Why Congress had to take a stand on Paul Gosar's video
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The House vote to censure Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona was the only appropriate thing for members of Congress to do. It signaled that violence and misogyny have no place in our politics -- and neither do politicians like Gosar who promote them. While all 221 House Democrats voted for censure, they were joined by only two of their Republican colleagues.
What prompted the vote was Gosar's tweet of a photoshopped anime video showing him appearing to kill Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and attacking the President of the United States with swords. Gosar has since taken the video down. He said he does not "espouse violence or harm towards any member of Congress or Mr. Biden" and called the video "truly a symbolic portrayal of a fight over immigration policy."
Kara Alaimo
The resolution also removed Gosar from two committees -- including the Committee on Oversight and Reform, where he works with Ocasio-Cortez.
