‘We have a responsibility to measure our words’: Schneider on voting in favor of censuring Tlaib

These are the 22 democrats that decided to censure their colleague, Rashida Tlaib. If your Representative is listed, I’d definitely recommend calling them and asking them why they decided to vote to publicly punish the only Palestinian American that has ever been elected into congress. They know that they had various internal measures, including circulating letters that were already being signed to express disapproval and disagreement that they could have signed on to if they actually wanted to express their disapproval of her comments on. This was pretty gross in my opinion.

Even if your representative isn’t listed on here, I would recommend that you all call them or email them and ask them to call for a ceasefire. Over 10,000 civilians in Gaza have now died, and over half of them have been children.

Rep. Steve Cohen (Tenn.)
Rep. Jim Costa (Calif.)
Rep. Angie Craig (Minn.)
Rep. Don Davis (N.C.)
Rep. Lois Frankel (Fla.)
Rep. Jared Golden (Maine)
Rep. Dan Goldman (N.Y.)
Rep. Josh Gottheimer (N.J.)
Rep. Greg Landsman (Ohio)
Rep. Susie Lee (Nev.)
Rep. Kathy Manning (N.C.)
Rep. Jared Moskowitz (Fla.)
Rep. Wiley Nickel (N.C.)
Rep. Chris Pappas (N.H.)
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Wash.)
Rep. Pat Ryan (N.Y.)
Rep. Brad Schneider (Ill.)
Rep. Kim Schrier (Wash.)
Rep. Darren Soto (Fla.)
Rep. Ritchie Torres (N.Y.)
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Fla.)
Rep. Frederica Wilson (Fla.)

Brad Schneider has personally taken $1,156,345 from AIPAC.

Yeah, measure your words. Especially if you are black.

Those 22 Dems are hypocrites.

22 Democrats that should be voted out of office

Joy Reid sure shows her position and is losing many viewers, like me.

I'm on the fence with this. But it is insane for intelligent and reasonable people (particularly when considering the gap of reasonability between the parties) to be comparing their behavior to the behavior of the GOP. If you're holding up the GOP rhetoric and asking why we're not censuring them, that's madness. There has been attempts to censure members of the GOP. They won't even hold their bannerman accountable for attempting a coup, and you think they're going to care about censuring their own?!

What passes for behavior among the Democrats will automatically and certainly unfairly be at a higher standard than the GOP. And thus, it will always seem disproportionate when Democrats hold their own to account where the GOP won't.

I don't have as fragile of sensibilities, and I'm really not familiar with the "river to the sea" phrase, so it's hard for me to have a clear leaning on this. That being said, Tlaib and the Squad in general are more progressive which puts them in a minority position among the Dems, and that will change how they attempt to govern among their peers. Nonetheless, they have been outspoken in their rhetoric, they have been divisive in a business that requires you to build coalitions to accomplish things, and have allowed their perspective to be siloed on more than a few issues. At a time when the Democrats are in the minority in the House when so much needs to get done, when faced with attempting to shut a dangerous MAGA faction down, the left needs all hands on deck, and I don't see the value of being divisive on this issue, nor do I see the value in pushing for censure of their own. In normal times, I might be more inclined to criticize the moderate Democrats for their fragile sensibilities, and to ask how the Dems are actually going to seek dividing civilian Palestinian safety from Hamas' terrorism. Like I said, I'm on the fence.

I actually really appreciated this segment, because I've seen so much from left-leaning media criticizing the Dems for the vote, but no open dialogue allowing them to explain their position. I want to give Reid credit for airing this.

But finally, I am dismayed that so many on the left are so outraged by the left, that they're using this to criticize their own, or call for Biden to drop out of the presidential race. And I understand and sympathize with the complexities of what's going on in Israel, condemning the attacks from Hamas, the living situation imposed by Israel, and the desperation and ownership of the Palestinian people, as well as and most sadly the victims of violence and hatred on both sides. That being said, unfortunately, we have our own crisis in America, which requires all reasonable Americans to be very acutely focused: we cannot allow MAGA to regain power. Palestinian rights will most assuredly not advance if Netanyahu gets Trump as his international peer. No aid to start working toward that peace will come from a MAGA-controlled House/Senate. Please see the strategy, please understand the bigger picture. Trump and MAGA already set the US back in a myriad of ways at home just in his first-term practice run. If you care about affecting better outcomes in Israel, make your voice heard and speak your intention, but prioritize coming together. Division among the left led to Trump's first term, please don't make the same mistake in 2024.

