Now that a Speaker has been elected, one of the first things the Republican-controlled House should do is expel freshman lawmaker George Santos (R-New York). He has admitted to lying to the electorate about his college education, work experience and family history. On top of that, prosecutors in Brazil are now in the process of reopening a criminal fraud case against Santos.
How difficult would it be to expel him? Consider the following:
The Constitution gives Congress the ability to impeach federal officials and judges, but not its own members. They can only be removed by expulsion, which requires a 2/3 vote.
Only 20 federal lawmakers have been expelled in the history of the U.S. (15 in the Senate and 5 in the House). The vast majority (17) were kicked out of Congress for supporting the Confederacy in 1861 and '62. There have been only two post-Civil War expulsions – Rep. Michael Myers, a Pennsylvania Democrat, who was caught taking money from undercover FBI agents and James Traficant, an Ohio Democrat, who was convicted of bribery charges.
I realize the math part of this equation is daunting, but the moral or just part shouldn't be. The 118th Congress must expel Santos. After that happens, he can run again in a special election. At least then, the voters in the 3rd District in Nassau and Queens will know exactly who they are voting for, not some make believe candidate of Santos' twisted imagination.
-DF
please oh please expel Santos. I can't believe that he is in this far. there is not one truth uttered by this creep.