Photo from the Republican Accountability Project
Which Republican Members of Congress Support Democracy?
Not many.
The Republican Accountability Project, a group of expatriate Anti Trump Republicans (people like Elizabeth Neumann, Olivia Troye, and Bill Kristol) that have become regular contributors on CNN and MSNBC, has released a report (called the GOP Report Card on Democracy) giving 136 Congressional Republicans failing grades for their behavior toward American Democracy following the November elections.
Arizona Republicans Debbie Lesko, Andy Biggs, and Paul Gosar received F's.
David Schweikert earned a D minus.
The grading rubric consisted of four items. They were:
- "Did he or she sign on to the amicus brief filed along with Texas’ lawsuit to the Supreme Court that sought to nullify votes cast in Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Georgia?
- Did he or she object to the certification of Electoral College votes from at least one state?
- Did he or she make public statements that cast doubt on the legitimacy of the 2020 election?
- Did he or she vote to hold Trump accountable via impeachment or conviction?"
Lesko and Biggs who did all four received an F.
Gosar who did everything but sign on to the Texas Amicus brief also received an F.
Schweikert performed the same as Gosar but still earned a D minus. That is probably because the Congressional District Six Representative did not have a direct hand in organizing the January 6, 2021, Domestic Terrorist Attack on the Nation's Capitol.
Among the other usual loathsome suspects from the former Party of Lincoln that received failing grades were:
- Lauren Boebert
- Mo Brooks.
- Ted Cruz
- Matt Gaetz.
- Louie Gohmert.
- Marjorie Taylor Greene.
- Josh Hawley.
- Cindy Hyde Smith.
- Darrell Issa.
- Jim Jordan.
- Kevin McCarthy (House Minority Leader who only yesterday (April 25, 2021) was trying to rewrite history on Donald Trump's involvement with the attempted coup on January 6, 2021.
- Devin Nunes.
- Steve Scalise (the number two member of Republican House Leadership.)
- Rick Scott
Enemy of the People Mitch McConnell received a C minus.
Several Republicans from the dwindling sane pro-Democracy branch of the party received A's.
- Richard Burr.
- Bill Cassidy.
- Liz Cheney.
- Susan Collins.
- Anthony Gonzalez.
- Jaime Herrera Butler.
- John Katko.
- Adam Kinzinger.
- Peter Meijer
- Lisa Murkowski.
- Dan Newhouse.
- Mitt Romney.
- Ben Sasse.
- Pat Toomey.
- Fred Upton.
- David Valadao.
Please click here to see the full Republican Congressional roster and the grades they received.
Only 16 members of the former Party of Lincoln fully supported Democracy after the November 2020 Elections.
136 failed to do so when the opportunity presented itself on four occasions.
It is a sad commentary on the condition of the Republican Party that its number one and two "leaders" in the House (McCarthy and Scalise) failed so miserably when the time to lead came and they chose to put Demagogue over Country.
If California does indeed lose Congressional seats after the 2020 census, Democrats should ensure that one of those lost seats should be Kevin McCarthy's.
These people who failed the American Ideal and the others that received a C or D grade have forgotten what Republican (for the public) and Democracy (rule by the many) means.
They represent a festering cancer on the American political system and they need to be primaried and defeated in the 2022 and 2024 Elections.
There is never any room for autocratic, fascist, white nationalist, and traitorous individuals in public office.
It is time for them to go.
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