Thread by @DempseyTwo

I reviewed the @RepZoeLofgren document that outlines the 14th Amendment and shows 121 Members of Congress who shared social media posts about the election in the lead up to the Insurrection. The below is a deeper look by the numbers.

I have been following our government since trump descended the escalator and mentioned ‘rapists’ in his presidential candidacy launch speech. After watching hearings and reading transcripts for years, one begins to recognize certain issues and message pushing narratives.

One may get to a point where their unconscious bias may take over and I didn’t want to reach that point when I reviewed this @RepZoeLofgren 14th Amendment Document. I was sure I could name those who were on it and those I think need to be expelled, but I wanted to remove my bias.

With that in mind, I reviewed the posts of the 121 Members of Congress and assigned them ‘points’ for certain messages. The more ‘points’ on the spreadsheet, the higher the need to remove them from Congress based on my concerns. These concerns were used to assign ‘points’...

Each Member received a ‘point’ if they:

-Objected to Election Certification (Free Space, they all did)
- Q’d
-Stormed the SCIF
-Mentioned Voting Machines
-Mentioned GA
-Are in the Freedom Caucus (📌1)
-Claimed ‘Russia Hoax’
-Promoted the Big Lie
-Disseminated disinformation

Each Member received a ‘point’ if they:

-Mentioned Mo Brooks (📌2)
-Promoted the Insurrection with # Save the Steal rhetoric
-Were present at the Pre-Insurrection Rally
-Could reasonably be at risk of penalties above the 14th Amendment 👈🏻 The most difficult ‘point’ to get.

With me so far?

So that is a total of 13 ‘points’. I like this because 13 is not an even number. It gives the ability to suggest anyone OVER 7 points should be immediately expelled. 8 and you’re out. 7 and under requires additional scrutiny.

These 13 categories are still a bit biased, because they are my concerns. But the Reps gave themselves ‘points’ based on their actions. Doing 8 of the above things immediately before, during and after an Insurrection seems like a pretty high bar to be expelled, as it should be.

Once points were assigned, I hid the names in attempt to remove bias. I simply calculate the points to see who meets the criteria set forward. Finally, the higher the number, the deeper the involvement in the Insurrection. The higher the number, the more damage to the democracy.

The higher the number, the more severe consequences the Representative should face. @RepZoeLofgren not only shows us who to look at for their role in the Insurrection, it allows us to see directionally how to treat their deeds.

Here is a look at the numbers:

121 Members of Congress appear on @RepZoeLofgren’s list.
7 score 8 or higher thus meet aforementioned expulsion criteria.

5 of those are in the Freedom Caucus
2 of them represent Arizona
1 of those got the highest score...

Paul Gosar (R-AZ) scored an 11 out of 13!
On page 242, there is a picture of Paul Gosar with the Proud Boys. They were also present at the January 6th Insurrection. They were outside the Capitol when Paul Gosar was inside the Capitol doing this👇🏻

https://twitter.com/dempseytwo/status/1346890446342156291

Remember when I mentioned the part about media personalities knowing as early as Nov 5th the ‘biggest political rally in history’ would take place? That was in a tweet since deleted by Andy Biggs. See page 200 of The @RepZoeLofgren Document.

Andy Biggs (R-AZ) scored 9 of 13. 2nd highest.

📌1 from above related to the Freedom Caucus. Andy Biggs is the chairman of the Freedom Caucus. Page 188 of The @RepZoeLofgren Document shows Andy Biggs connections to Oathkeepers (also at the Insurrection).

For more on Biggs👇🏻

https://twitter.com/dempseytwo/status/1358396651614928900

The Freedom Caucus essentially grew out of the Tea Party. The holder of the permit for the Pre-Insurrection Rally at the Ellipse was a woman named Kylie Jane Kremer. She is the daughter of the ‘mother of the Tea Party’ Amy Kremer. To read that permit and more on Amy Kremer see👇🏻

https://twitter.com/DempseyTwo/status/1366377964590538758

Mo Brooks (R-AL) scored 8 out of 13.
📌2 from above related to mentioning Mo Brooks.
Weird, right? Why would mentioning Mo Brooks concern me? Because people who were retweeting Mo Brooks were echoing his message and his message was one of disinformation, and Insurrection.

https://twitter.com/DempseyTwo/status/1358396661656129543

After reading the embedded threads from the last 2 tweets are you seeing the picture developing?

The remaining Representatives scoring 8 or above in our wee review here are as follows:

Matt Gaetz (R-FL) - 11 of 13 He’s atop the leader board with Gosar and none of you are surprised by this.

Lauren Boebert (R-CO) -9

Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) - 8

Billy Long (R-MO)- 8

What is really concerning is when we see it this way, there are two freshman Members of Congress who scored higher than over 118 other Members in Lofgren’s document! Their first act was to work toward the erosion of democracy. Essentially sent to do it. We must now ask by whom?

As for whether or not I was able to remove the bias, well...

Louie Gohmert (R-TX) scored 7
Jim Jordan (4-OH) scored 6

My bias would’ve expelled them without further scrutiny. They deserve further review, but their activities solely from this one do not rise to 14th for me.

This is just a quick review. A reading of the tea party leaves if you will. @RepZoeLofgren provides a path to 14th Amendment expulsion. Will we follow it to its end? housedocs.house.gov/lofgren/Social…

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