Athens Democrats Circulate Petition to Expel Jody Hice From Congress

[TexasTowelie]

The Athens-Clarke County Democratic Committee is circulating a petition urging Congress to expel Rep. Jody Hice after he led an effort to deny President Joe Biden Georgia’s 16 Electoral College votes, sparking a right-wing insurrection at the Capitol earlier this month.

The ACCDC has already called on Hice, a Greensboro Republican who represents most of Clarke County, to resign.

The petition reads:

We, the undersigned, do hereby petition the Committee on House Administration and the Committee on Ethics to investigate Congressman Jody Hice (R-GA 10) to determine if he violated his oath of office to uphold the Constitution or any Rules of the House of Representatives. We call for him to face sanction, up to and including removal from the House of Representatives.

Whereas, Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution states: “No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress…under the United States, or under any state, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any state legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any state, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.”

Whereas, Jody Hice voted to overturn the November 3 election results and to nullify the votes of over 35,000 Clarke County voters, of nearly 2,500,000 Georgia voters, and of over 80,000,000 American voters. His actions went beyond protected speech and voting decisions. On the morning of January 6, 2021, Congressman Hice urged supporters to “FIGHT” and stated “This is our 1776 moment” hours before thousands of Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol building in an attempt to overthrow an election, resulting in 5 deaths.

Now, therefore, be it resolved that the actions of Congressman Jody Hice constitute engaging in “insurrection or rebellion.” If he does not resign, he should be investigated and face sanction, up to and including expulsion from the House of Representatives.

Read more: https://flagpole.com/news/in-the-loop/2021/01/22/athens-democrats-circulate-petition-to-expel-jody-hice-from-congress/

[livetohike]

1. We need more of this. I'd like to see every one of

my PA Reps. who opposed the electoral vote gone.

[gab13by13]

2. Pa resident here,

and I 2nd that motion. I live in a gerrymandered district, Glenn Thompson, he voted no on his own election. Wondering if our Democratic governor would get to replace him?

[livetohike]

3. Hi neighbor! GT is my Rep too. I'm in Jefferson County.

He needs to go. Most useless Rep ever.

[jaxexpat]

4. It is ludicrous how these yahoos think they profit by calling for an "annullment".....

of the very vote count which elected them to office. Could it be that some day, some how they will have gone just a bit too far? So far that even their own party constituents will call for their removal?

All it would take is for those people to get just how distorted the news they see on Fox and talk radio actually is. How many even know that Fox recently had a major house cleaning for those who told, and remained true to, but a single truth?

[bucolic_frolic]

5. That's right, citizens have to make noise for Congress to expel these cretins

We have to make the case. They work for us.