Posted on 10/18/2023 8:23:18 PM PDT by Coronal
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) said she received death threats after voting against Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) for House speaker.
Miller-Meeks voted in favor of Jordan for speaker initially, but she retracted it in the subsequent vote. She said one of the reasons why she retracted her vote was a concern over "threatening tactics" from his supporters. The Iowa Republican said her concerns were confirmed when she received death threats after voting against him.
"I voted for Chairwoman Granger because she has demonstrated great leadership this year by bringing forth, and passing, fiscally responsible, single-subject appropriations bills and is a staunch conservative. However, since my vote in support of Chairwoman Granger, I have received credible death threats and a barrage of threatening calls. The proper authorities have been notified, and my office is cooperating fully," she said. "One thing I cannot stomach or support is a bully."
"Someone who threatens another with bodily harm or tries to suppress differing opinions undermines opportunity for unity and regard for freedom of speech," Miller-Meeks added. "That’s why I spoke out forcefully against censorship and suppression during the COVID-19 pandemic. I did not stand for bullies before I voted for Chairwoman Granger and when I voted for Speaker-designee Jordan, and I will not bend to bullies now."
On Wednesday, 22 Republicans voted against Jordan on the floor, and Miller-Meeks is one of several who have cited alleged "intimidation and threats" from Jordan's supporters and have stiffened their opposition in response.
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I call BS, but it is possible it was Democrat provocateurs.
BS.
(Yawn)
This BS will be churned around the lousy biased media and will feed the DOJ types who try to promote “the most dangerous group of terrorists in this country is the right wing domestic terrorists who follow Trump.”
Never vote for a woman. Period.
More likely she was one of the congresscritters that was at the Capital Grille the night before receiving bribes from the lobbyists.
How about you just vote your constituency, like you’re supposed to. If not, you need to be primaried. Remember Liz Cheney?
“Mariannette”, eh?
Who is pulling her strings?
blah blah HS blah! Winnie woman ... cry me a river and go home to mama ... get out of the hot kitchen if ya can’t cook a day’s meal, babe!
Agree. Miller meeks shouldn’t be assuming the threats came from Repubs. Could also be from her own people...making phony threats so she has an alibi.Could also be a way of her voting against him cause he might upset any sweet deals she has goin’.
These Repubs are weak willed regardless....
Good...
If you don’t listen to the people that elected you to represent them, then at a minimum you should be fired.
If you can’t be fired, welllll....
She’s too weak to be in congress. What an embarrassment to her constituents If I’m not mistaken Trump rallied for her, I’m sure he won’t make that mistake again.
Drama Queen. Someone communicates with you to disagree with you = Death Threat.
Someone hurt her feelings…that’s a threat.
She says that she’s received death threats. You can give it whatever degree of credibility you like, but I’d say that’s more than a case of hurt feelings.
No American should accost another for their beliefs.
We condemn all threats against our colleagues and it is imperative that we come together.
Stop. It’s abhorrent.— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) October 18, 2023
Democrats are fighters. They circle the wagons. We do neither.
THAT is CORRECT. These retarded cowardly republic-nts are constantly being played/tricked by the left.
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