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Post by librarylady on Dec 1, 2023 18:32:01 GMT
FINALLY
One hundred and five Republicans and 206 Democrats voted to expel George Santos (R-N.Y.) from the House of Representatives on Friday. Santos had survived two previous expulsion efforts but could not overcome a third one after the release of a House Ethics Committee report two weeks ago that found “substantial evidence” that the freshman lawmaker had knowingly violated ethics guidelines, House rules and criminal laws.
The Huff Post headline is : Grifter Gone! |
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Post by epeanymous on Dec 1, 2023 18:36:27 GMT
Wow I mean if they can do that to George Santos of all people.
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Post by allison1954 on Dec 1, 2023 18:38:36 GMT
I think he is guilty as hell
But have a problem with someone not convicted of anything being ousted.
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Post by Merge on Dec 1, 2023 18:58:38 GMT
He’s not been convicted yet of criminal charges, but the house committee found him guilty of ethics violations and house rules violations.
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Post by librarylady on Dec 1, 2023 19:04:53 GMT
Wow I mean if they can do that to George Santos of all people. What do you mean by "of all people?" He has been found guilty of numerous House Rules, and numerous ethical violations. I am pretty sure within the next 3 months there will be criminal charges relating to the campaign donor credit cards. |
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Post by epeanymous on Dec 1, 2023 19:08:11 GMT
Wow I mean if they can do that to George Santos of all people. What do you mean by "of all people?" He has been found guilty of numerous House Rules, and numerous ethical violations. I am pretty sure within the next 3 months there will be criminal charges relating to the campaign donor credit cards. I mean sarcasm. He has been a shitshow. |
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Post by scrappinmama on Dec 1, 2023 19:18:52 GMT
Finally! The Republicans seem to have no problem with unethical people in office. I'm glad they finally did something about him.
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Post by librarylady on Dec 1, 2023 19:24:05 GMT
What do you mean by "of all people?" He has been found guilty of numerous House Rules, and numerous ethical violations. I am pretty sure within the next 3 months there will be criminal charges relating to the campaign donor credit cards. I mean sarcasm. He has been a shitshow. Oh, I needed some indication of the sarcasm. Thanks for the clarification. |
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Post by pantsonfire on Dec 1, 2023 19:31:52 GMT
Wow I mean if they can do that to George Santos of all people. ...He can do that to any of us! (Sarcasm there peas. I am sure MTG is going to have a heyday with this) |
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Post by quiltz on Dec 1, 2023 19:43:58 GMT
How does a person like Santos even get elected?
With 330,000,000 people in the USA, that is who gets elected?
No checks and balances along the way, no vetting process?
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Post by moodyblue on Dec 1, 2023 20:25:16 GMT
How does a person like Santos even get elected? With 330,000,000 people in the USA, that is who gets elected? No checks and balances along the way, no vetting process? I think the same thing about Marjorie Taylor Green, Paul Gosar, Louie Gohmert, Lauren Boebert, and others. It’s rather scary to think they were elected by fellow citizens. |
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Post by Merge on Dec 1, 2023 20:44:29 GMT
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Post by pinklady on Dec 1, 2023 20:54:50 GMT
I think he is guilty as hell But have a problem with someone not convicted of anything being ousted. Since when do you have to be convicted of anything to be fired from your job? |
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Post by aj2hall on Dec 1, 2023 21:00:18 GMT
Merge, thank you for posting. Just sharing here in case anyone doesn't want to click on the twitter link
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Post by aj2hall on Dec 1, 2023 21:01:34 GMT
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Dec 1, 2023 21:07:21 GMT
I think he is guilty as hell But have a problem with someone not convicted of anything being ousted. He was expelled for breaking the US House rules! Not specifically for his alleged crimes. ETA: The locks on his former House office have been changed. |
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Post by aj2hall on Dec 1, 2023 21:23:37 GMT
I think he is guilty as hell But have a problem with someone not convicted of anything being ousted. There are 2 federal indictments with 23 felony charges against him, the house ethics committee findings (with Republicans in charge) in a 56 page document with "substantial evidence" of misuse of campaign funds for botox treatments, luxury hotels, designer clothes, an adult entertainment website and other things, and documented lies to voters about everything under the sun, including his education, career, check fraud, his charity, the 2020 election, the Holocaust and Judaism, the Sept 11 attacks and the Pulse club shooting. He was expelled by more than a 2/3 majority, 206 Democrats and 105 Republicans. Not sure how much more evidence you need. He's only the 6th member ever expelled, it's not like this has become a common occurrence. from the ethics committee investigation “At nearly every opportunity, he placed his desire for private gain above his duty to uphold the Constitution, federal law and ethical principles,”
ethics.house.gov/sites/ethics.house.gov/files/documents/ISC%20Report_0.pdf |
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Post by tracylynn on Dec 1, 2023 21:28:48 GMT
Let's not get too excited about the Republicans doing the right thing. There are 221 of them, and with 105 voting to expel, that means upwards of 116 voted NOT to expel. And beyond that, I heard the top 4 Republicans in the House were actively trying to keep him there.
