Dem Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, arguably the most conservative Dem in the entire Congress, says the Senate “should consider removing Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz via the 14th Amendment over their objections to the election results’:
Sen. Joe Manchin: The Senate should consider removing Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz via the 14th Amendment over their objections to the election results.https://t.co/ewKuQoQ8HN
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 17, 2021
The idea of using the 14th Amendment to boot members of Congress started gaining steam last week when Squad-member Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri suggested it. So, is Sen. Manchin serious or he’s just saying this to get in the good graces of the more liberal wing of his party?
Rep. Cori Bush looks to expel GOP members of Congress using the 14th Amendment https://t.co/14B06QrWUx
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 11, 2021
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Joe Manchin expresses support for removing Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz from office on the claim that their objection to electoral votes was sedition: pic.twitter.com/0TIVXjwx7d
— Eddie Zipperer (@EddieZipperer) January 17, 2021
Sen. Manchin, however, isn’t up again until the 2024 eletion:
Time for WV voters to send Manchin packing and elect an actual Republican. https://t.co/mkrd88dlXc
— John Cardillo (@johncardillo) January 17, 2021
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