic and suggested the 2018 midterms—when our nation's first two Muslim congresswomen were elected—was part of "an Islamic invasion of our government," and she thinks "Jewish space lasers" are responsible for a wildfire in California.^8,9

• She was one of the many members of Congress who voted to object to the election results after the deadly, white supremacist attack on our Capitol and our democracy.

• On January 12, after the insurrection and after results of the election had been certified by all 50 states, by the Electoral College, and by Congress, she tweeted, "President Trump will remain in office."¹⁰

• She has repeatedly targeted, threatened, and harassed other members of Congress, including Congresswomen Cori Bush and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. 

• Hundreds of posts, likes, and comments showing Rep. Greene inciting violence by spewing baseless conspiracy theories that have endangered the lives of many continue to resurface across the internet.

And that's just scratching the surface. Our country and democracy are in danger every minute that Rep. Greene is still a member of Congress. McCarthy can change this. This is why we must come together to make sure McCarthy expels Marjorie Taylor Greene from Congress, now.

Click here to add your name to my petition, and then pass it along to your friends.

Thanks!

–Robert Reich, Inequality Media Civic Action

Sources: 

1. "Marjorie Taylor Greene compares House mask mandates to the Holocaust," CNN, May 22, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/153659?t=11&akid=298413%2E53570607%2EFBrOsP

2. "McCarthy announces no disciplinary actions against Greene," The Hill, February 3, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/153641?t=13&akid=298413%2E53570607%2EFBrOsP

3. "Marjorie Taylor Greene removed from House committee assignments," CBS News, February 5, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/153643?t=15&akid=298413%2E53570607%2EFBrOsP

4. "Rep. Greene aggressively confronts Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, causing New York congresswoman to raise security concerns," The Washington Post, May 13, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/153646?t=17&akid=298413%2E53570607%2EFBrOsP

5. "One House Democrat Is Not Giving Up On His Crusade To Expel Marjorie Taylor Greene," Forbes, May 13, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/153661?t=19&akid=298413%2E53570607%2EFBrOsP

6. "Marjorie Taylor Greene's Comments 'Incite Insurrections' Says GOP Colleague Adam Kinzinger," Newsweek, January 13, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/153651?t=21&akid=298413%2E53570607%2EFBrOsP

7. "On Facebook in 2018, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene endorsed conspiracy theories that 9/11 was an inside job and that Sandy Hook was staged," Media Matters for America, January 21, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/149804?t=23&akid=298413%2E53570607%2EFBrOsP

8. "House Republican leaders condemn GOP candidate who made racist videos," Politico, June 18, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/149805?t=25&akid=298413%2E53570607%2EFBrOsP

9. "Marjorie Taylor Greene's 'Jewish Space Lasers' Conspiracy Theory Met With Derision, Jokes," Newsweek, January 29, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/149792?t=27&akid=298413%2E53570607%2EFBrOsP

10. "Marjorie Taylor Greene's Comments 'Incite Insurrections' Says GOP Colleague Adam Kinzinger," Newsweek, January 13, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/153651?t=29&akid=298413%2E53570607%2EFBrOsP

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