Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) was identified on camera of pulling the Cannon Office fire alarm to delay a vote, according to multiple reports.
  • theneverfox@pawb.socialEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I’m with you on this. This was a real dumb thing to do. Like, sitcom protagonist thinking.

    But when you look at the stakes - extremely minor risk of injury, disruption to operations, and risk of a minor punishment… the stakes on the action don’t compare to the stakes of the vote on the table. Effectively, maybe he just took one for the team.

    If it sounds dumb but it works…