Georgia might have cast its electoral votes for Joe Biden and given Democrats control of the U.S. Senate. But Georgia voters (at least those in the 14th Congressional District) saw fit to elect Marjorie Taylor Greene to Congress.
Less than three years ago, Greene chased Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg down the street in Washington, D.C. declaring Red Flag laws to be an infringement upon the Second Amendment. When Hogg ignores her, Greene calls him a coward.
Now I don't agree with everything Hogg, his Parkland classmates and other gun control activists advocate. But there is a right way to engage in civil discourse where it concerns gun control and this isn't it.
Hogg was probably wise in ignoring her. She came for an ambush, not a conversation. But if Hogg had chosen to engage her he could have said something along the line of, "Red flag laws only apply if a family member thinks you're a threat to yourself or others. Unless there's a relative who thinks you're a menace to society then you have nothing to worry about."
At the end of the video, Greene complains about not getting meeting with Senators and not getting media coverage. Well, now she's a member of Congress and her appetite has only been whetted and has been reinforced with an appointment to the House Education Committee despite the fact she believes school shootings are "false flag operations."
Greene might dislike Red Flag laws, but she has been raising red flags with this video and liking comments from people who want to put a bullet in Nancy Pelosi's head. Who can say that Greene wouldn't bring a gun onto the House floor during the State of the Union Address and aim it at Pelosi or for that matter Vice-President Harris or President Biden?
California Democratic Congressman Jimmy Gomez has introduced a resolution to have Greene expelled from Congress. Sadly, this will fail. This failure could have tragic consequences. Even more so because Greene raised so many red flags.
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