# Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene MUST GO **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [January 31, 2021, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congresswoman-marjorie-taylor-greene-must-go/931895 "2021-01-31T00:44:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congresswoman-marjorie-taylor-greene-must-go/931895/142 "2021-02-05T00:07:39Z")
Bit late for the scrub isn’t it? The Internet is forever. Thousands of people have undoubtedly screenshotted her posts and saved off her videos. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congresswoman-marjorie-taylor-greene-must-go/931895/143 "2021-02-05T00:10:19Z")
I’m just sad that he’s a Cardinals fan - I thought we were better than this, lol. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congresswoman-marjorie-taylor-greene-must-go/931895/144 "2021-02-05T00:15:35Z")
Fucking good. Some small amount of sanity has replaced the lunacy of the past four years in Washington. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congresswoman-marjorie-taylor-greene-must-go/931895/145 "2021-02-05T00:22:53Z")
I can’t pop the champagne when 199 Republicans still voted to leave her committee status intact. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congresswoman-marjorie-taylor-greene-must-go/931895/146 "2021-02-05T00:28:08Z")
Some small amount of sanity. I find it celebration worthy. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congresswoman-marjorie-taylor-greene-must-go/931895/147 "2021-02-05T00:35:26Z")
That’s about as bipartisan as it gets these days. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congresswoman-marjorie-taylor-greene-must-go/931895/148 "2021-02-05T00:36:33Z")
What’s ridiculous is that she’s a freshman member of the House. She should never have been put on any committee to begin with. ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congresswoman-marjorie-taylor-greene-must-go/931895/149 "2021-02-05T00:49:34Z")
Ooh, racism. Cool. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congresswoman-marjorie-taylor-greene-must-go/931895/150 "2021-02-05T00:53:44Z")
Aside: Why does Twitter allow anyone to delete a tweet? They are the ultimate “newspaper of record” of what everyone is saying and advocating and doing. Simply switch off 100% of edit/delete. You hit [post] = it truly is forever for everyone. Have poor impulse control? Tough shit. Live by the blabbermouth, die by the blabbermouth. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congresswoman-marjorie-taylor-greene-must-go/931895/151 "2021-02-05T02:33:49Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > What’s ridiculous is that she’s a freshman member of the House. She should never have been put on any committee to begin with. _All_ representatives, including freshmen, serve on multiple committees and subcommittees. > [@](#): > > Prior to taking office officially, newly elected Congressman must secure committee assignments. Congressional Committees determine what kinds of legislation the member will work on. Most bills are first handled by the committee with relevant jurisdiction. Committee hearings are a key venue for members to raise their profile by drawing attention to the issues they > care about. > [@](#): > > The most powerful committees — called “exclusive” committees in the House and “Super A” committees in the Senate — have more limits on membership and are rarely assigned to freshmen members. Some committees also have special restrictions. > **[Understanding The Congressional Committee Assignment Process](https://caseybotticello.medium.com/understanding-the-congressional-committee-assignment-process-3a48c4fd2a8e)** > > What is the freshman member assignment process and what are the possible congressional committees? And, in some cases, freshmen reps are even tapped to _lead_ subcommittees. From 2015: > [@](#): > > This year, in an attempt to bolster some top recruits, House Republican leaders have tapped three GOP freshmen [to chair subcommittees](http://homeland.house.gov/press-release/chairman-mccaul-announces-homeland-security-subcommittee-chairs-114th-congress) on the Homeland Security Committee: Rep. Martha McSally (Ariz.), Rep. John Ratcliffe (Tex.) and Rep. John Katko (N.Y.). McSally is an Air Force veteran, while Ratcliffe and Katko are former federal prosecutors. > **[Opinion | Five myths about freshman members of Congress](https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/five-myths-about-freshman-members-of-congress/2015/01/08/0238402a-9684-11e4-8005-1924ede3e54a_story.html)** > > Will the new members of Congress have any influence? ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congresswoman-marjorie-taylor-greene-must-go/931895/152 "2021-02-05T02:58:47Z")
Thanks, I was having a hard time finding the breakdown by party. Even the NYT doesn’t seem to have that information in their article about the vote. Does anyone have a link to the list of those GOP House members who voted to remove her? ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congresswoman-marjorie-taylor-greene-must-go/931895/153 "2021-02-05T03:05:27Z")
