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Santos survives expulsion as removal effort once again falls flat in House
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com ^ | November 01, 2023 | Cami Mondeaux

Posted on 11/01/2023 6:11:20 PM PDT by Enterprise

in Congress after the House rejected a motion to remove him from the lower chamber, citing the ongoing ethics investigation into the embroiled New York freshman.

The House voted 179-213 to remove the first-term incumbent, dealing a blow to his fellow New York Republicans who sought to expel Santos from the House immediately. To do so, the resolution would require a two-thirds majority to pass the lower chamber, meaning at least 78 Republicans would have needed to join all Democrats in advancing the measure, but only 24 Republicans voted in favor of the motion, which was counteracted by more than 30 Democrats who broke with their party to vote against it.

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TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: congress; expel; georgesantos; house; rashidatlaib; richardblumenthal; santos
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If the House cannot censure Rashida Tlaib then why expel a Republican? He might be a sleaze, but did he openly praise Hamas?
1 posted on 11/01/2023 6:11:20 PM PDT by Enterprise
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To: Enterprise

What’s wrong with Santos?

Is he not corrupt enough?


2 posted on 11/01/2023 6:13:12 PM PDT by WeaslesRippedMyFlesh (Wake me up when somebody tells the truth.)
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To: Enterprise

They’re keeping him only for his vote....and he knows it, too.


3 posted on 11/01/2023 6:13:50 PM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: Enterprise

It would have been a disastrous precedent to expel Santos before he is convicted.


4 posted on 11/01/2023 6:25:13 PM PDT by devere
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To: Enterprise
He might be a sleaze? He lied about his resume.

The definition of a sleaze is Richard Blumenthal, who claimed he had served in Vietnam, which was a lie. He got 5 deferments for school. In 1970 he joined the Marine Corp. Reserves. He never set foot in Vietnam, at least while we were there militarily.

He was never threatened with expulsion from the Senate.

5 posted on 11/01/2023 6:25:54 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: Enterprise

He’s a retard, but he’s OUR retard


6 posted on 11/01/2023 6:32:46 PM PDT by struggle
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To: Enterprise

With all of the corruption from the “Big Guy” how can they expel a Congressman for exaggerating his resume? It’s not like he conspired with a foreign government to rig a national election. We need to keep things in perspective.


7 posted on 11/01/2023 6:35:55 PM PDT by Dr. Franklin ("A republic, if you can keep it." )
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To: struggle
BINGO!
8 posted on 11/01/2023 6:41:29 PM PDT by entropy12 (Career politicians like Desantis build wealth. Trump sacrificed his wealth to serve people. GO TRUMP)
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To: WeaslesRippedMyFlesh

“What’s wrong with Santos?

Is he not corrupt enough?”

The Democrats voted to keep him around because they hope he runs again in 2024, which effectively flips that seat. But they’re going to be disappointed if they think they’ll have Santos around to campaign against.

Even without Santos there’s still a likelihood (greater than 50%) that the seat flips anyway.

Santos has zero chance of being re-elected and he knows it. He has the lowest amount of campaign cash-on-hand of any incumbent Republican. He’s not running.

He’s not running in 2024, but there’s a ton of money in this race already on both sides and almost a dozen viable candidates.


9 posted on 11/01/2023 6:44:28 PM PDT by PermaRag (Joo Biden is not my President)
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To: Enterprise

Democrats voted not to expel him, because they hope to run against him next year.


10 posted on 11/01/2023 6:46:35 PM PDT by babble-on
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To: Enterprise

Didn’t sleep with a Chinese spy.

Didn’t have a Chinese spy chauffeur for 20 years.

Didn’t pocket 10% for the Big Guy.

Didn’t say “Some People did something.”

Didn’t support Hamas’ atrocities.

Didn’t stuff classified documents in his underwear—or his Corvette.

Didn’t shit his pants at the podium.

Didn’t say he had absolute proof Trump colluded with Russia.

Any body care to add to the list?


11 posted on 11/01/2023 6:49:58 PM PDT by moonhawk (Unleash the MAGAhideen!)
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To: Sacajaweau; WeaselsRippedMyFlesh; devere; Robert DeLong; struggle; Dr. Franklin; entropy12; ...

I agree with all your posts!


12 posted on 11/01/2023 6:57:27 PM PDT by Enterprise
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To: moonhawk

Did hos spouse make 10s of millions with conveniently timed investments right before laws were passed making those investments very valuable?


13 posted on 11/01/2023 7:07:13 PM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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To: Enterprise

I thought of the same thing

What’s worse a liar or a Hamass supporting raghead?


14 posted on 11/01/2023 7:18:31 PM PDT by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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To: Enterprise

I wish people could get as worked up to take a vote on expelling Brandon over his lying and brazen self-promotion as they do about Santos.


15 posted on 11/01/2023 7:22:18 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: Enterprise

If they start to remove all the liars, they have a big job.


16 posted on 11/01/2023 7:28:56 PM PDT by Gnome1949
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To: Gnome1949

McCarthy was a good start.


17 posted on 11/01/2023 7:32:11 PM PDT by Enterprise
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To: Enterprise
Here's a breakdown on the voting:

H.Res. 773: Providing for the expulsion of Representative George Santos from the House of Representatives

My a-hole Representative Brandon Williams (R-NY-22nd District), in his first term, voted to expel him. He's also voted to send money to Ukraine. I gave him a change, but I won't be voting for him again.

18 posted on 11/01/2023 7:32:22 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: BradyLS

Bump!


19 posted on 11/01/2023 7:32:52 PM PDT by Enterprise
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To: mass55th

Understandable.


20 posted on 11/01/2023 7:33:32 PM PDT by Enterprise
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