House GOP appears to have the votes to expel Santos

https://www.politico.com ^ | 11/29/2023, | OLIVIA BEAVERS and JORDAIN CARNEY

[Enterprise]

Nearly 90 House Republicans say they plan or are likely to support voting to expel George Santos from Congress. That means it’s a near-certainty the indicted lawmaker will be out this week.

A POLITICO internal whip count has found that more than 75 House Republicans say they plan to vote for Santos’ expulsion, while a dozen say they are likely to support his removal. If all Democrats vote to boot him, as expected, then lawmakers will reach the two-thirds vote threshold required to remove the New York Republican from the House.

The vote would set a new precedent. The House has only expelled five members in history, three due to supporting the Confederacy during the Civil War. The other two were both convicted before their colleagues voted to boot them from Congress.

[1Old Pro]

I’d vote no, unless there was an equal trade with one of the many corrupt law breaking Democrats.

[Olog-hai]

Not quite. The numbers show a different story, as the true numbers in 2020 did.

And Reagan himself was perceived as “caustic” by the left.

[bassmaner]

Yet nothing happens to Tlaib, Omar, AOC, etc. and the rest of the treasonous commie bitches in the so-called ‘Squad’.

[cableguymn]

rrrriiiigggghhhhhttttt

because the high road has got the republicans sooooo far.

[Miami Rebel]

“When have democrats ever expelled anyone?”

Following allegations of corruption, in 1967 Powell was excluded from his seat by Democratic Representatives-elect of the 90th United States Congress

[Drew68]

New York has a Democrat governor who is sure fire to appoint a Democrat in his place.

She can't. The House Clerk (an appointed, non-partisan position) will fill in until Hochul can convene a special election for Santos' congressional district.

[JimRed]

OK, it’s over; he’s out. But assuming he is guilty of the charges against him, how could any R have voted nay? Is there any smidgen of a chance that he is innocent?

[Enterprise]

"Is there any smidgen of a chance that he is innocent?"

Here's a link to an article which gives broader depth to the charges facing Santos. It's possible that there's a smidgen of a chance that he's innocent of a couple of things, but I'm skeptical that he's innocent of everything alleged. That being said, it is to the disgrace of Congress that he got expelled while others who are equally deserving of expulsion continue to serve.

George Santos EXPELLED from Congress: The Long Island Liar loses his job after Republicans join Democrats to boot him out of Capitol Hill

Here's a picture of Santos from the article.

"Despite denying it, internet sleuths appear to have discovered that Santos - who is claimed to be pictured here dressed in drag in 2007 - confirmed it himself in a 2011 post on Wikipedia"