Why did 10 Democrats in the House of Representatives blame MP Green?

On Thursday, the House of Representatives blamed MP D-TEXAS for its theatrical protest during President Trump’s speech in Congress. What was noticeable in voting was that it was not along the party’s lines; 10 Democrats supported the blame. What will stimulate many of his colleagues in Green over the rest of their party and vote in favor of this measure?

It is important to understand what the blame is and what it has become. The House of Representatives has its internal bases for disciplining its members. The most dangerous form of punishment is the expulsion, which was initially used to remove the supporters of the Confederation. He was recently employed just two years ago to remove MP George Santos (RN.Y) after he was charged with charges ranging from wire fraud to theft.

While initially used in exchange with blame, reprimand is now the most reprimanded forms of home. Among those who received a reprimand from MP Austin Murphy (D-PA), to vote another person on his behalf, and MP New Gingrich (R-GA), to provide inaccurate information to the Ethics Committee.

Blame between expulsion and reprimand. After voting, the member who was approved in the Bir of the House of Representatives should stand while reading the decision to blame loudly. The blame was rare. During the twentieth century, five members of the House of Representatives were controlled for cases such as mail fraud and sexual misconduct. However, five representatives have now been controlled since 2021, with three of those cases in a period of seven months.

Why was there an increase? One of the reasons may be a change in the types of accidents that are now dismantled. It is now increasingly used for verbs that are more associated with the member’s virtue of legitimacy. For example, MP Adam Chef (D-Calif) was controlled for the lawsuit between Russia and the Trump campaign for the year 2016, while MP Rashida Tilke was controlled regarding her monetary comments on Israel.

This change may help explain the reason for the support of these Democrats on Thursday. Since the blame standards have become less, it has also become more partisan. The motivation behind or against blame may be political considerations instead of institutional integrity.

Members of Congress are often seen by political scientists as “asking for monochromatic re -election”, which may be a useful framework to understand what is happening. Many Democrats who voted to blame the regions that supported Trump on Vice President Kamala Harris, including MP Mary Glosing, Perez (D-WASH), MP Tom Suzuzi (DN.Y.) and MP Marce Captor (D-OHIO). Others had competitions close to themselves, such as Representative Laura Gilin (DN.Y.), who was slightly defeated Anthony de Esposito in November. If the blame becomes a party tool, it may want more areas in the provinces to refer to their independence for their components by voting against it.

To move forward, some Republicans suggest that the green color should also be removed from its positions on the committees. As partisanship and polarization continue to climb up, such maneuver can also become a political tool in the future.

Will such measures make more difficult for the House of Representatives, or will these measures be “full of sound and anger, and do not indicate anything?” The time will be determined whether this story Shakespeare will be a tragedy, comedy or farce.

Michael E. Bednarczuk, PhD, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Austin Pay State University. He studies political behavior and public service.