At one time, Republican members of Congress who committed ethical or legal violations were called to account by their party. Today, ethical and legal violations aren’t punished in the GOP. That’s reserved for the really bad offenders like those who refuse to buy into the party’s leaders insane lies or joining bipartisan efforts toward progress.
We have to hold Members accountable who incite or glorify violence, who spread and perpetuate dangerous conspiracies. The failure to do so will take us one step closer to this fantasized violence becoming real.⁰⁰To be clear, I’ll be voting yes on the Gosar censure resolution.
— Adam Kinzinger (@RepKinzinger) November 16, 2021
Adam Kinzinger who sits on the January 6 committee was only one of two Republicans who spoke up about the Big Lie. Kinzinger now says he will vote to censure Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ). Gosar came under fire after posting a violent anime video depicting him as a hero slaying Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and President Joe Biden. Considering the massive number of death threats reported against the New York congresswoman and the position in which Joe Biden sits, censure should look a lot more like a Secret Service investigation.
Although other Republicans are more concerned with punishing party members like Kinzinger and Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) who dare to break from the herd following the twice-impeached ex-president who never won the popular vote, the House of Representatives will vote on Wednesday on whether or not to formally rebuke Gosar through a censure vote. Kingzinger will join those who still believe our government should conduct itself like adults.
Twitter had a lot to say to Kinzinger in light of his revelation. Read some of their comments below: