'Cue donation email': Internet trolls Marjorie Taylor Greene, GOP lawmakers as SCOTUS rejects their appeal in suit against Nancy Pelosi

Marjorie Taylor Greene, Tom Massie, and Ralph Norman were fined in 2021 for violating a mask mandate which resulted in a pay dock
PUBLISHED FEB 22, 2024
Tom Massie, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Ralph Norman were fined in 2021 for violating a mask mandate which resulted in a pay dock (@repthomasmassie, @repralphnorman/Instagram, Getty Images)
Tom Massie, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Ralph Norman were fined in 2021 for violating a mask mandate which resulted in a pay dock (@repthomasmassie, @repralphnorman/Instagram, Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC: The United States Supreme Court declined an appeal on Tuesday, February 20, from three Republican representatives who had their pay docked in 2021 for violating a mask mandate on the floor of the House of Representatives during the COVID pandemic.

Per USA Today, the representatives, namely Tom Massie (R-Ky.), Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), had filed a lawsuit against former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.


 
 
 
 
 
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However, lower courts had earlier stated that Congress' internal rules cannot be subject to court jurisdictions, thus making Pelosi immune to any such lawsuits.

What’s the next plan of action for these three Republicans?

The House GOP leaders have expressed their opposition to the mask rule, however, they conveyed to the Supreme Court that “this case is not about the wisdom of the rule or whether it was based on sound science.”

They stated that the case is primarily concerned with whether the fines imposed on the lawmakers can be contested in court.


 
 
 
 
 
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In response, the trio of lawmakers who were challenging their fines had contended that unless the Supreme Court ruled in their favor, lawmakers could continue to be retaliated against for acting “in accordance with the desires of their district rather than the desires of the Speaker of the House.”

The Republican lawmakers were disputing a $500 pay deduction for not wearing masks while voting on the House floor in May 2021.

Lawyers for the current House Speaker, Louisiana Republican Mike Johnson, concurred with the Supreme Court ruling.

Internet slams Marjorie Taylor Greene for yet another legal defeat

People on X were over the moon with the news of Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene's turn to eat humble pie after going through yet another baseless legal battle hurting her where it matters, and that's her pockets.



 

One X user said, "Cue the donation email."



 

Another user remarked, "Pay up MTG!"



 

"Good for her. She should pay even more," another user wrote.



 

One user quipped, "Couldn't have happened to a bigger a**hole."



 

"Awesome! Pay up, Margie (you selfish piece of s**t)," another X user remarked.



 

Finally, this user tweeted, "That makes my heart sing."



 

This article contains remarks made on the Internet by individual people and organizations. MEAWW cannot confirm them independently and does not support claims or opinions being made online.

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