It's telling who does—and does not—get the benefit of the doubt

I reached out to spokespeople for all 22 Democrats Monday morning with a simple inquiry: I wanted to know if they planned to make a statement or take any sort of action—like a censure—against Rep. Walberg for his call for the destruction of Gaza.

Only three offices responded.

“Deranged and depraved,” Rep. Ritchie Torres of New York said through his press secretary, which was surprising given Torres’ aggressive and unapologeticsupport for Israel. (He’s literally in Israel right now.) I followed up, pointing out Torres’ vote to censure Tlaib and asking if he thought Rep. Walberg’s comments were on the same level. His press secretary said yes. When I pressed further, asking if Torres planned to call for a vote to censure, I received no reply.

  • @Serinus
    5•8 months ago

    Censuring a Dem passes. Censuring a Republican doesn’t. It’s pretty simple. He doesn’t want to call for a failed vote.

    His office should have just said that.

    • @Ensign_CrabEnglish
      4•8 months ago

      Censuring a Dem passes. Censuring a Republican doesn’t. It’s pretty simple.

      And I said why this is the case. There is no other reason.

      • @Serinus
        1•8 months ago

        Because Republicans exist.

        • @Ensign_CrabEnglish
          4•8 months ago

          I didn’t ask for the centrist excuse for opposing progressives and not republicans.

      • @Serinus
        -4•8 months ago

        She said, “from the river to the sea”. That’s a phrase calling for genocide and explicitly calling for genocide deserves censure.

        Republicans will vote against censure for a Republican. Both Dems and Republicans will vote for censuring a Democrat.

        Generally holding our own accountable and not being in lockstep like the Republicans is something to be proud of, not ashamed of.