McCarthy has threatened to purge Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-CA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), and Adam Schiff (D-CA) from their committee assignments if the GOP retakes the House in 2022.
Sure, great idea. But don’t merely voice a threat. Republicans must actually do it.
These democrats are some of the most annoying of the bunch—and democrats set the precedent for this [stripping committee assignments].
It’s the ‘we don’t like you’ doctrine. It’s their rule. We didn’t set it. They did it thinking that they would hold onto the House majority forever.
If these mega-troublesome democrats are stripped of their committee assignments the democrat world will go ballistic with their tirade of expletives and pejoratives directed at anything and everything Republican. There may likely be DNC- and FBI-coordinated riots in many large cities, however, this will entirely be on the democrats. Elections have consequences (from Axios):
What they’re saying: “He will not be serving there,” McCarthy said of Swalwell’s placement on the House Intelligence Committee in an interview with Breitbart.
“Ilhan Omar should not be serving on” the House Foreign Affairs Committee, McCarthy added. “Adam Schiff, he should not be serving on Intel.”
McCarthy pointed to Swalwell’s association with a Chinese spy, reported by Axios. Swalwell, who cut ties with the spy after being alerted to her activities by federal investigators, has not been accused of wrongdoing.
In the case of Omar, McCarthy quoted her 2019 remark that a pro-Israel lobbying group’s influence in Congress is “all about the Benjamins,” which was blasted by members of both parties at the time as anti-Semitic.
McCarthy also said Schiff “lied to the American public” with his support of the unverified Steele Dossier, which alleged extensive ties between former President Trump and Russia.
Remember, democrats removed Reps. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) from their committee assignments with weak rationale.
Again, they didn’t like these people. They didn’t commit any crimes. They didn’t do anything wrong, but they were removed due to a difference of opinion.
Republicans must not become weak-kneed. After they regain the House they must not waste any effort trying to play nice. They should hit back and twice as hard at the dastardly democrats in 2023.
And removing Swalwell, Schiff, and Omar should only be the start. The democrat party is comprised of many other undesirables who should be stripped of their committee assignments as well, if not removed from congress.
Don’t forget democrats, this is your game. Republicans will simply be following the examples you provided.
God speed to Conservatism.
And God speed to Republican testicular fortitude.
