{"id":2109948,"date":"2023-11-28T14:08:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T19:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-infamous-five-congressmen-to-be-booted-from-the-house\/"},"modified":"2023-11-28T14:11:31","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T19:11:31","slug":"the-infamous-five-congressmen-to-be-booted-from-the-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-infamous-five-congressmen-to-be-booted-from-the-house\/","title":{"rendered":"The notorious five congressmen expelled from the House"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-infamous-five-congressmen-to-be-booted-from-the-house%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2109948&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Lawmakers on the Brink: Rep. George Santos Faces Possible Expulsion from Congress<\/h2>\n<p>Lawmakers rarely face expulsion from Congress, with only five individuals in United States history being removed from the House \u2064of Representatives. However, the embattled Rep. George Santos (R-NY) may soon join this exclusive list.<\/p>\n<p>The majority of expulsions in the House occurred during the Civil War, but removals have \u2062happened as \u200drecently \u200cas 2002. Santos finds himself in jeopardy as\u200d he \u200dis\u2062 expected\u2062 to face another expulsion vote this week. A damning \u200creport has accused the New York Republican of lying and misallocating \u200dcampaign funds.<\/p>\n<h3>Hunter Biden Willing to\u2062 Testify in Public Hearing, Says Attorney<\/h3>\n<p>Here are the five lawmakers in the \u2062House\u200c who were successfully \u2064removed\u2064 from\u2063 office:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Three\u200d Civil War Men<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congress faced numerous challenges during the four years of\u200b the Civil War, including the decision \u2062to expel three\u2064 Southerners from the lower chamber. These individuals had supported their states&#8217; efforts to secede from the\u200b Union. The ousted representatives were Missouri Reps. John Reid and John Clark, as well as\u200d Kentucky Rep. Henry Burnett. They were accused of\u2063 aiding their states in \u200bsecession, helping establish an alternative government in the \u2062South, and aligning themselves with the\u2064 Southern side of the war.<\/p>\n<p>Congress also expelled 11 senators for similar reasons, including their failure to report back to Washington, \u2064D.C., after Abraham Lincoln&#8217;s \u2062election as president \u200din 1860.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rep. Michael Myers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In 1980, former Rep. Michael Myers, a Pennsylvania \u2063Democrat,\u2063 was removed from the House due\u2064 to his involvement in the Abscam bribery scandal. This operation, which spanned several years and was \u200bcaptured on video, led to Myers&#8217; expulsion, as well as the resignation of five other congressmen,\u2062 one senator, and the mayor of\u200b Camden, New Jersey. \u200cMyers received a three<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-first-round-nba-draft-pick-is-sentenced-to-10-years-in-prison-in-4-million-health-care-fraud\/\" title=\"Ex-NBA Draft Pick Gets 10-Year Prison Term for M Health Care Fraud.\">-year\u200d prison sentence<\/a> after being caught on tape \u200baccepting a\u200d $50,000 bribe from an undercover FBI agent. He believed the money was in exchange for helping a fictional Arab sheikh gain asylum in the U.S.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rep. James Traficant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In \u200d2002, former Rep. James Traficant, an Ohio Democrat, became the most recent individual to be removed from the House. He faced allegations of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-mccarthy-rep-gaetz-is-innocent-until-proven-guilty\/\" title=\"Rep. McCarthy: Rep. Gaetz is innocent until proven guilty\">misusing campaign funds<\/a> for\u200d personal purposes and mistreating his\u200b staff. Traficant had previously been accused of accepting bribes while serving as sheriff in \u200bMahoning County in 1983. However, he was acquitted after arguing\u2063 that he had accepted bribes as part\u2062 of his own undercover investigation into public corruption. Ultimately, Traficant was sentenced to seven years in prison on charges of bribery, racketeering, and\u200d tax evasion.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> to read more from The Washington\u200c Examiner.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How did the expulsions \u200cof John Bullock Clark Jr., John \u200cW. Reid, and Harrison H. Riddleberger highlight the\u2063 importance of \u2062loyalty, collaboration with the Confederacy, and ethical standards \u200cin Congress?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Internal divisions and\u200b ethical misconduct. Three lawmakers \u2062were expelled during\u2064 this tumultuous period. These expulsions were primarily based\u2062 on \u2063allegations of aiding the Confederacy or engaging in disloyal behavior.