Firebrand Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican of Georgia, lost her committee assignments Thursday night as 11 Republicans joined with Democrats in stripping her of her place on the committees.

FNC: “House Democrats took the unprecedented step of removing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., from her two committee assignments for espousing violence and conspiracy theories on social media before she was elected to Congress in November. The 230-199 vote was bipartisan, with 11 Republicans joining with all Democrats to oust Greene from the Committee on Education and Labor and the House Budget Committee. House Republicans appointed Greene to both panels last month after the freshman rep was sworn into Congress.  Democrats said they were forced to take action to uphold the standards of decency in Congress because Republicans refused to penalize Greene for her history of incendiary remarks. The 11 Republicans who voted to strip Greene of her power were Reps. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, Nicole Malliotakis of New York, John Katko of New York, Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Fred Upton of Michigan, Carlos Gimenez of Florida, Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Chris Jacobs of New York, Young Kim of California, Maria Elvira Salazar of Florida and Chris Smith of New Jersey.”

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“Serving on a committee isn’t a right. It’s a privilege. When someone encourages violence against a member, they should lose that privilege,” said Rep. Jim McGovern, D-MA, the chairman of the House Rules Committee.  “The party of Lincoln is becoming the party of violent conspiracy theories. And apparently, the leaders of the Republican Party in the House today aren’t going to do a damn thing about it.”

Republicans shot back. “This resolution sets a dangerous new standard that will only deepen divisions within this House,” said GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-CA.

“This is nothing more than an abuse of power by a party drunk with power,” said Rep. Ralph Norman, R-SC.

But Democrats would not be denied. “This is about whether it is okay to hold an assault rifle next to Members’ heads in a campaign ad and incite death threats against them,” Ilhan Omar, D-MN, said. “This is about whether it is okay to encourage the murder of the Speaker of the House.”

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“Look at that image and tell me what message you think it sends. Here she is armed with a deadly assault rifle pointed toward three Democratic members,” Democrat Stent Hoyer bellowed.  “They are our colleagues!”

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“These were words of the past, and these things do not represent me,” Greene said earlier Thursday. “They do not represent my district, and they do not represent my values.” No word if any action will be taken against Democrats like Rep. Maxine Waters, who has repeatedly called for violence against Republicans.