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Old 01-08-2009, 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by SniperSB23
That won't hold up constitutionally unless something comes out that makes him unfit. Their only option is to seat him and then seek expulsion but that sets an extremely dangerous precedent that any party that ever achieved a 2/3rds majority in the Senate could expel all the members of the minority party and virtually assure their party dominates the Senate for years to come. To date the only expulsions from the Senate were for treason and for supporting the Confederate rebellion. To use expulsion in a minor case like this would set a dangerous precedent for abuse of power.

good thing they don't do that any more
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