{"id":2113305,"date":"2023-12-01T12:26:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T17:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-george-santos-expelled-from-congress-in-majority-vote\/"},"modified":"2023-12-01T12:28:42","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T17:28:42","slug":"rep-george-santos-expelled-from-congress-in-majority-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-george-santos-expelled-from-congress-in-majority-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. George Santos ousted from Congress by majority vote"},"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\">18<\/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%2Frep-george-santos-expelled-from-congress-in-majority-vote%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=2113305&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--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rep. George\u200d Santos (R-NY) walks back to his \u200doffice after debate on\u2064 the House floor on \u2062a \u2063resolution to expel him from Congress, at the U.S. Capitol November 1, 2023 in Washington, DC. On Wednesday evening,\u200c Congress is\u200b scheduled vote\u200d on an expulsion resolution\u2063 against Rep. Santos and censure resolutions against Rep. Rashida \u200bTlaib (D-MI) and \u2063Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA).\u2064 (Photo by Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/james-meyers\">James Meyers<\/a><br \/>9:12 AM \u2013 Friday, December\u2062 1, 2023<\/p>\n<h2>The\u200c House Votes to Expel Representative George Santos<\/h2>\n<p>The House of Representatives has made a decisive\u2063 vote to expel Representative George Santos from Congress.\u200c Santos, who has been embroiled in allegations of finance crimes and campaign fabrications, faced\u2062 a vote requiring\u2062 two<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maine-democrats-scramble-to-rig-state-elections-with-unconstitutional-ranked-choice-voting\/\" title=\"Maine Dems rush to fix state elections with illegal ranked-choice voting.\">-thirds majority support<\/a>\u2062 to \u200cpass. The final tally of 311-114 in favor \u200bof expulsion marks a significant moment \u200bin U.S. history, as Santos\u200b becomes only the sixth House member to be removed from Congress and the third since the Civil War.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>With the expulsion of Santos, the\u2062 balance of power in the House \u2062of Representatives has shifted. The number of House Republicans now stands at 221, compared to 213 Democrats. This new dynamic makes it even more challenging for Republicans to pass legislation without the support of Democrats.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">George Santos has been expelled from the US House of Representatives <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iYpqJOFeTi\">pic.twitter.com\/iYpqJOFeTi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Acyn (@Acyn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Acyn\/status\/1730618625554370691?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Following his expulsion, Santos now faces a \u2064special election to fill the vacant seat. New York law grants Governor Kathy Hochul (D-N.Y.) 10 days to announce the election, with the vote scheduled for February.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Speaker of\u200d the \u200dHouse Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) opposed the\u200b vote and have\u200b been vocal about their disagreement with the decision to\u2064 oust\u2063 one of their colleagues.<\/p>\n<p>Since assuming\u200c office in 2022, Santos has been charged with nearly two dozen counts of crimes, including identity theft, unemployment fraud, and submitting false campaign finance reports. While he has pleaded not guilty\u200c to these charges, the House&#8217;s decision to expel him sends a strong message.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>After the vote, Santos was\u2062 asked\u2063 by <em>CNN<\/em> if he would stay and use nonmember privileges because he is not convicted, he said \u201cWhy would \u2064I want to stay here? To hell with this place.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay \u200cinformed! Receive breaking \u2062news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Rep. Ralph Norman<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Larry Elder<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Alex Rosen<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with \u200bApril Hutchinson<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Market capitalizations of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whistleblower-reveals-censorship-industrial-complex\/\" title=\"Whistleblower exposes \"Censorship Industrial Complex\">global mega-cap companies surged<\/a>, \u2062buoyed by a decline in U.S. yields and growing anticipation of potential rate\u2064 cuts amid \u2063diminishing worries about inflation.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>More\u2062 advertisers are likely to flee Elon\u2063 Musk\u2019s social media platform X after the billionaire lashed out at some of the biggest names in the\u2062 media industry.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>We asked ChatGPT, \u200cOpenAI\u2019s viral chatbot, how it\u200b felt on its first birthday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>4:05 PM UTC \u2013 November 29, 2023 LONDON (Reuters) \u2013 Google DeepMind has used \u2062artificial intelligence (AI) to predict the structure\u200d of\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How did\u200b multiple whistleblowers contribute\u200c to uncovering allegations of fraud\u200b and embezzlement in Santos&#8217; campaign finances and personal business dealings?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Fraud, \u2064and embezzlement. These allegations stem \u200dfrom an \u2064investigation into his campaign\u200d finances\u200b and personal business \u200bdealings. Multiple whistleblowers \u200dhave\u2064 come \u200bforward, providing evidence that Santos \u2062used campaign funds for personal expenses, including luxury vacations \u200band \u200bexpensive\u2064 purchases. Additionally, it has been revealed\u200c that he falsified documents\u2063 and\u200d reports to cover up these\u200c illicit activities.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064decision\u2062 to expel \u200dSantos from Congress reflects a \u2063commitment\u2064 to upholding \u200dthe integrity and \u200dethical \u200cstandards of the House of\u2062 Representatives. It sends a strong message that corruption and malfeasance will not be \u2063tolerated among elected officials. The \u2064two-thirds majority support required for expulsion demonstrates a broad consensus\u2063 among \u2063lawmakers that Santos&#8217; actions were grave and\u2064 warranted such decisive\u200c action.<\/p>\n<p>However, the expulsion of Santos also raises concerns about the potential impact on Congressional dynamics.\u2063 With the loss \u200bof one Republican\u2064 seat, the balance of power in the House \u2064of Representatives\u200d has \u200bshifted. The \u200cRepublican Party now faces a more \u200dchallenging \u2063task in passing legislation without the support of\u200b Democrats. \u2063This could further exacerbate the already polarized and\u2062 contentious political climate in the country.<\/p>\n<p>It is \u2063worth noting that\u200c Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Majority Whip Steve Scalise\u200d opposed the expulsion \u200bvote. Their dissent highlights the divided opinions within the Republican Party regarding the\u200d consequences \u2064for members found guilty of misconduct.\u2062 Some argue that expulsion \u2062is necessary \u200dto maintain the \u2062integrity of Congress, while others believe\u2064 that punishment should be left to the judicial system and that\u200c the decision should rest with the voters in their respective districts.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, the vacant seat left \u2062by Santos&#8217; \u200bexpulsion will\u200b be filled through a \u2063special election. Governor \u2063Kathy Hochul of New \u200cYork has the responsibility of announcing the election within 10 days, with\u200b the vote scheduled \u2064for February. This election will be closely watched, as it could \u2062potentially impact the balance of\u2064 power in \u2062the House even further.<\/p>\n<p>The expulsion of \u200cRepresentative George Santos from Congress serves as a reminder \u200dof the importance \u2062of ethical \u2064conduct \u2062and accountability in\u200b public office. It is a reflection\u200b of the commitment \u2064of lawmakers to uphold\u200b the\u2063 integrity of the\u200d House of Representatives and to \u200bensure \u200cthat \u200belected officials act in the best interests of their \u200cconstituents. As the nation\u2064 grapples with ongoing political challenges,\u2063 it is crucial that trust and confidence in our elected representatives are upheld\u2062 through transparent\u2064 and ethical behavior.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. George Santos (R-NY) returns to his office at the U.S. Capitol after a House floor debate on his expulsion from Congress. On Wednesday, Congress will vote on expelling Rep. Santos and censuring Rep. 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