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tulipsandroses

(8,131 posts)
Fri Mar 28, 2025, 09:46 PM Mar 2025

GA Democrats embrace Republican when he becomes emotional after his own party fires him for voting against their bill

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GA Democrats embrace Republican when he becomes emotional after his own party fires him for voting against their bill (Original Post) tulipsandroses Mar 2025 OP
This Rep voted his conscience and not the party line..what followers is dirty politics from his party Deuxcents Mar 2025 #1
They can just fire a rep? He is not a hired hand. That should be illegal. patricia92243 Mar 2025 #2
He was fired from his day job. State reps are not a full time job. Deuxcents Mar 2025 #3
Horrible. He should sue them Joinfortmill Mar 2025 #6
Fired from his personal job Mountainguy Mar 2025 #4
Caucus with traitors what do you expect? Leopard ate his face. Gaugamela Mar 2025 #5
Bummer. rubbersole Mar 2025 #7
That was a shitty thing to do. William769 Mar 2025 #8

Deuxcents

(25,547 posts)
1. This Rep voted his conscience and not the party line..what followers is dirty politics from his party
Fri Mar 28, 2025, 10:02 PM
Mar 2025

I hope his constituents have his back

 

Mountainguy

(2,145 posts)
4. Fired from his personal job
Fri Mar 28, 2025, 10:14 PM
Mar 2025

by the wife of one of the main sponsors of the bill he voted against.


Still, seems like it should be extortion to threaten a legislators job if they vote a way you don't like.

William769

(59,147 posts)
8. That was a shitty thing to do.
Sat Mar 29, 2025, 02:52 AM
Mar 2025

At least this man had principles on this Bill. I wonder about the rest of them?

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