WASHINGTON – Dozens of U.S. House Democrats are backing a resolution to expel controversial U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from Congress, a longshot measure that’s only been successfully employed twice since the Civil War.
U.S. Rep. Jimmy Gomez filed the expulsion resolution on Friday, after introducing it in January. The text of the legislation is simple, saying that Greene, a Georgia Republican, is hereby “expelled from the House of Representatives.”
The California Democrat said Greene, R-Rome, should be expelled because she helped incite the riotous mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. He also cited press reports that revealed that before being elected, Greene expressed support online for violence against top Democrats, including former President Barack Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
“I take no joy in introducing this resolution, but any member who incites political violence and threatens our lives must be expelled,” Gomez said.