House GOP members are seeking to quickly expel Gaetz over ethics report

[Saoirse9]

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House GOP members are seeking to quickly expel Gaetz if the ethics report comes back with findings of guilt.

Following threats to vacate McCarthy, one tells me “No one can stand him at this point. A smart guy without morals.”

Maybe just wishful thinking but hope springs eternal.

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/07/13/politics/matt-gaetz-house-ethics-committee-investigation/index.html

[Zambero]

1. Can we somehow throw in Menendez as part of that deal?

Time for the Senate and House leadership of both parties to put their heads together and develop a plan of action. Once ejected, those two can then share cab fare out of town and go into permanent hiding.

[Demsrule86]

8. Menendez is not in the House. He will be primaryed in any case and I believe a better Democrat will

run and win in the end. And the GOP won't vote to kick him out for whatever reason so why waste time and energy? We don't have the votes. We can't run him again as a candidate and I don't think he will win a primary.

[Bettie]

2. They want to get rid of Gaetz

but they are all cool with Santos?

Frankly, Gaetz isn't any worse than any of them. They are all the worst people they could find.

[BComplex]

3. I agree, Bettie. Gym Jordan is actually more dangerous, imho, than Gaetz.

Well, there's such a long list of publicity-seeking, incompetent republican house members, it's hard to choose.

[agingdem]

23. I don't think either one of them (Gaetz/Jordan) is a threat

thanks to our Democratic House leadership and caucus (Jeffries/Aguilar/Garcia/Swalwell/Raskin/Moskowitz/Crockett/Frost/Connelly) and the numerous real-time left leaning podcasts, clowns Gaetz/Jordan/McCarthy and their revenge fueled shit show crusade to save Donald Trump's ass, are front and center every hour of every day...we're not seeing a scary cohesive GOP House...instead we have front row seats to a middle school mean girl cat fight...

[Saoirse9]

4. He's just being very disruptive right now

It probably won't happen. I just hope it will.

[ananda]

18. Yeah, they really are all that bad or worse!

Hardly any of them can go any lower, and yet they
always do!

[liberalla]

33. They may be equally bad but he is so much more annoying because

he needs massive amounts of attention. He's constantly reminding you what an ass he is, without contributing anything of value. A horrid, noisy nuisance.

[dweller]

5. This ethics investigation

Is about his sexual and drug use behavior , not his sketchy funding,
according to Mediate


✌🏻

[modrepub]

6. But Not Santos, Right?

Tells you all you need to know about today's Republican party.

[iluvtennis]

12. + agree. n/t

[Johonny]

7. Complete moron without morals

Anyone remember a smart thing he said or done?

[UTUSN]

11. This.

[LymphocyteLover]

17. he reminds me of Ramaswamy-- talks really fast and can sound like he knows what he's

talking about, but ultimately he's a giant bullshitter... and he sounds smarter than trump, which may not be saying much

[dchill]

25. Being smarter than Trump puts him in...

...the league of Everybody.

[LymphocyteLover]

35. LOL!!!

[essaynnc]

9. So this is a continuation of the investigation that was dropped years ago?

I thought that the Joel guy was singing like a canary and was going to bring Gaetz down back then ! Whatever happened to that? Did the Florida political machine make it all go away ???

Inquiring minds want to know......

[Saoirse9]

10. Not a continuation, more of a reopening of the investigation

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BREAKING: Trumper Matt Gaetz is hit with devastating news as reporters reveal that the House Ethics Committee just reopened its investigation into the allegations that Gaetz “had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old and paid her to travel with him.”

But it gets worse for Gaetz…

The committee will investigate whether Gaetz “engaged in sexual misconduct and/or illicit drug use, shared inappropriate images or videos on the House floor, misused state identification records, converted campaign funds to personal use, and/or accepted a bribe, improper gratuity, or impermissible gift, in violation of House Rules, laws, or other standards of conduct."

