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pat_k

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2. The operative word is expulsion. And yes, it requires 2/3.

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Mon May 4, 2026, 05:54 PM

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You'd think the felon might have have a dim recollection of what happened to his buddy Santos.

The House has only expelled six people in its history, half of them for disloyalty in 1861.

In addition to Santos, there was Traficant '02 and Myers '80 (remember ABSCAM?)

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