such an august body... feh
Posted on 11/06/2017 5:45:28 PM PST by RightGeek
As the bribery case against Sen. Bob Menendez concludes, Senate Democrats could face a stark question — how long will they stick by the New Jersey Democrat if he’s convicted?
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With Menendez's fate likely to be decided within days, Democrats are already quietly strategizing on how to respond if he's found guilty. They will be in no rush to expel or force Menendez out of office, even if a Democrat wins the New Jersey gubernatorial race, according to several Democratic senators and aides.
Menendez has refused to say whether he'd resign if convicted. If he is found guilty, Senate Republicans are expected to quickly try to expel him from the Senate, giving GOP Gov. Chris Christie a chance to name a Republican replacement for the Democratic lawmaker.
But expelling Menendez — even if he is convicted of a felony — might not be that easy.
Republicans need a two-thirds majority in the Senate to agree to expel a member, which means they would need Democratic votes.
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In addition, New Jersey voters are about to pick a new governor. Democrat Phil Murphy is leading in the polls. If Murphy wins and takes office in January, he could replace Menendez with a Democrat, so the party would have incentive to delay rather than allow Christie to choose a new senator.
Democrats might even support Menendez staying in office even if Murphy takes over as governor. In private, several Democratic senators and aides said they're not feeling any political pressure yet to cut ties to Menendez if he's convicted.
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It would be interesting if he was convicted sentenced to prison and refused to resign even when a Democrat was elected as Governor. The Republicans would then be in a position to benefit from refusing to allow him to be expelled from the Senate.
Personally I hope he beats the charges. Dem. Nutcase- sure. But not a felon . Remember Obama brought these charges because Menendez went against him in the Iran deal. The nut was right on Iran and Obama went after him . He does not deserve to be in jail. Rand Paul’s neighbor does.
such an august body... feh
Interesting how rebubs are removed for even an accusation, see Tom Delay. But demos can serve even after conviction. There has never been a weaker party then the repubs. Thanks bushies.
what is the downside to leaving all this
to the Democrats?
I don’t see how this seat could be Republican
These same people are foaming at the mouth to impeach Trump. Pigs
A Republican would have resigned as soon as the story broke.
But Democrats have no shame.
Being a NJ Democrat means there is no jury in the state that would convict a Democrat of much of anything.
The fact that this lying, crooked, pervert is still in the Senate speaks volumes about how far this country has fallen. We are fast becoming a banana republic.
At least the Democrats.
Use it on TV ads, the Dems are criminals.
They are comfortable with criminals, and many of their voters are criminals.
Dem areas show the highest concentration of crime.
He is every bit as bent as Torricelli was. Grubby crook. Be fun to see the DemocRATS take up for him though.
D-NJ
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