Joe.My.God. LGBT News
The New York Times reports:
The motion to expel Mr. Santos, which was introduced by Representative Anthony D’Esposito of New York, faces a high hurdle. Because the resolution requires approval from two-thirds of the House lawmakers voting, every Democrat and 77 Republicans would need to vote to expel Mr. Santos, assuming all 433 members vote on the matter. Republicans hold a majority so narrow that Mr. Santos’s vote remains crucial to their agenda.
Speaker Mike Johnson has said he does not support removing Mr. Santos without due process. But Mr. D’Esposito and a cohort of first-term New York Republicans in vulnerable swing district seats have said that there is sufficient evidence that Mr. Santos is no longer fit to serve. If the measure were to succeed, it would consign Mr. Santos — who has falsely claimed ties to the Holocaust, Sept. 11 and the Pulse nightclub shooting — to a genuine place in history.
Read the full article. As you’ll see in the clips below, Santos and his GOP detractors just made their cases to a mostly empty chamber.
George Santos is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
I will not vote to expel him today.
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) November 1, 2023
Rep. George Santos (R-NY) yields time to Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY):
“Thank you very much, Mr. Santos. *2 seconds later* I rise today in support of this resolution to expel George Santos from Congress.” pic.twitter.com/xvqKsMwQUt
— The Recount (@therecount) November 1, 2023
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY), a key leader of the effort to expel Rep. George Santos (R-NY), slams Santos’ lies about 9/11:
“All of us being from New York remember that day precisely … This is not something you joke about, you lie about! It is unfit.” pic.twitter.com/BFJRdtlazJ
— The Recount (@therecount) November 1, 2023
Santos: This expulsion, unfortunately, is politically motivated by some members within this body. They believe that by attempting to expel me they will garner political points, capitalize on political fundraising… pic.twitter.com/R641OaUHpX
— Acyn (@Acyn) November 1, 2023
GOP Rep. Max Miller told me he’s a YES to expel Santos.
“He broke the law,” he says. (Santos has pleaded not guilty.)
Says he’s undecided on MTG and Tlaib censures.
MTG “has made anti-Semitic remarks. Rashida Tlaib has said anti-Semitic remarks. .. I’m sick of it.” pic.twitter.com/sqVvxM9jNV— Manu Raju (@mkraju) November 1, 2023
Santos: For god, for country, for liberty. God bless the United States of America. pic.twitter.com/KXDqUPAvbF
— Acyn (@Acyn) November 1, 2023