The Nebraska Democrat get together censured State Sen. Mike McDonnell on March 2 for his pro-life views and his refusal to adjust to the transgender activist agenda, earlier than he in the end switched to the Republican Party on Wednesday.
On March 2, the state Democrat get together introduced it had censured McDonnell as a result of his voting report had “adversely affected the reproductive rights of Nebraskans and the rights of transgender individuals in the state,” WOWT reported. Censuring a lawmaker is an expression of “condemnation or denouncement” or a “formal statement of disapproval,” according to the U.S. Senate web site.
Mike McDonnell (Photo through Facebook)
“I am a Christian! I am a lifelong member of the Roman Catholic Church! I am Pro-Life! The censure of me, from the Nebraska Democratic Party, will not change my Pro-Life vote!” McDonnell responded in a press release.
In January, the Douglas County Democrats additionally voted to tug their support for McDonnell citing comparable causes, in accordance with the report.
McDonnell addressed the backlash in a press convention this week, by which he introduced that he left the Democrat get together to develop into a Republican.
State Sen. Mike McDonnell of Omaha makes it official earlier than a lunch hour presser. He’s leaving the @NebraskaDems for the @NEGOP. pic.twitter.com/W8OJA3OciS
— Aaron Sanderford (@asanderford) April 3, 2024
“I asked the Democratic Party…to respect that I’m pro-life, that I’m a member of the Roman Catholic Church — and my beliefs are based on that,” he stated.
“Instead of respecting that, they decided to punish it,” he added, noting the Democrats tried to maintain him from taking part and stripped him of get together assets. “The state Democratic Party decided to censure me. I continued to vote pro-life.”
🚨Catholic Nebraska State Sen. Mike McDonnell sends Democrat Party into SHOCK after asserting he’s LEAVING Party on LIVE TV to develop into a Republican after Democrats brazenly PUNISH him for being Pro-Life:
“I’ve requested the Democratic Party to respect my religious-based pro-life… pic.twitter.com/XB0WqmTi1c
— CatholicVote (@CatholicVote) April 4, 2024
McDonnell’s transfer to the Republican aspect gave the state get together a filibuster-proof majority within the state legislature and led to calls to alter the state electoral vote course of to a winner-take-all system forward of the 2024 presidential election. The state at the moment has a break up electoral vote awarding system that offers two electoral votes to the state’s well-liked vote winner, after which one electoral vote to the favored vote winner in every congressional district.
In 2020, former President Donald Trump gained a majority of support in Nebraska however didn’t win all electoral votes. He earned 5, whereas one went to President Joe Biden. In a winner-take-all system, the place Trump earns a majority of the general vote, he would carry all electoral votes.
Ultimately, the trouble to alter the electoral vote allocation system failed within the state’s unicameral legislature Wednesday night time.
Katherine Hamilton is a political reporter for Breitbart News. You can comply with her on X @thekat_hamilton.
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