More Fallout for Marjorie Taylor Greene, And the Things She's Been Saying
Georgia congresswoman is called a "Confederate," for her unconstitutional views
Things keep reverberating for Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene, in light of her most recent outrageous comments.
Specifically, the hard-right, Republican congresswoman from Georgia, is getting criticized for reiterating her positions that the United States undergo a “national divorce,” as well as once again suggesting that Democrats lose voting rights when they move to “red states.”
Both statements — past positions of hers which she's repeated in recent days — are clearly unconstitutional and at odds with the oath of office she swore to serve in the House.
“Yeah, that is a no. You are not locking our folks in a rubber room with you, lady. But that doesn’t mean America isn’t divided, because it is, deeply so, and has been for most of this nation’s history. Red America and blue America are in many ways already two countries,” said MSNBC host Joy Reid. “As political strategist Michael Podhorzer explained, ‘The United States is more like a federated republic of two nations: blue nation and red nation.’ It is a geographic and historical reality. That divide, he writes, ‘is very similar, both geographically and culturally, to the divides between the Union and the Confederacy.’
“But here is where things get interesting. Being a pro-Confederate red state isn’t just bad for the soul, it's also bad for the economy,” Reid added, during a segment of her evening program. “Based off of Podhorzer's analysis, the blue nation contributes more of the total U.S. gross national product, 46 percent versus 40 percent. On its own, the blue nation would be the world’s second-largest economy, trailing only China. The red nation would rank third.
“And if there was a national divorce, what would red America do for industry given that many of its economies are dependent on blue state manufacturers who utilize red state non-union labor to manufacture their goods more cheaply?” she asked. “I mean, if red America was really a competitor to other low-wage manufacturing countries, they would have to continually reduce wages in order to compete. And based on the way individual red state economies like Mississippi, Kentucky and West Virginia operate now, they would be a nation of largely impoverished workers ruled by a small oligarchy of the very, very rich with no healthcare, scant voting rights, and no autonomy for women. They would likely be largely dependent on oil and natural gas revenues, which are in diminishing supply.
“That would mean there would also be an ecological disaster, which would mean they would probably need lots and lots of national aid from blue America. As evidence, currently, most red states pay less into the federal tax coffers than they take out. So would the new red republic expect the blue states to pay alimony and child support in this national divorce? Just a few reasons why the whole idea is implausible,” Reid said.
It's ideas such as these from Greene why the Republican Party has lost its standing as a legitimate political party, according to Cornell Belcher, an American writer, pollster, and political strategist.
“But let’s push this out further. You know, Marjorie Taylor Greene and many of her friends, you know, with all due respect, they're not even Republicans anymore, they are Confederates,” Belcher said. “You know, I looked back, for the State of the Union, I went back and looked at State of the Union speeches by presidents. And even Ronald Reagan talked about the ideal of Republicans and Democrats have to get together to move legislation that benefits all America and put aside bipartisanship.
“This is not a party of Ronald Reagan. This is no longer what I could see as a legitimate Republican Party. When you start talking about dividing the country up and breaking the country up, you are a Confederate, you're no longer a Republican,” he added.
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