Marjorie Taylor Greene's constituents mixed over effort to oust House speaker (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Picture caption: U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Rome, made an unsuccessful bid this past week to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. While some of her constituents in northwest Georgia's 14th Congressional District supported the effort, others saw it as vain and self-serving. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)
By Michelle Baruchman
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greenes effort last week to oust U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson is the latest Rorschach test for constituents in her district. To her supporters, Greenes effort to remove the Louisiana Republican from his post as leader of the House is evidence that she stands firm on her beliefs. She dont put up with no crap. She speaks her mind, and she dont water nothing down. She tells it like it is, said Billy Taylor, 56, who lives in Paulding County.
For fans of the Rome Republican, such as Taylor, compromising on Johnson would be a sign of weakness. Taylor, an electrician, said he wants to see a House speaker who will look out for everybody else, not just themselves. Im tired of the good-old-boys system where everybody is scratching everybodys back, he said. I feel she dont do that.
But Greenes detractors said her move one condemned by at least a dozen GOP lawmakers is a vain, self-serving attempt to draw attention to herself and gain more campaign donations.
Charlie Ping, a 43-year-old engineer who also lives in Paulding, said he is tired of government shutdowns and wants to see a functioning Congress. The things that shes involved in are more about getting attention for herself than actually accomplishing anything. Ive never heard her sponsor a bill that helped our state, he said. Just always fighting and trying to make headlines, it seems like.
Link:
https://www.ajc.com/politics/marjorie-taylor-greenes-constituents-mixed-over-effort-to-oust-house-speaker/Z3WJER7V4FDQBAN5S2M2DK4F2M/