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irisblue

(32,996 posts) Wed Feb 26, 2020, 04:49 PM Feb 2020

Can someone tell me why Amash voted against the Emmit Till anti Lynch federal law?

NPR (@NPR) Tweeted:
JUST IN: The House of Representatives has approved legislation making lynching a federal hate crime for the first time in U.S. history.

The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act was named for the 14-year-old teenager who was lynched in Mississippi in the 1950s.

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Not seeing anything on his Twitter on this at this minute

Cathy Ginter (@CathyGinter) Tweeted:
@NPR Here are the 4 House members voting No on The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act:
Amash (I-MI)
Gohmert (R-TX)
Massie (R-KY)
Yoho (R-FL)

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Can someone tell me why Amash voted against the Emmit Till anti Lynch federal law? (Original Post) irisblue Feb 2020 OP

Who said because Amash doesn't like Trump that he isn't a fascist Thomas Hurt Feb 2020 #1

He is the most libertarian member of Congress SCantiGOP Feb 2020 #2

This legislation will be another victim of the Grim Reaper, Moscow Mitch. Midnight Writer Feb 2020 #3

You are So right snowybirdie Feb 2020 #5

The Senate already passed a similar bill last year SoCalNative Feb 2020 #6

Good. Midnight Writer Feb 2020 #8

I'm surprised there aren't more names on this list. dewsgirl Feb 2020 #4

Because at heart he's still a Repub... Wounded Bear Feb 2020 #7

Libertarian extremist ibegurpard Feb 2020 #9

It may get past old Mitch Chainfire Feb 2020 #10

Already lying on McConnells' desk. irisblue Feb 2020 #11

Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts)

1. Who said because Amash doesn't like Trump that he isn't a fascist

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Wed Feb 26, 2020, 04:52 PM

Feb 2020

SCantiGOP

(13,871 posts)

2. He is the most libertarian member of Congress

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Wed Feb 26, 2020, 04:57 PM

Feb 2020

This is part of that States Rights bullshit about keeping the national government small and ineffective.

Midnight Writer

(21,770 posts)

3. This legislation will be another victim of the Grim Reaper, Moscow Mitch.

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Wed Feb 26, 2020, 04:59 PM

Feb 2020

snowybirdie

(5,231 posts)

5. You are So right

Reply to Midnight Writer (Reply #3)

Wed Feb 26, 2020, 05:09 PM

Feb 2020

Everything dies when it reaches McTurtle

SoCalNative

(4,613 posts)

6. The Senate already passed a similar bill last year

Reply to Midnight Writer (Reply #3)

Wed Feb 26, 2020, 06:19 PM

Feb 2020

So there only needs to be reconciliation of the bills.

Midnight Writer

(21,770 posts)

8. Good.

Reply to SoCalNative (Reply #6)

Thu Feb 27, 2020, 01:25 AM

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dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)

4. I'm surprised there aren't more names on this list.

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Wed Feb 26, 2020, 05:00 PM

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Wounded Bear

(58,673 posts)

7. Because at heart he's still a Repub...

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Wed Feb 26, 2020, 06:55 PM

Feb 2020

ibegurpard

(16,685 posts)

9. Libertarian extremist

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Thu Feb 27, 2020, 05:23 AM

Feb 2020

Don't give government any more power no matter what it is regarding.
Sometimes that attitude helps us and sometimes it's just out there. This one of those out there times.

Chainfire

(17,559 posts)

10. It may get past old Mitch

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Thu Feb 27, 2020, 10:12 AM

Feb 2020

It is an election year. It cost the rich nothing.

irisblue

(32,996 posts)

11. Already lying on McConnells' desk.

Reply to Chainfire (Reply #10)

Thu Feb 27, 2020, 10:16 AM

Feb 2020

snip--"The Senate bill, which passed unanimously last year, was introduced by Kamala Harris, Democrat of California; Cory Booker, Democrat of New Jersey; and Tim Scott, Republican of South Carolina."

Source--https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/26/us/politics/anti-lynching-bill.html

If it gets out of reconciliation, that Apricothellbeast will sign it.

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