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6 Jan, 8 tweets, 2 min read

Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) is calling for the expulsion of some Republican members of the House of Representatives.

The freshman lawmaker, who was sworn into office just days ago, released a statement announcing her first legislative action in the House will be calling to expel ‘the Republican members of Congress who have incited today’s domestic terror attack at the United States Capitol.’

‘No person should be serving in Congress who is actively working to undermine the rights and freedoms of the American people as afforded to us by the Constitution.'

Rep. Bush says her action falls under the jurisdiction of the 14th Amendment. Section 3 of the 14th Amendment states that no member of Congress—or any member of state or federal government—who has taken an oath of office ‘shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against...

... the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof.’ This action would target the Republican representatives who supported overturning the Electoral College results and whose actions thereby potentially incited the violence at the Capitol.

Bush, the first Black woman to serve in the House from Missouri, is an activist who was an early leader in the Black Lives Matter protests in Ferguson.

Hours ago, she tweeted that she and her team were safe, but she was shocked that ‘domestic terrorists are roaming around inside the Capitol.’

‘I’m remembering being brutalized and treated like a domestic terrorist just for protesting to keep my people alive,’ Bush tweeted. ‘St. Louis: you’re in my heart right now.’

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