Posted on Nov 1, 2023
House Could Expel George Santos Today—Here Are All The Other Lawmakers Who Have Been Kicked Out...
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Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) could become the sixth member of Congress to be expelled from the House of Representatives this week, as lawmakers are expected to take action on a resolution to remove him—a rare step that could cost Republicans a seat in their narrow majority.
House Could Expel George Santos Today—Here Are All The Other Lawmakers Who Have Been Kicked Out...
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel about time...
..."Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-N.Y.) introduced a measure last week to eject Santos, who has been charged with 23 federal fraud-related felonies, using a “privileged” resolution that requires Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to bypass the committee process and bring the measure to the floor for a vote, action that could come as soon as Wednesday.
The resolution needs support from two-thirds of members to pass the House—if it succeeds, it would make Santos the third member to be expelled since the Civil War and only the second to be ejected without having been convicted of a crime.
Rep. James Traficant (D-Ohio) is the most recent member of Congress to be expelled in 2002, when all but one member of the House voted to eject him after he was convicted of 10 corruption-related felonies accusing him of requiring his staffers to pay him and do other jobs outside of their congressional duties in exchange for employment.
Traficant was only the second member expelled since the Civil War: the first, Rep. Michael “Ozzie” Myers (D-Pa.), was booted from the House in a 376-30 vote in 1980 after he was convicted of taking bribes from undercover FBI agents (Myers was sentenced to 30 months in prison in September last year after he was convicted in a multi-year ballot-stuffing scheme designed to help elect Democrats).
In 1861, the House expelled Henry Burnett (D-Ky.), a Confederate Army colonel, for aiding a rebellion and backing secession, and it ejected Confederate brigadier general John Clark (D-Mo.) and John Reid (D-Mo.), an aide to a Confederate general, for taking up arms against the government.
Meanwhile, the Senate has expelled 15 members, including 14 for supporting the Confederacy in the 1860s and one for conspiring against Spain in the 1790s.
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“I will not beg for my constitutional rights,” Santos tweeted Monday, adding “I will let my colleagues make their decision without my interference. God bless you all and God bless the United States of America!”...
..."Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-N.Y.) introduced a measure last week to eject Santos, who has been charged with 23 federal fraud-related felonies, using a “privileged” resolution that requires Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to bypass the committee process and bring the measure to the floor for a vote, action that could come as soon as Wednesday.
The resolution needs support from two-thirds of members to pass the House—if it succeeds, it would make Santos the third member to be expelled since the Civil War and only the second to be ejected without having been convicted of a crime.
Rep. James Traficant (D-Ohio) is the most recent member of Congress to be expelled in 2002, when all but one member of the House voted to eject him after he was convicted of 10 corruption-related felonies accusing him of requiring his staffers to pay him and do other jobs outside of their congressional duties in exchange for employment.
Traficant was only the second member expelled since the Civil War: the first, Rep. Michael “Ozzie” Myers (D-Pa.), was booted from the House in a 376-30 vote in 1980 after he was convicted of taking bribes from undercover FBI agents (Myers was sentenced to 30 months in prison in September last year after he was convicted in a multi-year ballot-stuffing scheme designed to help elect Democrats).
In 1861, the House expelled Henry Burnett (D-Ky.), a Confederate Army colonel, for aiding a rebellion and backing secession, and it ejected Confederate brigadier general John Clark (D-Mo.) and John Reid (D-Mo.), an aide to a Confederate general, for taking up arms against the government.
Meanwhile, the Senate has expelled 15 members, including 14 for supporting the Confederacy in the 1860s and one for conspiring against Spain in the 1790s.
CONTRA
“I will not beg for my constitutional rights,” Santos tweeted Monday, adding “I will let my colleagues make their decision without my interference. God bless you all and God bless the United States of America!”...
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