Congress is selectively applying their own politically motivated standards to members disingenuously labeled as "ethics", its an outright abuse of power, and a slap in the face to Santos' constituents.
This is not to be celebrated, its the stuff of foreign authoritarian oligarchies, not American institutions.
Uh no.
If you don’t like Expulsion of Congressmen, take it up with Madison, etc. It is a very American (descended from British Parliamentary) practice.
I understand your sentiment and just a few short years ago might have agreed.
But I believe we are watching something new unfold now. I believe we are setting precedents.
Just as with the egregious and partisan indictments of Trump, we are getting people on record (with votes, tweets, quotes, etc.) for what they deem to be crimes. These will come back to haunt them. Not just haunt them, but be used against them.
In the past, I would have chalked it up to 2-tier justice. And right now we still have 2-tier justice. But IMO that is about to change. So I’m happy to have all these people on record.
(I especially loved hearing nearly every D in Congress (and probably a few Rs) stand up and say on camera “No one is above the law.” during the Trump impeachment trials. I look forward to having that played back in their faces when they (and those they support) are on trial.)