Matt Gaetz to file ethic charges against Pelosi. It will probably take a while for this to come to a vote. I would like to see it come to a vote though. I think she should be censured.
It is not clear if such a resolution would ever come to the floor, since Pelosi controls the House agenda. There is a provision that allows a “discharge” petition, which could force a censure motion to the floor, but that would require at least some Democratic support.
Why should the House respond? She didn’t break any law, that was a copy not the filed original. That was hers to do with as she pleased. She chose to rip it up, after the speech ended. Almost precisely. So as not to interrupt the speech I would gather.
Gaetz is just trying to get back into the good graces of his beloved after he actually disagreed with him on one issue and was taken to the woodshed.
My opinion…make the awful actions of Pelosi a political issue and forget the censure. They know the Dems aren’t gong to censure her, so requesting a censure is just as much an idle and divisive political act as Pelosi’s impeachment of Trump was.
Can’t we ever just settle disagreements about what is acceptable in debates anymore?
As expected, the House voted this evening to censure Rep. Joe (You Lie!) Wilson (R-S.C.) for interrupting President Obama’s speech to Congress last week.