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All Along The Watchtower
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« on: January 17, 2021, 01:32:20 AM »

This is also just a pretty dumb and stupid precedent to set.  Future Republican Congresses could expel Democrats who voted against military force authorizations as “aiding and abetting enemies.”

One has to also consider the spirit of the Speech and Debate Clause, which shields members of Congress from civil or criminal penalties stemming from their legislative activity.  It seems fascistic that votes taken or speech given in Congress (perhaps the most political category of speech imaginable) could be the basis of “insurrection” against the U.S. government.  

It's fantastic that someone would pretend they won reelection when they clearly didn't.  As I said, I don't see anyone being expelled just because of how they voted on whether to certify. Also the Speech or Debate Clause only covers what is said on the floor or in committee. It certainly doesn't cover social media posts or campaign rallies.

That is exactly what Cori Bush's resolution (with 54 Democratic co-sponsors as of this morning) call for.

Let's just face the facts, Democrats are abandoning the basic principle of parliamentary privilege that has guided democratic government for 400+ years.  

No, Democrats are asserting the independence of the legislative branch against the executive branch. Meanwhile, many (though certainly not all) Republican members of Congress have forfeited their duty as public servants or worse, conspired with the defeated President and his supporters in this attempted coup. Pretty significant difference.
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All Along The Watchtower
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« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2021, 01:36:44 AM »

Simply put, Republicans aren't going to vote to expel the majority of their caucus, so the resolution is dead in the water and will never have to be tested in court.


I’d be satisfied with Cruz, Hawley, and a handful of the crazies in the House being expelled.

Ideally they would be expelled at the ballot box, but these are not ideal times.
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