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Fanatical Republican Extremist of the Day: Mike Burgess- 2022 Update [1]

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Date: 2022-09-24

Texas GOP Congressman, anti-choice extremist, and "Most-Likely to Be Mistaken for Sad Ventriloquist's Dummy", Mike Burgess.

On this date in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, as well as 2021, “Fanatical Republican Extremist of the Day” published profiles of the U.S. House Representative from Texas’ 26th Congressional District, Mike Burgess, the U.S. House Representative from Texas’ 26th Congressional District whose claim to fame is discussing masturbating fetuses touching themselves in the womb for their own pleasure as part of his “pro-life” arguments before Congress. Burgess has also openly discussed the impeachment of Barack Obama (declining to comment WHAT the impeachable offense he committed was), going on FOX News to call for witch hunts into the attacks in Benghazi, amongst other tacky quotes and votes. Not surprisingly, he also bought into the Center for Medical Progress’ “sting” video and tried defunding Plannned Parenthood a few years ago. In 2017, Mike Burgess was looking forward to trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and

when asked about the millions of people who would lose their insurance coverage as a result, he laughed it off and was excited to do so because it would mean “more freedom”



Ah yes. The freedom to die because you can’t afford your medical costs anymore. That’s something to strive for, Mike. Especially for someone who purports himself to be a “pro-life” physician.

Texas has been trending more and more blue every year, but Texas’ 26th Congressional District still has a +11 Republican lean. His voting record still shows us that Burgess is the same old frowny sack of nuts he’s always been:

Michael Burgess is currently trending more towards the anti-immgrant demographic, not blinking while he was shouted down and booed by constituents outraged over the Trump administration’s family separation policy, which he dug in and stated his support for. By April 2019, he showed he’s far enough gone that he’d even support the extreme idea to completely shut down the U.S./Mexico border so no one crosses it in either direction.

And even with Donald Trump gone, he’s still xenophobic enough to co-sponsor HR 2729, the “Finish the Wall” Act in the current term of Congress. This bloated tick upon our legislative branch is now approaching 72 years of age, and will regrettably be unlikely to leave office until he’s decided to retire or he shuffles off his mortal coil, including in the 2022 elections, where he only faces a Libertarian challenger. Should the worst happen and the GOP retakes control of the House, he’s going to be one of the most likely candidates to submit a federal ban on abortion, so those fetuses and keep on wankin’ in the womb.



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