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Post by Merge on Dec 1, 2023 21:53:59 GMT
Merge, thank you for posting. Just sharing here in case anyone doesn't want to click on the twitter link How do you get it to show up now? It won’t do that for me any more. |
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Post by lisae on Dec 1, 2023 21:55:50 GMT
I hope the next time I hear that man's name he is off to jail. I can't imagine a bigger embarrassment to the Republican par.. Oh, wait...
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Post by maryannscraps on Dec 1, 2023 22:06:44 GMT
I think he is guilty as hell But have a problem with someone not convicted of anything being ousted. I suppose, but we’re not talking about putting him in jail. He just lost his job. In my state, jobs are at will and you can let someone go for pretty much any reason (that’s legal.) |
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Post by lindas on Dec 1, 2023 22:07:05 GMT
Took them long enough and I agree with Fetterman, Menendez has to go too.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Dec 1, 2023 22:12:52 GMT
When the most recent mess with Menendez came out, I posted it and stated that he should go.
Because, you see, I am willing to post about a Democrat who screws up, unlike you!!
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Post by mom on Dec 1, 2023 22:17:13 GMT
I think he is guilty as hell But have a problem with someone not convicted of anything being ousted. Initially I thought this. BUT I do think it's ok because he did get his due process (the ethics committee). Now, if they had just voted him out on what was in the media? Not ok. But the Ethics committee did its due diligence and showed proof. Im ok with that. |
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Post by dewryce on Dec 1, 2023 22:26:11 GMT
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Post by Gem Girl on Dec 1, 2023 22:26:56 GMT
How does a person like Santos even get elected? With 330,000,000 people in the USA, that is who gets elected? No checks and balances along the way, no vetting process? CBS News wondered the same thing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUK6hVYh8cA |
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Post by epeanymous on Dec 1, 2023 22:29:20 GMT
My favorite was Representative Robert Garcia: TikTok |
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Post by Merge on Dec 1, 2023 23:01:39 GMT
How does a person like Santos even get elected? With 330,000,000 people in the USA, that is who gets elected? No checks and balances along the way, no vetting process? I think the same thing about Marjorie Taylor Green, Paul Gosar, Louie Gohmert, Lauren Boebert, and others. It’s rather scary to think they were elected by fellow citizens. Not to mention TFG. Our political system, esp. the Republican side at this particular time, has become such a circus that decent people don't want to be involved in it. FWIW I'm in favor of expelling any public servant who violates ethics rules, regardless of party, from congress right up to the supreme court and presidency. Send a strong message. |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Dec 1, 2023 23:18:32 GMT
Note the time... 1:44pm. They didn't waste anytime!!
Everyone was locked out, staff et al
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Post by karenk on Dec 2, 2023 0:28:23 GMT
I have been wondering…did he clean out his office ahead of time? Do you think he left anything?
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