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FadedMullet

(516 posts)
Mon Sep 22, 2025, 04:41 PM Sep 22

There is a discussion here today on the impeachment vs expulsion of a member of congress. This because of another..... [View all]

......ridiculous statement by Trump. Expulsion is something done according to Congress' own rules. Makes me wonder if the rules of Congress can be appealed in the courts. Is it a question of Separation of Powers? Seems that the Constitution and the Voters of a state decide who they want to sit in Congress, why should they be refused a seat? Maybe the Supreme Court has dabbled in this issue before? Good luck with that today. Maybe I'll look up Adam Clayton Powell just for fun.

If you really have the goods on this question, try not to pontificate too much, as some do here on the underground.

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