House GOP removes Detroit Democrat from committees, citing 'threats' in her Facebook video

[sabra]

Source: Detroit Free Press

Republican leaders of the Michigan House of Representatives have removed Rep. Cynthia Johnson, D-Detroit, from her committee assignments in response to comments she made in a video she posted Tuesday on Facebook.

House Speaker Lee Chatfield, R-Levering, and Speaker-elect Jason Wentworth, R-Clare, issued a joint news release Wednesday stating Johnson made threats in the video.

At the end of a roughly three-minute video posted Tuesday evening to Facebook, Johnson referenced law enforcement tracking down someone who made a threat against her before issuing what she called a warning.

"So, this is just a warning to you Trumpers. Be careful. Walk lightly. We ain’t playing with you. Enough of the shenanigans. Enough is enough," Johnson states in the video.

Read more: https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/12/09/house-gop-says-detroit-democrat-made-threats-facebook-video/3865617001/

[Gothmog]

1. This lady was responding to threats of being lynched

This action is so very racist.

[padah513]

3. Can she be reinstated?

[Srkdqltr]

2. Shame on them.

[angstlessk]

4. I was born and raised in Virginia, then moved to Detroit..

I was SHOCKED to find out Detroit was more racist than VA by a lot!

When I implied such in a Detroit newspaper, not freep, my comment was banned.

Not sure how freep would consider my comment.

[jcboon]

8. I had the same experience

I thought Detroit would be so much better. Wrong.
The migration of southerners for automotive jobs
also brought the Klan.

[Biophilic]

5. More and more we see who these people are and that is the good part.

The sad part is they are our neighbors and fellow citizens. That makes me so sad. On the other hand, I won't be so thrown by their racism and hatred again like I have been this year. I knew it was there just not the extent and the level of anger and fear and hatred. I'm sad, but much more clear eyed than I was a few months ago.

[groundloop]

6. I'm certain that the level of racism in this country has grown with tRumps encouragement

He's like a school bully who happens to also be charismatic. More and more people will buy into the bullshit, at first just to be seen with the popular people, but after a while they really start to believe it. Sadly, I believe that tRump has set back race relations decades.

[Biophilic]

7. I'm going the other way.

I believe that these people have believed this crap at least on an unconscious level. Now it's out in the open for all to see and respond to. My hope is this may speed up the resolution of race relations. No , I don't think it will end racism, but we will finally be able to talk about it openly and honestly. That is hope.

[bullimiami]

11. i think just like rats, they were always there, just sneaking in the dark.

i prefer seeing them.

[Sucha NastyWoman]

9. This is ugly.

And I’m afraid things are going to get uglier.

[stillcool]

10. act of aggression

they want to start something.

[proud patriot]

12. OMG this infuriates me

Speechless .. they theatened to lynch her .. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

[muriel_volestrangler]

15. The current US president makes worse "threats" than that on a daily basis. So does Tucker Carlson.

Saying "we're not gonna take it any more" is not a threat.