.TheDemocrats getting kicked off committees a George Santos4Congress cautionary tale
Whether you believe Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar are the worst people to ever serve in Congress or the second coming of Sam Rayburn, it was inevitable that once Democrats removed them from their committees, this would be done to controversial Democrats once Republicans regained the majority.There is a case on the merits to be made against Reps. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell , as well as Rep. Ilhan Omar , whose committee assignment change is still pending.
Democrats likely don’t have the votes to expel Santos from Congress, even with some GOP support. They are, also with some GOP support, trying to hound him out of office. This is a fallback option for Democrats: If they don’t have the votes to kick Santos out of Congress, they can shame Republicans for not doing it themselves. Each conference should therefore be judged by its least honest or ethically defensible member.
These discussions aren’t happening in a vacuum. The Republican majority is small. So was the Democratic majority it replaced. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy needed Santos’s vote to obtain the gavel. Lawmakers who argue it is their right to decide who is fit to serve in Congress may have motives besides upholding honesty in politics.
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