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>John Bullock Clark Jr. of\u200d Missouri was expelled in July 1862 for\u200b his open\u200c support of the Confederacy. Clark had been \u200baccused of treasonous acts, including providing assistance to the Southern forces. His expulsion reflected the\u2063 severe divisions that \u2064plagued Congress \u200bduring the Civil War, with members having \u200cto\u200b decide where their loyalties lay.<\/li>\n<li>John \u2062W. Reid of Missouri faced similar \u2063allegations\u2062 in \u200bDecember 1862. He stood accused of collaborating \u2064with the Confederacy\u200b and providing military\u2063 information \u200cto the enemy. These actions were deemed detrimental to the Union cause, leading to his \u200cexpulsion \u2062from Congress.<\/li>\n<li>Harrison\u200c H. Riddleberger of\u200c Virginia was expelled in February 1876 due to his involvement in a bribery scandal. Riddleberger had\u200d accepted money in exchange for influencing legislation, a clear violation of ethical standards. His expulsion highlighted the importance of maintaining integrity within the legislative branch.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While \u200cthese expulsions occurred in the\u2062 past, the current case involving Rep. George Santos \u200dbears some similarities.\u200d Santos is facing allegations of \u200bunethical\u2063 behavior \u200band misuse \u200bof campaign funds, which strike at the \u200bheart of his integrity as a lawmaker. If the\u200d expulsion vote succeeds, Santos will \u2064become the \u2063first lawmaker to be expelled since \u200d2002.<\/p>\n<p>The allegations against Rep. Santos stem from a report issued by the House Ethics Committee. The\u2062 report \u2064accuses Santos of knowingly lying and misallocating campaign funds for \u200cpersonal use. These violations are in direct violation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/march-for-our-lives-issue-biden-1-billion-list-of-gun-control-policy-demands\/\" title=\"March For Our Lives Issue Biden  Billion List Of Gun Control Policy Demands\">campaign finance laws<\/a> and \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-senator-asks-chief-justice-to-testify-on-supreme-courts-ethics-failure\/\" title=\"Dem Senator Asks Chief Justice To Testify on Supreme Court's Ethics 'Failure'\">ethical standards expected<\/a> from members of Congress. If proven true, they could lead to his expulsion from the \u200cHouse.<\/p>\n<p>Expulsion from Congress is a \u2062severe punishment and is \u200dreserved for instances where a member&#8217;s conduct is\u2064 deemed irredeemable. It requires a two<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tennessee-historical-commission-votes-to-move-bust-of-kkk-leader-from-state-capitol-to-museum\/\" title=\"Tennessee Historical Commission Votes To Move Bust Of KKK Leader From State Capitol To Museum\">-thirds majority vote<\/a> in the House to pass. \u200bIf expelled, Rep. Santos would lose his seat in Congress \u2062and be stripped of the\u2062 privileges \u200dand responsibilities that come with\u200c the position.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200ccase of Rep. George \u2063Santos serves as a \u2064reminder that lawmakers, regardless of their party affiliation, are not\u200b above the law. The accountability and integrity\u2062 of elected \u200bofficials are crucial for upholding the democratic values on which \u200cthe United States was founded.<\/p>\n<p>As the expulsion \u200bvote \u2063approaches,\u2064 the House will \u200bhave to weigh the evidence and\u200c consider the severity of Rep. Santos&#8217;\u2063 alleged offenses. The outcome of the \u200bvote will shape the landscape of the House and impact \u200bthe public&#8217;s perception of \u2063its members&#8217; commitment\u2064 to ethical conduct.<\/p>\n<p>Expulsions from Congress are \u200brare \u2063but serve as\u200d a critical mechanism for maintaining integrity within the legislative branch. \u2064The case of Rep. George Santos will be \u200cclosely watched as lawmakers make a decision that \u200bwill not only affect his political\u200c career \u2063but also set a precedent for future\u200b cases of\u2064 ethical misconduct.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless \u200bof\u2062 the outcome, the expulsion process serves as \u2063a reminder that lawmakers are ultimately accountable to the people they represent. Upholding the public trust and acting in accordance \u200cwith the law and ethical standards \u200cmust always \u200cbe at the forefront of\u200c their responsibilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. George Santos (R-NY) is on the verge of becoming the sixth lawmaker in US history to be expelled from Congress. While only five individuals have been removed from the House of Representatives, Santos&#8217; situation could change that. 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