Crenshaw, Hurd, Other Texas Republicans Vote with Democrats to Remove Confederate Monuments

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Thu Jul 23, 2020 2:51 pm

Crenshaw, Hurd, Other Texas Republicans Vote with Democrats to Remove Confederate Monuments
Congressman Dan Crenshaw said he was �glad� to vote to remove the statues from the nation�s capital.

By Brandon Waltens | July 23, 2020

https://texasscorecard.com/federal/crenshaw-hurd-other-texas-republicans-vote-with-democrats-to-remove-confederate-monuments/

Only days after Texas Republicans made protecting and preserving historical monuments, statues, and other items a legislative priority, six of the individuals they elected to Congress voted to remove them from the U.S. Capitol.

On Wednesday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Democrat majority-led House of Representatives voted 305-113 to remove statues of individuals who fought for the South in the War Between the States.

The 305 votes in favor came from a united Democrat caucus as well as 71 Republicans who crossed party lines and voted with Democrats to remove the monuments. Among them were six Texans: U.S. Congressmen Michael Burgess of Flower Mound, Van Taylor of Plano, Dan Crenshaw of Houston, Michael McCaul of Austin, and Pete Olson of Sugar Land.

Crenshaw said he was �glad� to vote to remove the statues from the nation�s capital.

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Republicans won the civil war. That�s our history.

Democrats have a long list of segregationists & KKK members. That�s their history.

I�m glad to help them confront that racist past & voted to remove these Democrat statues from positions of prominence.https://t.co/D9KGH4Kz6b

� Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) July 22, 2020

Congressman Chip Roy, who represents portions of Austin, San Antonio, and the Hill Country, voted against removing the monuments, saying, �Democrats love to play politics with race while the people they purport to help are suffering at the hands of their �caring� policies.�

-- excerpt, rest at link above --

�We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent people.� ― George Orwell

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Thu Jul 23, 2020 2:54 pm

�We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent people.� ― George Orwell

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Thu Jul 23, 2020 4:27 pm

Dan Crenshaw doing that is very disappointing to me.

We will never again be truly FREE people for so long as we continue to abide the Marxist Income Tax Code and the IRS!

http://fairtax.org

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Thu Jul 23, 2020 7:11 pm

I would have interjected an amendment to tear down every statue of a Democrat as they are the ones who led the fight to retain slavery.

And rename all the buildings like Robert Byrd's.

My own answer is no. Guidance is fine. Voluntary self-isolation is fine, and strongly advisable for the more vulnerable. Most of them will do it by choice. But coercion is not fine. There is no moral or principled justification for it. Lord Sumpton

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Fri Jul 24, 2020 7:34 am (Last edited: Fri Jul 24, 2020 7:34 am)

And there is my congressman expressing the same.
GOP Rep. Gohmert Introduces Resolution To Ban Democratic Party

Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas introduced a resolution on Thursday to ban the Democratic Party or any other political party that supported slavery.

Gohmert�s resolution also calls on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to have all items removed from the House of Representatives wing of the U.S. Capitol or the connected House office buildings that name any political party or organization that supported slavery.

The move came a day after a measure supported by Pelosi regarding Confederate statues passed the House. That bill calls for the removal from the Capitol statues of those who backed the Confederate States of America, Politico reported.
https://www.westernjournal.com/gop-rep-g...48f809c2f2987bc

My own answer is no. Guidance is fine. Voluntary self-isolation is fine, and strongly advisable for the more vulnerable. Most of them will do it by choice. But coercion is not fine. There is no moral or principled justification for it. Lord Sumpton

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Fri Jul 24, 2020 10:14 am

The erasure of history is evil.

The Constitution matters, at least it should.

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Fri Jul 24, 2020 11:04 am

Quote: Isailedaway wrote in post #5
And there is my congressman expressing the same.
GOP Rep. Gohmert Introduces Resolution To Ban Democratic Party

Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas introduced a resolution on Thursday to ban the Democratic Party or any other political party that supported slavery.

Gohmert�s resolution also calls on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to have all items removed from the House of Representatives wing of the U.S. Capitol or the connected House office buildings that name any political party or organization that supported slavery.

The move came a day after a measure supported by Pelosi regarding Confederate statues passed the House. That bill calls for the removal from the Capitol statues of those who backed the Confederate States of America, Politico reported.
https://www.westernjournal.com/gop-rep-g...48f809c2f2987bc

Fantastic!

"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.

"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."

- J. R. R. Tolkien

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Fri Jul 24, 2020 11:25 am (Last edited: Fri Jul 24, 2020 11:26 am)

Quote: Sanguine wrote in post #7
Quote: Isailedaway wrote in post #5
And there is my congressman expressing the same.
GOP Rep. Gohmert Introduces Resolution To Ban Democratic Party

Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas introduced a resolution on Thursday to ban the Democratic Party or any other political party that supported slavery.

