Thread by @SenErikaGeiss

Let me take off my earrings and address this nonsense. Y’all wanna play? Let’s play.

Yes, @MISenate, I’ll be glad to reduce my salary AND yours from $71K/year before taxes to $53,250/year before taxes when you do ALL of the following: 🧵

https://twitter.com/misenate/status/1352692180545056771

1.Take the exact amount that you spent last year in lawsuits challenging the Governor—what was it, something like $500K—on life-saving covid19 protocols and put that amount directly into the pockets of the restaurant workers. Not the owners’ pockets—the WORKERS pockets 2/x

2.Pass legislation that raises the wage of tipped workers to a goddamned LIVING WAGE. 3/x

3.Expand #EarnedPaidSickLeave for ALL workers. In fact, you can not only restore the language of the original ballot proposal that you snatched up and defiled with your “adopt &amend” bullshit game, you can make sure that it includes pandemics & natural disasters.
4/x

Need a hint how? Go back and read SB961 of 2020. 5/x

4.Condemn and censure our colleague who wore a confederate flag on his face to session on Friday, 04.24.2020. In fact, you can also pass the legislation that prohibits white supremacist symbols from the Capitol completely. 6/x

5.Condemn and censure (at minimum) the 8 colleagues who had the temerity to persist in questioning the validity of a free & fair election that #VotersDecided and played a part in fueling the actions of those who mounted a siege on our nation’s Capitol 2 weeks ago. 7/x

6.Grow a spine & call in a vote of no confidence on the senate chamber leader who consorts with anti-government & white supremacist groups. 8/x

7.And since you probably think I’m being petty right now, let me give you petty: Change your Twitter handle. It’s misleading. You don’t speak for the entire state senate so stop pretending to. 9/x

You could get a handle that accurately reflects that you’re speaking in the voice of your caucus and your caucus only—it’s called transparency and honesty. Perhaps @jack & @twittersafety can help you out with that. 10/x

I’m just warming up...but I’ll stop for now. In the meantime, you best think twice before the next time you set your fingers to tag me with such nonsense, tomfoolery and theatrics. GTFOHWYBS. /end

P.a. A couple of things. 1) I know the fact-checkers are on this, but it was 11 not 8 members. (Which is worse.)

2) Since this unvarnished reply to the BS seems to be blowing up, follow my 15 colleagues in the RT & @BLMMichigan, @MichiganUnited, @ProgressMich, & @charles_gaba

https://twitter.com/charles_gaba/status/1352763360538931202