Some of the three-dozen Democrats publicly supportive of censuring Boebert and removing her from committees say that shouldn’t matter.

“Democratic society,” said Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-N.Y.), “should not allow itself to become paralyzed by fear of what terrible people will do if they were to regain power.”…

Progressive Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), who is also Muslim and among the likely GOP targets for retribution, is also among the members unworried about that prospect. “I’d rather be removed from a committee than stay quiet,” she said…

Within the Democratic caucus, lawmakers are privately wondering what the standard should be for considering the nuclear option. They acknowledge the absurdity of the situation—deciding if joking about calling a colleague a dangerous terrorist merits the same consequences as posting a video of yourself murdering another colleague—but they are grappling with it all the same.