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Why Did GOP Rep. Thomas Massie Join with Squad Members to Vote No on Anti-Hamas Resolution?
Hotair ^ | 10/26/2023 | Karen Townsend

Posted on 10/26/2023 8:45:14 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

When Rep. Mike Johnson was elected speaker, he said that the House was getting right to work Wednesday afternoon. The first item on the agenda was to vote on a resolution to show support to Israel. Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky was the only Republican to vote against it.

Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Cori Bush (D-MO), Al Green (D-TX), Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), Andre Carson (D-IN), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Summer Lee (D-PA), Delia Ramirez (D-IL) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN) voted against the bill. Reps. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Nydia Velazquez (D-NY), Greg Casar (D-TX), Chuy Garcia (D-TX) and Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) voted present.

With the exception of Pressley, all of the present votes came from lawmakers who had co-sponsored the resolution in the immediate aftermath of the attack, but have since called for a cease-fire. With the exception of Green, the lawmakers opposing the bill have frequently criticized Israel and are reliable “no” votes on pro-Israel legislation.

Why did Massie join members of The Squad and other Democrats in withholding his public show of support for Israel? He said he has reasons for not supporting House Resolution 771.

1) It calls for sanctions on a sovereign country. Sanctions are a prelude to war and hurt the citizens of the country more than the government of the country that’s being sanctioned. And ultimately, sanctions create laws that will be used to prosecute American citizens (who engage in trade), not citizens of the sanctioned country. In short, sanctions do not achieve their stated purposes but do breed resentment of our country abroad.

2) It asserts the necessity of foreign aid commitments which I have voted against. Our country is going bankrupt and we can’t afford to borrow money to send overseas, yet this resolution states that we should.

3) It contains an open-ended promise of military support that is so broad that it could be interpreted to commit US soldiers to the conflict. US troops should not be engaged in this conflict.

4) It tends to broaden the conflict to other countries when it would be better to keep the war contained geographically.

I read the resolution. I have to say I don’t reach the same conclusion that Massie does. If I was a member of the House, I would have voted for it. I think Massie is reading things into the resolution that are not there. YMMV.

To read the comments on his tweet, you see he has support for his vote. The no votes received criticism from their colleagues in the House.

Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) told Jewish Insider she was “appalled by the Democratic members who opposed this resolution and failed to condemn Hamas,” calling their votes “shameful.” Rosen noted that a similar resolution had passed unanimously in the Senate.

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) said, “someone who votes against this I would think doesn’t have a soul.” Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) said that members who were unwilling to vote for the bill “are not worthy of serving in this body” and should “resign in disgrace.”

This is not the first time that Massie has raised eyebrows with a no vote against Israel. In May 2022, he was the lone ‘no’ vote on an antisemitism resolution. At the time, he tweeted something about the title of bills.

He later tweeted that the resolution violated 1st Amendment rights.

“I don’t hate anyone based on his or her ethnicity or religion. Legitimate government exists, in part, to punish those who commit unprovoked violence against others, but government can’t legislate thought. This bill promoted internet censorship and violations of the 1st amendment.”

The pro-Israel resolution was the first legislation passed in the House in three weeks.



TOPICS: Egypt; Foreign Affairs; Government; Iran; Iraq; Israel; News/Current Events; Syria; War on Terror
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1 posted on 10/26/2023 8:45:14 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Because he’s a RINO.


2 posted on 10/26/2023 8:45:53 PM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: SeekAndFind

Chuy Garcia (D-TX)...unless there is more than one Chuy Garcia in congress, this one is from Il


3 posted on 10/26/2023 8:48:50 PM PDT by stylin19a (Long ago, when men cursed and beat the ground with sticks, it was called witchcraft. Today it's call)
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To: SeekAndFind

Because he is a goof that claims to be against “Big Government” then votes for the McCarthy Debt Ceiling.


4 posted on 10/26/2023 8:51:08 PM PDT by Reverend Wright ( Everything touched by progressives, dies !)
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To: Reverend Wright

He’s made a career out of taking “principled stands” against House bills that pass with 400+ votes.


5 posted on 10/26/2023 9:00:20 PM PDT by Alberta's Child (If something in government doesn’t make sense, you can be sure it makes dollars.)
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To: Alberta's Child

The modern-day Jeannette Rankin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeannette_Rankin


6 posted on 10/26/2023 9:01:06 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Reverend Wright

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He also joined Dems to give Biden a Victory on giving away money to China.

There was a Bill to increase Chinese Tariffs on specific Technology, and Joe was not going to let that happen, Massie crossed over to save Joe, again.

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7 posted on 10/26/2023 9:06:59 PM PDT by AnthonySoprano (Impeachment Inquiry is necessary since Deep State is blocking )
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To: No name given

And twisted too.


8 posted on 10/26/2023 9:11:39 PM PDT by Freeleesy
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To: Reverend Wright
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He’s actually a Big Govt goof.




9 posted on 10/26/2023 9:11:47 PM PDT by AnthonySoprano (Impeachment Inquiry is necessary since Deep State is blocking )
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It’s a coincidence that he just happens to save Joe and keep the historic spending - historic.


10 posted on 10/26/2023 9:13:31 PM PDT by AnthonySoprano (Impeachment Inquiry is necessary since Deep State is blocking )
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To: SeekAndFind

If Massie keeps this up, he’ll soon have a reputations as being anti-Semitic. He’s weird.


11 posted on 10/26/2023 9:23:22 PM PDT by Schatze (It's better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Interesting points. Does this mean he would support selling rope to communists, which would be used to hang him?


12 posted on 10/26/2023 9:27:23 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: SeekAndFind

He has an interesting point, but it also means he is okay conducting trade with the country’s enemies?


13 posted on 10/26/2023 9:27:55 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: SeekAndFind

He’s been sliding off the tracks of late. No more support for him.


14 posted on 10/26/2023 9:28:35 PM PDT by Wdempsey (Democrats and slinkys.. Both useless but fun to push down stairs.)
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He’s really a man of principle though. Just his actions say otherwise




15 posted on 10/26/2023 9:29:04 PM PDT by AnthonySoprano (Impeachment Inquiry is necessary since Deep State is blocking )
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To: AnthonySoprano

You’re proof against Massie is that he voted against (Trump’s) Covid National Emergency Declaration???

That was the start of Fed.gov and Fauci locking down and bankrupting America, pushing the clot-shot, ensuring corrupt elections - d****s!

Massie was 100% correct


16 posted on 10/26/2023 9:32:58 PM PDT by PGR88
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17 posted on 10/26/2023 9:35:10 PM PDT by AnthonySoprano (Impeachment Inquiry is necessary since Deep State is blocking )
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To: PGR88

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You left off closing borders.


18 posted on 10/26/2023 9:36:01 PM PDT by AnthonySoprano (Impeachment Inquiry is necessary since Deep State is blocking )
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To: SeekAndFind

Because he’s banging Tlaib.


19 posted on 10/26/2023 9:37:37 PM PDT by TigersEye (Our Republic is under seige by globalist Marxists. Hold fast!)
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20 posted on 10/26/2023 9:38:05 PM PDT by AnthonySoprano (Impeachment Inquiry is necessary since Deep State is blocking )
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