> [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#): > > Does anyone have a link to the list of those GOP House members who voted to remove her? Here you go! > [@](#): > > The 11 Republicans who backed removing her from committees were Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart (Fla.), Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.), Carlos A. Gimenez (Fla.), Chris Jacobs (N.Y.), John Katko (N.Y.), Young Kim (Calif.), Adam Kinzinger (Ill.), Nicole Malliotakis (N.Y.), Maria Elvira Salazar (Fla.), Christopher H. Smith (N.J.) and Fred Upton (Mich.). It was noted just now on MSNBC that among the 11 were three from South Florida, who had been lobbied by the families and survivors of the Parkland school shooting to vote against Greene. > **[House ejects Marjorie Taylor Greene from committees over extremist remarks](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/house-poised-to-eject-marjorie-taylor-greene-from-committees-over-extremist-remarks/2021/02/04/670601e4-6703-11eb-8468-21bc48f07fe5_story.html)** > > The Georgia Republican partially renounced her prior statements that indulged in anti-Semitism, extremist falsehoods and violent rhetoric, while renewing attacks on the media and her political opponents. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congresswoman-marjorie-taylor-greene-must-go/931895/154 "2021-02-05T03:06:33Z")
Thanks! I thought I checked WaPo but must have missed this article. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congresswoman-marjorie-taylor-greene-must-go/931895/155 "2021-02-05T05:54:22Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Fucking good. Some small amount of sanity has replaced the lunacy of the past four years in Washington. Not as sane as you might think. GOP votes to remove Greene from committees: 11 For comparison: GOP votes to remove Liz Cheney from leadership: 61 ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congresswoman-marjorie-taylor-greene-must-go/931895/156 "2021-02-05T06:16:06Z")
This quote should shock most people: Since it is truncated here is the full title: # Marjorie Taylor Greene tells lawmakers she regrets being ‘allowed to believe things that weren’t true’ > **[Marjorie Taylor Greene tells lawmakers she regrets being 'allowed to believe...](https://www.yahoo.com/news/marjorie-taylor-greene-tells-lawmakers-190900824.html)** > > Controversial lawmaker Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) acknowledged Thursday afternoon the 9/11 terrorist attacks really happened while insisting inflammatory remarks she's made "do not represent me." Greene, who has been under fire for past... I should have tried that on my professors to avoid a bad grade. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congresswoman-marjorie-taylor-greene-must-go/931895/157 "2021-02-05T10:08:24Z")
I regret MTG is “allowed to be out in public without a minder”. The people “allowing” her to “believe things that weren’t true” are the members of her own party and their pet media. The people attempting to NOT allow her to believe those things are the Democrats she keeps complaining about. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congresswoman-marjorie-taylor-greene-must-go/931895/158 "2021-02-05T11:33:04Z")
You’re allowed to believe what you want. Why not apologize for, you know, believing things that aren’t true in the first place? That’s the part that’s your fault. I think that’s the most blatant “I’m sorry other people did this” statement I’ve ever seen that has tried to pass itself off as an apology. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congresswoman-marjorie-taylor-greene-must-go/931895/159 "2021-02-05T14:04:09Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > Marjorie Taylor Greene tells lawmakers she regrets being ‘allowed to believe things that weren’t true’ Ah, the old “It’s their fault for letting me” defense! ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congresswoman-marjorie-taylor-greene-must-go/931895/160 "2021-02-05T15:29:57Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > It was noted just now on MSNBC that among the 11 were three from South Florida, who had been lobbied by the families and survivors of the Parkland school shooting to vote against Greene. As a local here near Parkland … It’s also worth noting all three are Latinx. Of the many confused things MTG believes, one of them is that Latinx people can’t be real Americans. IOW, no love lost for her among those three R reps. And their constituents may well be predominantly R, but they’re pretty thoroughly not into Latinx-hating / baiting. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congresswoman-marjorie-taylor-greene-must-go/931895/161 "2021-02-05T15:38:12Z")
She will be a GA senator soon and stay there for a long time. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congresswoman-marjorie-taylor-greene-must-go/931895.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congresswoman-marjorie-taylor-greene-must-go/931895.md?page=9)