Keep in mind that Schneider has taken $1.1 million dollars from AIPAC.

As an Israeli-American, I respect Tlaibs right to speak and I don't believe she should've been censured. On the other hand, we are not stupid. We know what "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" means. It means free of Jews. We know that the Palestinian Arabs see the Jewish State of Israel as illegitimate, and, therefore, must be wiped off the map and replaced with one Arab State of Palestine. We know this is how you really feel. Stop trying to gaslight us!

I can't believe I'm saying this but, i actually agree with the republican party on this, the rules apply to both sides. I understand this is an emotional time but she should have restrained from using that phrase"the river to the sea" it doesn't help this situation.

The phrase has one very specific meaning and one meaning only. Bravo on the censure. She should really head on over to Londonistan and join the pro terrorist press. MSNBC is a biased joke. Reid should be fired post haste for quoting Hamas death figures. We know that includes thousands of orcs and we have proof of staged victims by Hamas and the Palestinians. She is aiding and abetting the enemy.

I support Rep Talib's domestic politics and she seems very sympathetic and thoughtful. Using "from the river to the Sea" However is very ugly and sends support to Hamas, intentional or not.

Schneider ain't s—.

"Its not a Question of WHO … but its the words." WTH? That's no answer, but a total copout. It was the who, or why didn't they try harder to censure all those Repub statements about Gaza & Palestinians?!

I'm guessing that Rep. Tlaib didn't take that Post down about suggesting that Israel bombed that Hospital, is because that is her true belief? So then, i suppose it would also be censurable had she, or anybody else, further suggested that what BEBE claimed about the Hamas attack, re: the # of dead .. the # of hostages .. or the degree of carnage – was also misrepresented in one or more of those pronouncements?!

When you look back on ALL the horrendous & hideous things that have either come directly out of their Maga Mouths or drawn in some despicable cartoonish garbaage, about especially, Members of the Squad, & how frankly, have been meant to put targets on their backs, for bad things to 'hopefully' happen to 1 or more of them; for ANY repugs frankly, let alone any Democrat, to single HER out, is just despicable. But frankly, she proved her point, that Marginalized Communities don't really have any voice when they try to speak THEIR truth – to power, certainly not Palestinians or many Americans.

So when is the 1st amendment ok to use ? Because its becoming a problem that if you disagree with anyone either it becomes violent or ppl get arrested where does it end im a Democrat i dont agree with maga at all but i cannot be a hypocrite and expect ppl to listen to my views for me not to respect theirs we must agree to disagree what happen in israel was wrong but they also must defend themselves but against those who wronged them not thee innocent because the same way Israel feels about there civilians being attacked the world is also feeling that way towards the (innocent) ppl in gaza these are conversations that MUST BE TALKED about because other countries are pushing false info that can affect the war if this womens does not stand up as a congress women with her platform knowing that her job is to be the voice of the ppl then she knows shes only part of the problem we need to stop trying to silence each other and instead listen to the problem come to an agreement and fix it because we dont see those ppl who stand with russia china who are anti American and are part of congress being censured

Seems like such a joke given MTG, Boebert, Jordan, Gaetz and the rest spewing hatred and ignorance on a daily basis.

“Abortion is health care” the humanist anti health care system of the Bathomet 🐐 the Satanic 🎃🎃🎃🎃 goat, the Satanic cure for religion.

He's a repuglikkkon operative. He never once answered her question while parroting their talking points. All twenty two need to go.

Primary this fool. He is so blinded by their book of fiction. When everyone finally acknowledges this. This bullying will end.

A censure by this particular House will be looked on as a badge of honor.

I thought GOP likes freedom of speech?