Posted on 11/10/2017 12:25:53 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
WASHINGTON Roy Moore could do more damage to the GOP brand than an Alabama Senate seat is worth.
NBC News has not confirmed that (sic) allegations; the woman didn't file a police report or bring a civil suit.
Moore, now 70, called the charges "completely false" in a statement released by his campaign Thursday.
It's a "no-win situation through and through" for the GOP, said Doug Heye, a former Senate and House Republican aide.
"He's not worth it," Heye said.
The question of how to handle Moore has both political and moral components, said Republicans who spoke to NBC News on Friday. Some aren't waiting for more information.
"It is not acceptable to have this man as the face of the party in any state," Michael Steele, who served as the spokesman for former House Speaker John Boehner, said on MSNBC's "Andrea Mitchell Reports" on Friday.
Former Louisiana Sen. John Breaux, a Democrat, said the allegations what he termed the "girl problem" could have serious repercussions for the Republican Party well beyond Alabama if he wins the race and is seated in the Senate.
"What does that say about the party?" he asked. "Basically, a child molester is going to be a United States senator."
Coupled with Moore's alignment with former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, who has declared war against the Senate Republican leadership, the allegations mean that Moore will be "a perpetual thorn in their side," Breaux said.
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The rest of Sessions’ term. Till 2020.
Democrats need this seat so they can impeach Trump and the GOP know it and support it
Which Senators have called on Bob Melendez to resign despite a grand jury having found probable cause to indict him and a judge allowing the case to proceed through trial and to the jury?
Bezos ...
Bozo Bezos..
Fitting,, and more descriptive...
-PJ
Article I Section 5: "Each House may determine the rules of its proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and, with the concurrence of two thirds, expel a member."
The time is coming where we are going to have to take this seriously enough to make a stand with this vermin.
They are really dirty and they want to turn our country into the NWO.
they LOVE being in the minority... because THEN they can pretend that they would DO SOMETHING if they were actually in power!
From your keyboard to the ears of God . . .
Mcturtle has this figured. He can tie up trumps entire program by simply not having a majority.
Judge Moore should remind these women of the commandment Thou shall not bare false witness
BTTT!
#RememberMississippi
The eGOP, not Republicans. Republicans support Moore!
Drain the Swamp!!!
The Supreme Court
Booker and Graham
The Uniparty is not going to allow us to elect anyone who isn’t in favor of open borders/amnesty.
Of course the GOP would rather throw the seat to the Democrats than allow us to elect someone who sides with the citizens and the rule of law.
They are protecting the 30 million people they invited here illegally and against the will of the citizens and the Bush plan for North Mexico.
Hey, don’t blame me, blame the constitution - essentially any\no reason will do.
From wiki
Article I, Section 5 of the Constitution states that each House shall be the judge of its own elections, returns, and Member qualifications. Section 4 permits Congress to make laws to alter state regulations concerning elections. As a result, the House or Senate have final authority to decide a contested election, superseding even a state legislature or court. Court cases have held that House decisions of contested elections cannot be brought to the courts on appeal, even to the US Supreme Court and even if they are political in nature.
also from wiki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_One_of_the_United_States_Constitution#Section_5:_Procedure
They’d rather give in than risk bad press. There’s not a thimble full of character in the entire US Senate.
Thanks - when I read that my mind was considering the wording from the standpoint of punishing improprieties against a sitting member, not someone elected but not yet seated.
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