Gohmert�s resolution also calls on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to have all items removed from the House of Representatives wing of the U.S. Capitol or the connected House office buildings that name any political party or organization that supported slavery.

The move came a day after a measure supported by Pelosi regarding Confederate statues passed the House. That bill calls for the removal from the Capitol statues of those who backed the Confederate States of America, Politico reported.
https://www.westernjournal.com/gop-rep-g...48f809c2f2987bc

Fantastic!

We need a couple of hundred more just like him up there if you ask me!

My own congressman (Kevin Brady) is nothing but a porch nail, afraid to stick his head up for fear of getting hit on the head by the hammer! In other words, he's pretty much worthless!

And sadly, most who populate that place are just like him!

We will never again be truly FREE people for so long as we continue to abide the Marxist Income Tax Code and the IRS!

http://fairtax.org

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Fri Jul 24, 2020 11:33 am

Quote: Tinker wrote in post #3
Dan Crenshaw doing that is very disappointing to me.

It is disappointing but my radar on him perked up when he was all in on the "red flag" laws back when that was a big topic.....

�We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent people.� ― George Orwell

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#10 | RE: Crenshaw, Hurd, Other Texas Republicans Vote with Democrats to Remove Confederate Monuments datum

Fri Jul 24, 2020 11:56 am

Quote: Tinker wrote in post #8
Quote: Sanguine wrote in post #7
Quote: Isailedaway wrote in post #5
And there is my congressman expressing the same.
GOP Rep. Gohmert Introduces Resolution To Ban Democratic Party

Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas introduced a resolution on Thursday to ban the Democratic Party or any other political party that supported slavery.

Gohmert�s resolution also calls on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to have all items removed from the House of Representatives wing of the U.S. Capitol or the connected House office buildings that name any political party or organization that supported slavery.

The move came a day after a measure supported by Pelosi regarding Confederate statues passed the House. That bill calls for the removal from the Capitol statues of those who backed the Confederate States of America, Politico reported.
https://www.westernjournal.com/gop-rep-g...48f809c2f2987bc

Fantastic!

We need a couple of hundred more just like him up there if you ask me!

My own congressman (Kevin Brady) is nothing but a porch nail, afraid to stick his head up for fear of getting hit on the head by the hammer! In other words, he's pretty much worthless!

And sadly, most who populate that place are just like him!

He was my congressman as well when I live in Walker County and I felt the same way.

All Kevin wanted was to elevate himself into the upper echelons of the party so he became a DC critter.

My own answer is no. Guidance is fine. Voluntary self-isolation is fine, and strongly advisable for the more vulnerable. Most of them will do it by choice. But coercion is not fine. There is no moral or principled justification for it. Lord Sumpton

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#11 | RE: Crenshaw, Hurd, Other Texas Republicans Vote with Democrats to Remove Confederate Monuments datum

Fri Jul 24, 2020 12:01 pm

How about many Republicans rising, and offering this amendment over and over, on every measure?

And bacl home in their campaign mailings, , and speeches.

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#12 | RE: Crenshaw, Hurd, Other Texas Republicans Vote with Democrats to Remove Confederate Monuments datum

Fri Jul 24, 2020 12:04 pm

Quote: Isailedaway wrote in post #10
Quote: Tinker wrote in post #8
Quote: Sanguine wrote in post #7
Quote: Isailedaway wrote in post #5
And there is my congressman expressing the same.
GOP Rep. Gohmert Introduces Resolution To Ban Democratic Party

Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas introduced a resolution on Thursday to ban the Democratic Party or any other political party that supported slavery.

Gohmert�s resolution also calls on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to have all items removed from the House of Representatives wing of the U.S. Capitol or the connected House office buildings that name any political party or organization that supported slavery.

The move came a day after a measure supported by Pelosi regarding Confederate statues passed the House. That bill calls for the removal from the Capitol statues of those who backed the Confederate States of America, Politico reported.
https://www.westernjournal.com/gop-rep-g...48f809c2f2987bc

Fantastic!

We need a couple of hundred more just like him up there if you ask me!

My own congressman (Kevin Brady) is nothing but a porch nail, afraid to stick his head up for fear of getting hit on the head by the hammer! In other words, he's pretty much worthless!

And sadly, most who populate that place are just like him!
He was my congressman as well when I live in Walker County and I felt the same way.

All Kevin wanted was to elevate himself into the upper echelons of the party so he became a DC critter.

You are EXACTLY right @Isailedaway and I have known him since before he was ever in the Texas legislature. Used to consider him a friend until I learned just how good he is at patronizing and outright lying!

We will never again be truly FREE people for so long as we continue to abide the Marxist Income Tax Code and the IRS!

http://fairtax.org

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