Marjorie Taylor Greene on the witness stand under oath in Georgia: NAJ screen shot

The Big Picture –
By Glynn Wilson –

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Marjorie Taylor Greene.

That’s all you have to say on Facebook to get Democrats fired up to hit like and comment.

There must be a political lesson in here somewhere.

Democrats appear burned out on politics in general and say they are tired of hearing about Trump, the Jan. 6 insurrection he incited, the coronavirus pandemic, all the disasters occurring due to climate change from global warming caused by the burning of fossil fuels for energy and transportation. Even engagement over the war in Ukraine is trending down now that spring has sprung and people are getting outside again and filling up the national parks and campgrounds.

But mention Marjorie Taylor Greene on Facebook and the little red circle notifications light up like blinking lights on the national Christmas tree on Christmas Eve.

Of course pretty much everyone who has not been living in Plato’s Cave over the past few years knows who Marjorie Taylor Greene is. Talk about name recognition.

She’s the elected tea party member of the United States House of Representatives from northwest Georgia who was trying to be Trump before Trump was Trump. That is to say, she’s a Republican politician who claims not to be a politician who fires up the conservative base by making outrageously false statements pushing completely idiotic conspiracy theories and generating massive amounts of publicity, social media engagement and fund raising success.

She sat down in the witness stand to testify in a hearing on Friday called by voters in Georgia who have sued to kick her off the ballot for violating the 14th Amendment, which was passed in the aftermath of the Civil War to disqualify anyone from holding public office who “engaged in insurrection or rebellion against” the United States, or has “given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof.”

The most common answer she uttered in response to questions from attorney Andrew Celli is known as the “Reagan response,” or “I don’t recall,” named after President Ronald Reagan who was called to testify about trading arms for hostages in Iran to fund the “freedom fighters” or Contras in Central America during the Iran-Contra scandal. Of course we learned later that Reagan may not have recalled much, since he was diagnosed with Alzheimers.

On the stand, under oath, Greene was her usual combative self, evasive to the point of lying and denying she said things that were posted all over social media, played on national television and published on news sites all over the web for anyone to see.

When she was asked whether she thought House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was a “traitor to the country,” Greene denied saying it at all, ever.

“You’ve said that, haven’t you, Ms. Greene,” Celli asked, “that she’s a traitor to this country?”

“No, I haven’t said that,” Greene lied.

When Celli showed the video of her saying it in court, Greene punted.

“Oh wait, no, hold on now,” Greene said. “I believe by not securing the border, that that violates her oath of office.”

That’s not quite treason, however, but so what?

In a world where people believe a Qanon shaman is real along with Sasquatch or Big Foot, truth itself is a big lie and a national joke.

When asked whether she spoke with anyone in the White House about large upcoming demonstrations on Jan. 6, Green lied again: “I don’t remember.”

Maybe voters should demand that she be tested for dementia. A press release about it was posted on her campaign website and she tweeted it over and over again.

When Greene was asked about other talks with the White House when she publicly recommended that Trump declare martial law, her lawyer tried to object by claiming “executive privilege.” Really?

“I don’t recall,” Greene said. “I don’t remember.”

When she was asked about recommending “a bullet to the head would be quicker” to remove Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House, she tried to blame it on her staff.

People who are not elected members of Congress have gone to jail for saying such things on Facebook.

It would seem fitting and a matter of real justice if these Confederate sympathizers on the far right fringes of the Republican Party were to be found subject to the terms of the 14th Amendment. The same justice should be applied to Madison Cawthorn in Western North Carolina and Matt Gaetz in the Florida Panhandle.

Oh, and while we’re at it, the same prohibitions should apply to the MoFo who incited the insurrection in the first place. Heir Trump.

Democrats want him strung up for treason, jailed for his crimes, forced into exile, something for punishment. If the Biden-Garland Justice Department will not put Trump on public trial, at the very least he should be barred from any future public ballot.

If the lawyers can’t find any other way to disqualify him from running again in 2024, the 14th Amendment provides a way. We don’t even have to “lock him up” if people don’t like the idea of putting a former president in jail. Just disqualify him from running for inciting an insurrection.

Civil War over. Problem solved.

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