GOP Rep. Extols Lynchings During Hearing on Anti-Asian American Violence
“There’s an old saying in Texas about find all the rope in Texas and get a tall oak tree. You know, we take justice very seriously. And we ought to do that. Round up the bad guys.”
Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) kicked off Thursday’s House hearing on violence and discrimination against Asian-Americans by railing against the Chinese Communist Party and extolling lynchings, saying he takes “justice very seriously.”
The House Judiciary Committee hearing, which was originally scheduled to address the marked increase in anti-Asian hate crimes and violence in recent months, took on added urgency after a 21-year-old white man went on a murderous rampage on Tuesday that left eight dead, including six Asian women.
In his opening statement, Roy first acknowledged that the shootings were a tragedy and that the “victims of race-based violence and their families deserve justice.” From there, however, the Texas lawmaker immediately criticized the very nature of the hearing while deploying some whataboutist logic.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/gop-rep-chip-roy-extols-lynchings-during-hearing-on-anti-asian-american-violence
This racist POS chip roy was eloquently put in his place by Representative Grace Meng, who responded to this piece of garbage with this:
"I want to go back to something that Mr. Roy said earlier, YOUR PRESIDENT, and YOUR PARTY, and colleagues can talk about issues with any other country you want, but you don't have to do it by putting bullseye on the back of Asian Americans across this country. On our grandparents, on our kids. This hearing was to address the hurt and pain of OUR COMMUNITY to find solutions, and we will not let you take our voice away from us"
It is way past due that people like chip roy and others be called out as racist, and part of a republican party that has been embracing this for at least the last four years.
The fact that this jackass brought up lynching, he should have all his committee removed, and be censured.
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