The Ethics Committee hasn’t decided yet whether it will launch a special investigative subcommittee to escalate the investigation — but it says that, if it does, the committee will announce it to the public and make the results of the investigation public.

The investigation into Gaetz’ child sex-trafficking had stalled — but this Congressional investigation might be EXACTLY what is needed to jumpstart it again.

[underpants]

14. Sounds like a Trumpian amount of accusations

[republianmushroom]

13. I like it

[Pas-de-Calais]

15. Remove the smart guy portion & I agree with'em

[RussellCattle]

16. That's what I thought. Repubs just have such a low bar on this stuff, I guess.

[LudwigPastorius]

20. Yeah, there's mostly bone, fat, and gristle behind that enormous forehead.

[niyad]

19. Oh goody, the knives are out. I am ordering more popcorn. Special requests?

[paleotn]

22. One can hope, but I doubt it.

Paxton proves Repukes cannot self police. Perhaps a shot across the bow in Gaetz's bid to oust McCarthy over the stopgap spending bill, but Gaetz isn't the only member of the nut caucus unhappy with McCarthy on that.

https://wapo.st/45cCHrw

Question is, what are the Dems going to do if McCarthy's speakership comes up for a vote? The nut caucus needs Dem votes to oust him. Repukes can't get a majority on their own as some, particularly those in vulnerable districts, will side with McCarthy, if only to keep a lid on the crazy before the 2024 elections. And remember, November will be here shortly and we're back to shutdown threat again. Do the Dems vote to oust so they can take advantage of the chaos that will cause in Republican ranks? Politically, the smart move in my mind, but might increase the risk of a November shutdown. Or do they side with McCarthy in hope of striking a deal to avoid a shutdown?

[True Blue American]

30. Vote for McCarthy!

They already saved him on the budget. 91 Republicans voted against the expention.
9 Senators.

[duckworth969]

31. Dems will support McCarthy but will make him pony up

I think it’s a case of “the devil you know vs. the devil you don’t”.

McCarthy is even more compromised than he was before and therefore more politically pliable.

In addition, working across the aisle has the plus side of further marginalizing the Krazy Kaucus.

I think worse financial uncertainty is hard on folk and should be avoided.

In my opinion, Dems should continue to play rope-a-dope with McCarthy and take their gains where they can.

2024 is just around the bend.

[Fullduplexxx]

24. Someone is not happy with Matt gaetz threatening kevy

[wnylib]

28. Yup. My guess is that it's Donald the Ducktator.

He wants Kevin in place to do his bidding. He also knew that a MAGA shutdown would hurt MAGAs in the 2024 election.

[marmar]

26. 'smart guy without morals'

"Smart" in today's Republican Party is a relative term.

[wnylib]

29. So is "morals."

[ToxMarz]

27. I think a lot of the Republicans are good with working a little bit with Democrats

too thwart this loser. Once they are past this, it will be back to business as usual, but he and his little gang are too out of control for anyone not insane or completely intent on destroying the Government to make it what they alone want. They aren't playing for a better country for everyone and just disagreeing how to get there, they are trying to seize absolute power and know they need to burn the whole thing down to get it. He has essentially positioned himself de-facto speaker of the house, and if they don't shut it down, then they will have essentially allowed him to take it,.They all have big egos and I can't see that sitting well with anyone.

[Warpy]

32. McCarthy is speaker by a razor thin margin

but the expulsion of the reprehensible Gaetz wouldn't do him much damage, DeSatan would just appoint someone else just as bad to hold the seat until a special election.

I will be delighted to see Gaetz tossed out on his smarmy arse, it would give cretins like MTG one less enabler/cheerleader.

His district is up in the panhandle, no way they're going to vote for a Democrat.

[former9thward]

34. No appointments for House vacantcies.

Special elections depending on the time and when is the next general election.

[Warpy]

36. 13 months out, there would be a special election

and I sincerely doubt the replacement will be much of an improvement over Gaetz, he'll just have fewer enemies as he starts his Congressional career.

[Faux pas]

37. Yes Please!