{"id":2113524,"date":"2023-12-01T15:05:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T20:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-led-house-expels-george-santos-but-not-terrorist-sympathizer-rashida-tlaib\/"},"modified":"2023-12-01T15:08:45","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T20:08:45","slug":"gop-led-house-expels-george-santos-but-not-terrorist-sympathizer-rashida-tlaib","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-led-house-expels-george-santos-but-not-terrorist-sympathizer-rashida-tlaib\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP House expels George Santos, spares Rashida Tlaib despite terrorist sympathies"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fgop-led-house-expels-george-santos-but-not-terrorist-sympathizer-rashida-tlaib%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=2113524&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>Rep. George Santos Denies Allegations of Moonlighting as a Drag Queen<\/h2>\n<p>Rep. George Santos, or now-former Rep. George \u2064Santos, has vehemently denied the\u2064 allegations that he led a secret\u2062 life as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-drag-queen-story-hour-is-back-thanks-to-a-partnership-between-nyc-department-of-education-and-pbs\/\" title=\"WATCH: Drag Queen Story Hour Is Back Thanks To A Partnership Between NYC Department Of Education And PBS\">drag queen named<\/a> &#8220;Kitara Ravache.&#8221; However, perhaps\u2062 he should have embraced it, as no Democrat would dare vote to expel a \u200cdrag queen\u200b from the lower \u200cchamber!<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, House Democrats,\u200d along with 105 Republicans, voted almost unanimously to\u200c expel the freshman representative \u2063from New York. It&#8217;s \u200bworth noting that Michigan \u200dDemocrat Rashida Tlaib, who openly engaged in antisemitic \u200dactivism and showed solidarity with Hamas terrorists, received only\u200d a censure.<\/p>\n<p>Santos now joins \u2064the ranks of the few members who have been removed from the House since the Civil War.\u200c The lower chamber \u2062previously expelled Rep. James Traficant of Ohio in 2002 due to his conviction on 10 \u2064felonies, and Rep. Michael Myers was \u2064kicked out in \u200c1980 following a bribery conviction. In Santos&#8217; case, he was ostensibly removed over a potential scandal involving fraudulent\u2063 campaign activity, \u200das detailed in a report from the \u2062House Ethics\u2062 Committee. Investigators found substantial evidence of federal crimes committed by Santos, resulting in a\u2062 23-count indictment in October. However, it&#8217;s important to note that Santos \u200chas not been convicted \u2064of any crimes so far, despite being elected by voters to replace his Democrat \u200cpredecessor.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Tlaib openly called for the destruction of Israel and\u2062 spread\u200d lies about an explosion near a Palestinian hospital, falsely blaming\u2062 the Israeli military. The truth is that\u2064 the rocket, which terrorist\u200b officials claimed killed hundreds of civilians at the hospital, misfired and landed in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lpga-pulls-tournament-from-portland-venue-over-concerns-about-player-safety-homeless-encampment\/\" title=\"LPGA Pulls Tournament From Portland Venue Over Concerns About Player Safety, Homeless Encampment\">nearby parking lot<\/a>, causing the deaths of dozens, not hundreds.<\/p>\n<p>In November, the Michigan congresswoman defended her use\u2063 of the terrorist slogan &#8220;from the river to the sea,&#8221; demanding the creation of a Palestinian state on Israeli land. However, this slogan clearly\u200c reveals the genocidal aims of its chanters, encompassing\u200b the entire Jewish state, not just &#8220;occupied&#8221; territory.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s even more concerning is that 105 Republicans joined Democrats in the effort to expel\u200c Santos, despite \u2063two of those Republicans voting against censuring Tlaib just three\u2063 weeks prior. Retiring\u200d Colorado \u2062Rep. Ken Buck, \u200bwho is eyeing a job at CNN, and freshman California Rep. John Duarte apparently \u2064didn&#8217;t believe\u2064 their antisemitic colleague from Michigan deserved censure but\u200b still voted to remove\u2064 Santos from Congress, \u200bdespite his\u2063 reliably conservative voting record.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Voters:\u2062 please, Republicans, help the country<br \/>Republican House: best we can offer is a continuing resolution Democrats love, tons more Ukraine funding, and ousting this liar because <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/left-wing-activists-are-dying-by-their-own-ideology\/\" title=\"Left-Wing Activists Are Dying By Their Own Ideology\">corporate media demanded<\/a> it <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BZeUTjrRb9\">https:\/\/t.co\/BZeUTjrRb9<\/a><\/p>\n<footer>Mollie (@MZHemingway) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MZHemingway\/status\/1730620816088248620?