Outspoken US Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is possibly the person for whom the word schadenfreude was coined.
Few Republicans stir up as much hatred and vitriol as the Georgia Representative. She thrives on controversy. In this, she is probably on a par with Donald Trump, who of course she idolizes. So, when she gets her comeuppance, it's no surprise that half of the world cheers.
Ms. Taylor Greene made a point during the pandemic of 1) not getting vaccinated, and 2) not wearing a mask. Given that, at one point, there was a mask mandate in the US House of Representatives, she racked up a whole series of fines, to the tune of $100,000 eventually, presumably trusting that somehow she would be able to wheedle her way out of it.
Now, the $100,000 was deducted, over a period, from her salary (it's only half of her annual salary, so don't feel too sorry for her). So, she basically took Congress to court, arguing that it was an illegal deduction from her salary. But she lost in the District Court, and then lost again in the Appeals Court. Then, she took it to the highest court in the land, the Supreme Court - stacked with Trump-appointed Republicans - where she has just lost again.
Where will she go now? The International Criminal Court? Oh, wait, she disapproves of the ICC and the ICJ (and all those woke international institutions), doesn't she? So, probably not.
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