Posted on 01/17/2021 2:43:45 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), who is soon to become a key swing vote for the Democrats in the United States Senate, told PBS’s “Firing Line” that Congress should consider using the 14th Amendment’s section 3, which provides a way for Congress to expel one of its own, to punish Republicans who objected to certifying the Electoral College vote.
Manchin made the statement specifically in regard to Sens. Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Ted Cruz (R-TX), who were the first to agree to raise objections to certifying certain states’ Electoral College votes in the Senate — an extreme position akin to that taken by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).
Asked whether he’d consider using the 14th Amendment as a potential remedy for Republican malfeasance, Manchin said he was open to the possibility and that Cruz, particularly, should expect it.
“That should be a consideration,” he said. “[Ted Cruz] understands that. Ted’s a very bright individual, and I get along fine with Ted, but what he did was totally outside of the realm of our responsibilities or our privileges.”
The 14th Amendment’s section 3 provides that Congress can expel any member that “shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the [United States], or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof.” A member may be expelled on a two-thirds majority vote in both houses of Congress — no easy task.
Although Democrats and media figures have tried to tie both Hawley and Cruz to the riots hat overtook the Capitol on January 6th, both legislators are mostly responsible for leading a Congressional charge to question vote totals in key states, like Arizona, Georgia, and Pennsylvania.
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What about the Democrats who voted against certifying several states in recent elections?
And people would sit here and let it happen, mostly complaining, but little else.
Sure. Start throwing Republicans out of Congress.
It’s coming...
Next up: it’s “insurrection or rebellion” to vote “no” on any part of the Biden agenda.
So what will you be doing to stop it?
I’m all for it. We need Cruz back in Texas. The coup can keep traitor Cornyn.
At what point are NOT going feel like pulling our eyeballs out?
Handling? They had every right to do what they did.
Manchin SAID he would be the swing vote HAVE YOU EVER seen a Dem leave their plantation EVER??? The republicans NEVER stick to get her OR fight for a damn thing which is why our country has been let to slide into the mess it is today!! Republicans are FECKLESS COWARDS always have been!! Well they have screwed us FOR THE LAST TIME they will be SHOCKED at how small their base has become!! They will be SHOCKED at how little money they have coming in I will be sitting at home laughing my ass off!!! SCUM!!!
Manchin’s inner Demoncrats has come out. So much for being a “moderate”.
Does it matter? Generally typical of conservatives to wait for others to do the dirty work. My tagline says it all.
For all those who thought that Manchin would switch parties LOL LOL..he’s a Commie through and through
IF the gop-e retakes the House in 2022 they’re next.
You complain because other people aren’t doing anything then you say you aren’t doing anything because it doesn’t matter.
Does your shrink know you’re on the Interwebs again?
This makes this look even more like a coup. Commiecrats sure are looking more guilty of over throwing the govt every day.
It will be the dems who will have a problem with insurection, not the pubbies.
Send Ted Cruz back to Texas.
He can be elected the first president of the modern day incarnation of the Republic of Texas.
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