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This #Michigan #Republican #lawmaker shared a #racist #meme online. He’s now #payingtheprice.
#JoshSchriver has been #stripped of #staff and his #place on a #legislative #committee after sharing a #socialmedia #post pushing a #racist #conspiracytheory.
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https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/02/16/michigan-republican-lawmaker-josh-schriver/
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Speaker Tate strips Schriver of staff, funds and committee post over ‘racist rhetoric’
A state lawmaker whose boosting of a racist conspiracy theory drew the rebuke of fellow legislators, as well as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, has been stripped of his office staff, funds and committee assignment.
In a release issued Monday morning, Michigan House Speaker Joe Tate (D-Detroit) said he was taking action against state Rep. Josh Schriver (R-Oxford) for his “sustained campaign of racist rhetoric and hate speech” posted on social media.
“I will not allow the Michigan House of Representatives to be a forum for the proliferation of racist, hateful and bigoted speech,” said Tate in a statement. “Representative Schriver has a history of promoting debunked theories and dangerous rhetoric that jeopardizes the safety of Michigan residents and contributes to a hostile and uncomfortable environment for others. The House of Representatives is the people’s house, and all Michiganders should look upon this body and take pride in how we conduct ourselves. It is also a workplace, and I have a responsibility to make sure the employees of the House feel safe and secure.”
The action follows Schriver’s posting last Tuesday on X of a graphic of the “Great Replacement” theory, which states that a conspiracy is targeting white Americans and Europeans to be “replaced” by non-white populations, often through immigration or interracial relationships.
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