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 1, 2023<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<hr>\n<p>Tristan Justice is the western correspondent for The Federalist and the author of Social Justice Redux, \u200ca conservative newsletter on culture, health, and wellness. He has also written for The Washington Examiner and The Daily \u200cSignal. His work has been featured\u2062 in Real Clear Politics and \u2064Fox News.\u200c Tristan\u200c graduated from \u2062George Washington University, majoring in political science and minoring in journalism. Follow him on Twitter at @JusticeTristan or contact him at Tristan@thefederalist.com. Sign up for Tristan&#8217;s email newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/socialjusticeredux.substack.com\/about\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does the \u2062expulsion decision against Rep. Santos raise \u2062questions about the values and priorities \u200cof the House\u2064 of\u200b Representatives?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  But certainly not the hundreds that Tlaib \u200dclaimed. Despite these\u2062 egregious actions, \u2063Tlaib only received a censure from her colleagues,\u200c while \u200bSantos is facing expulsion. This stark contrast in treatment raises questions about the\u2063 priorities and values of the House of Representatives.<\/p>\n<p>But let us return to \u2063the allegations against Rep.\u2063 George \u200bSantos.\u2063 The accusation that he had a secret life as a drag queen named &#8220;Kitara Ravache&#8221; has caused quite a stir. Santos, \u200dhowever, has categorically \u2062denied these allegations, stating \u200cthat they are nothing more than baseless rumors aimed\u2062 at tarnishing \u200dhis \u2064reputation. In\u2062 a \u200cpress conference, Santos \u200cmaintained his innocence and \u200dexpressed his\u2064 disappointment at \u200dthe lack of due process \u200din the House&#8217;s\u200d decision to remove him.<\/p>\n<p>One may wonder why\u2063 the allegations of being a drag queen would be\u2063 considered a scandal at all. In today&#8217;s society, diversity and inclusivity are celebrated and individuals have the freedom\u200b to express themselves in various ways. Drag queens, in particular, \u200bhave become an \u2064integral part of the \u200bentertainment industry and \u2064have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/friends-star-matthew-perry-dead-at-54-report-2\/\" title=\"Matthew Perry, 'Friends' star, reportedly passes away at 54.\">garnered immense popularity<\/a>. It is perplexing that in \u200bthis supposedly tolerant and progressive era, the mere suggestion of being a \u200bdrag queen can lead\u200d to\u2063 expulsion from public office.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the notion that\u200b no Democrat would vote to \u2062expel a drag queen\u200d from \u2064the lower chamber raises \u2064concerns about the partisan nature of the decision. It suggests that individual character and actions are secondary\u200b to political affiliation. This is a dangerous\u2063 precedent to set, as it undermines the\u2064 principles of justice \u200dand fairness that\u200b should guide\u200c our \u200celected officials.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to\u200c emphasize that Rep. George Santos has not been \u2063convicted of any crimes\u2062 related to \u200cthe allegations against him. The House Ethics Committee&#8217;s report may have found\u200c evidence \u2063of potential wrongdoing, but until Santos has his day in court, \u2063it is unfair to pass \u200bjudgment and remove him from\u200d office. Every\u2062 individual is \u2062entitled to the presumption \u2062of innocence, regardless\u200b of their political beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the allegations against \u2064Rep. George Santos regarding his alleged\u200b moonlighting as a drag queen should not be the grounds for his expulsion from\u2064 the House of Representatives. The partisan nature of the decision, as well as \u200bthe\u200b lack\u2063 of due process, raise concerns about the fairness \u2064and integrity\u200b of the process. \u2064Until Santos has\u2062 his day in court and is convicted of any crimes, it is unjust to strip him\u2062 of his elected position. The House of Representatives should prioritize objective \u200dinvestigation and\u2062 fairness\u200b over political expediency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. George Santos, formerly known as Rep. George Santos, refutes claims of being drag queen &#8220;Kitara Ravache.&#8221; However, he may have benefited from embracing it, as no Democrat would have supported expelling a drag queen from the lower chamber. 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