Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Marjorie Taylor Greene floats Senate run, says she’s open to being Trump’s VP

GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene hasn’t ruled out the possibility of running for Senate in Georgia.

“I haven’t made up my mind whether I will do that or not. I have a lot of things to think about,” she said in an interview with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution published Wednesday.

The conservative firebrand, who was recently booted from the House Freedom Caucus after calling then-fellow Freedom Caucus member Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) a pejorative in a verbal fight on the House floor, has toyed with the idea for months — notably after former President Donald Trump encouraged her to do so earlier this year.

“Marjorie Taylor Greene, you happen to be here. Would you like to run for the Senate? I will fight like hell for you, I tell you,” he said during a Texas rally in March.

Greene later said she hadn’t thought about it, but told NBC News that “it was so nice of him to say.”

But as a staunch ally of the Republican presidential frontrunner, Greene apparently has her eye on a higher office.

“Am I going to be a part of President Trump’s Cabinet if he wins? Is it possible that I’ll be VP?” she said in the AJC interview. If Trump asked her to be his running mate, Greene said she’d consider it “very, very heavily.”

The Trump campaign didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on whether she’d be considered for the spot.

Original Article
Source: politico
Author:  Matt Berg

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