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The House voted largely along party lines to censure Representative Paul Gosar, a Republican

from Arizona, for tweeting an animated video of him killing fellow Representative Alexandria

Casio Cortez, a Democrat from New York, with a sword.

A censure has happened only 24 times in House history and includes one part public shaming,

ending in the center of the House floor while a condemning statement is read, and one

part practical punishment, removal from all committee assignments.

Democrats say the tweet and Gosar's decision to downplay its significance instead of apologize

are at best highly inappropriate and at worst dangerous.

Republicans are more split.

Two voted to censure, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Republican from California, said

it was a quote, abuse of power by Democrats, and still others condemn the tweet but called

removing committee assignments a slippery slope.

This vote again highlights the deep divide in our country today.

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