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Rep. Alcee Hastings dies, narrowing Democratic House majority to just 7 (six vacancies)
cnbc.com ^ | 4/6/21 | Christian Nunley

Posted on 04/06/2021 9:26:17 AM PDT by cotton1706

Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., died Tuesday after a more than two-year bout with pancreatic cancer, NBC News confirmed.

Hastings, who served in the House for nearly three decades, was 84. Throughout his career, he held several key committee assignments and leadership positions, most recently as vice chairman of the Rules Committee.

After the congressman’s death, Democrats hold a narrow 218-211 advantage in the House, giving the party a small margin for error in passing legislation. Six seats are vacant.

Hastings, a former federal district court judge, was impeached in 1988 amid accusations of bribery and perjury. The Senate voted to remove him from the bench the next year, but did not vote to disqualify him from holding future office.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: 1988; 202104; alcee; alceehastings; bribery; communist; corrupticrats; deadagain; elections; florida; goodriddance; hastings; impeached; impeachment; perjury
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To: cotton1706

Christ teaches us to “love our enemies”, but I cannot bring myself to say R.I.P.


81 posted on 04/06/2021 11:50:57 AM PDT by Wuli
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To: cotton1706

6 seats vacant? How does that happen?


82 posted on 04/06/2021 11:51:05 AM PDT by Basket_of_Deplorables (Convention Of States is our only hope now!)
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To: who knows what evil?
Ted and John have put out an extra folding chair...

Hope he gets there in time for the show--word is that RGB is performing on stage tonight.

83 posted on 04/06/2021 11:52:40 AM PDT by DaBroasta
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To: cotton1706
Democrats hold power by a mere thread.

There has to be 7 Dem Congressmen who got lucky in a Red district that can be pressured locally to not support the socialist Dems...if we only had a GOP party at the state and local levels.

84 posted on 04/06/2021 11:52:42 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: doug from upland

Meant bad driver


85 posted on 04/06/2021 11:53:20 AM PDT by doug from upland (Why the hell isn't Hillary Rodham Clinton in prison yet?)
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To: 9YearLurker

Hell got a little hotter today with that pile of shit!


86 posted on 04/06/2021 11:55:13 AM PDT by kenmcg (tHE WHOLE )
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To: Right Brother
HA! For some reason that made me think of some redneck I know who tattooed "Place Tag Here" on the top of his right foot with an arrow pointing to his big toe!

Hopefully Al See had that tatted somewhere on him!

87 posted on 04/06/2021 12:12:15 PM PDT by gr8eman (Elder Non-Binary Sibling is Watching You!)
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To: doug from upland

I thought you meant avid. Enthusiastic. Eager.


88 posted on 04/06/2021 12:29:34 PM PDT by BykrBayb (Lung cancer free since 11/9/07. Colon cancer free since 7/7/15. Obama free since 1/20/17. PTL ~ Þ )
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To: cotton1706; BillyBoy; fieldmarshaldj; AuH2ORepublican; LS; Galactic Overlord-In-Chief; ...

Unless some die that aren’t in safe seats or it doesn’t matter much.

There are like 14 rat Senators in R Governor states, including MA and VT.

Poor Bob Taft died in 1953 right after finally becoming Maj Leader (though he was unofficially the real leader during 47-48 when GOP had the maj).


89 posted on 04/06/2021 1:36:30 PM PDT by Impy ("Burn them all!!" - King Aerys II Targaryen, I share the sentiment )
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To: gov_bean_ counter

Bull shit.
This ass clown WAS a federal judge who was impeached for taking bribes in federal drug running cases.
The crappola district he is from elected his sorry ass to send a finger to the real world.


90 posted on 04/06/2021 1:41:05 PM PDT by Joe Boucher (Molon Labe')
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To: Basket_of_Deplorables

6 seats vacant? How does that happen?

Biden picked a couple for cabinet posts, so those are likely dem seats. One guy died.

Don’t know about the others.


91 posted on 04/06/2021 1:41:53 PM PDT by cotton1706
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To: gov_bean_ counter

ditto


92 posted on 04/06/2021 1:44:39 PM PDT by russdawg
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To: Lurker

Was Hastings the one who hid bribe money in his freezer?


93 posted on 04/06/2021 1:46:03 PM PDT by miserare ( Respect for life--life of all kinds-- is the first principle of civilization.~~A. Schweitzer.)
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To: cotton1706

Good riddance, crooked sumbitch was my congress creature for 30 years.


94 posted on 04/06/2021 1:46:57 PM PDT by skepsel (I miss William F. Buckley and the old Firing Line)
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To: MrBambaLaMamba

Good one!

The over-80 crowd in Congress better get their affairs in order.


95 posted on 04/06/2021 1:48:58 PM PDT by miserare ( Respect for life--life of all kinds-- is the first principle of civilization.~~A. Schweitzer.)
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To: 9YearLurker

I live in Alcee’s gerrymandered district, and there isn’t even a bit of a chance he won’t be replaced with someone even worse than him.


96 posted on 04/06/2021 2:35:31 PM PDT by jean michael
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To: fieldmarshaldj

Well, then its time to pray. Time to go on God’s offensive.


97 posted on 04/06/2021 3:17:26 PM PDT by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually" (Hendrix) )
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To: miserare

No. Hastings was the impeached and removed corrupt Federal judge.

L


98 posted on 04/06/2021 3:26:20 PM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is. , )
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To: cotton1706

Oh right.


99 posted on 04/06/2021 3:26:21 PM PDT by Basket_of_Deplorables (Convention Of States is our only hope now!)
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To: BykrBayb

I guess that would work. Reckless also would have worked.


100 posted on 04/06/2021 4:08:54 PM PDT by doug from upland (Why the hell isn't Hillary Rodham Clinton in prison yet?)
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