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To: Alter Kaker

where in the constitution does it say that congress can expel one of its duly elected members?


72 posted on 11/13/2017 12:51:21 PM PST by WorkerbeeCitizen
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To: WorkerbeeCitizen
where in the constitution does it say that congress can expel one of its duly elected members?

Article I Section V

85 posted on 11/13/2017 12:59:02 PM PST by Alter Kaker (Gravitation is a theory, not a fact. It should be approached with an open mind...)
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To: WorkerbeeCitizen
where in the constitution does it say that congress can expel one of its duly elected members?

Article 1, Section 5 says, "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."

But they do have to swear the member in first:

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/123653/removing-congressman-exclusion-versus-expulsion-andrew-c-mccarthy

112 posted on 11/13/2017 1:28:57 PM PST by cynwoody
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