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House Democrats are vowing to defend Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) in
the face of GOP efforts to formally reprimand her on the House floor
over her criticism of Israel.
Republican leaders have scheduled separate votes Tuesday on two
resolutions to censure Tlaib, saying her sharp denunciations of
Israel’s response to last month’s deadly Hamas attacks are
antisemitic and risk inciting violence against Israelis.
Democratic leaders are urging members to vote against the measure,
however, citing Tlaib’s First Amendment rights. And a long list of
other Democrats — including a number of prominent Jewish lawmakers —
are lining up to oppose both measures, warning of the dangerous
precedent that would be set if Congress were to pursue censure every
time a fellow lawmaker utters controversial remarks.
“To my mind this is easy,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said. “I’m a professor of constitutional law. This is all about the freedom of
speech and the speech and debate clause.”
Rep. Greg Meeks (D-N.Y.), senior Democrat on the House Foreign
Affairs Committee, delivered the same message.
“Freedom of speech is a part of our democracy,” Meeks said. “Not
that I have to agree with the speech, but the freedom to say what
you want is fundamental to America, it makes us different from
others.
“People should have the freedom to say what they want; and I’ll have
the freedom to say whether I agree or disagree,” he continued. “But
I don’t think anybody should be censured for what they say.”
Still, several Jewish Democrats — including Reps. Debbie Wasserman
Schultz (Fla.) and Brad Schneider (Ill.) — said they are still
weighing their votes.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4297669-democrats-defending- tlaib-from-gop-rebuke-over-israel-criticism/
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