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Tennessee Republican Tim Burchett Planning to Try to Block the Seating of One DSA Member in Congress if She Wins
Rep. Burchett planning to block NYC socialist Chevalier from Congress after she claimed to use American flag as napkin
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) plans to try to block Democratic nominee and New York socialist Darializa Avila Chevalier from taking her seat in Congress if she wins the Nov. 3 election — over her saying she used the American flag as a napkin.
Burchett told The Post he intends to make the unusual parliamentary move when the new Congress convenes in January — using a simple majority to prevent newly elected lawmakers from being seated before they take the oath of office.
“You take an oath to uphold the Constitution, and and you’re pretty much disavowing it right there. I just think we’ve lost our compass,” he said in an interview.
He cited the Chevalier’s incendiary flag comment, which he called an affront to his own family’s military service. His father was a World War II Marine, while his dad’s brother served on a Navy destroyer…
“If we vote to seat them, is one Democrat going to say no? I’m not going to vote to seat those people. Are they gonna say anything? Democrats died for this country as well as Republicans did.”