The Arizona State Senate on Tuesday voted to censure a Republican lawmaker after she called for her political opponents to be hung. The Senate voted 24–3 to censure state Senator Wendy Rogers, with 11 of the chamber’s 16 Republicans siding with the chamber’s 13 Democratic members who were in attendance. Lawmakers said Rogers’s comments had damaged the reputation of the Arizona State Senate and accused her of engaging in “conduct unbecoming of a senator.” “This included publicly issuing and promoting social media and video messages encouraging violence against and punishment of American citizens and making threatening statements declaring ‘political destruction’ of those who disagree with her views,” the state senate said. However, the censure has no practical effect and is more of a formal statement of disapproval from Senate members. The vote to censure Rogers came shortly after she gave a speech at the America First Political Action Conference (AFPAC) in Florida over the weekend. During her speech, …
Arizona State Senate Censures GOP Lawmaker Who Called for Political Rivals to Be Hung
March 2, 2022
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