History doesn't repeat itself but it rhymes...

[kentuck]

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Adam-Clayton-Powell-Jr


(snip)
Powell’s outspoken opposition to racism and his flamboyant lifestyle made him enemies, however, and in the early 1960s he became involved in a lawsuit with a woman who claimed he had wrongly accused her of collecting police graft. He was cited for contempt of court in 1966 for refusing to pay damages, and in 1967 the House voted to deprive him of his seat. He was nevertheless reelected in his district in 1968 but was then deprived by his colleagues in the House of his committee chairmanship and his seniority. In 1969 the U.S. Supreme Court decided that the action of the House in depriving him of his seat had been unconstitutional, but by that time Powell’s health was failing. After his defeat in the Democratic primary election of 1970, he resigned as pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist Church in 1971 and retired to the island of Bimini in The Bahamas.

[Sanity Claws]

1. What is that rhyming with?

[kentuck]

2. In one respect, it is rhyming with the people attempting to prevent Santos from taking office.

The Supreme Court ruled on similar charges against Adam Clayton Powell, Jr in the 1960's. They ruled it was unconstitutional.

If the people vote for someone, we are sort of stuck with them, at least until the next election.

[niyad]

3. One difference is, Powell did not completely fabricate his bio.

[70sEraVet]

5. There are also signs of some VERY sketchy (possibly Russian) financing.

Does a Congressman continue to represent his or her district from a prison cell?

[Sanity Claws]

4. His citizenship has been questioned

He must be a citizen for at least 7 years to be seated. If he is unable to produce a U.S. birth certificate or naturalization papers, he cannot be seated.