Trump Suggests Republicans Start Expelling Dems From Congress

[Eugene]

Trump Suggests Republicans Start Expelling Dems From Congress (Rolling Stone)

President Donald Trump suggested that congressional Republicans should expel Democratic lawmakers from Congress in response to a so-far small impeachment push that has not been endorsed by party leadership.

In a lengthy Truth Social post published late Thursday night, the president wrote: “The Democrats are really out of control. They have lost everything, especially their minds! These Radical Left Lunatics are into the ‘Impeachment thing’ again. They have already got two ‘No Name,’ little respected Congressmen, total Whackjobs both, throwing the ‘Impeachment’ of DONALD J. TRUMP around.

“The Republicans should start to think about expelling them from Congress for all of the crimes that they have committed, especially around Election time(s),” Trump continued, calling Democrats “very dishonest people that won’t let our Country heal” and “total LOWLIFES, who hate our Country, and everything it stands for.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-suggests-republicans-start-expelling-145555380.html

[travelingthrulife]

1. How long will Republicans let this nightmare go on?

Are there no adults among them?

[Irish_Dem]

7. The GOP loves it. They are all in with a fascist dictatorship.

They are done with democracy.
It no longer serves their purposes, they want total permanent power and all US wealth.

[choie]

21. Why would they stop it?

They don't give a damn about our democracy.

[claudette]

2. This orange felon is insane

When will the media and the GOP wake up to that fact?

[tanyev]

3. "In a lengthy Truth Social post....the president wrote"

NO!

“In a long and rambling screed on Truth Social, the president expressed many unconstitutional ideas, in an increasingly rabid and unhinged manner.”

THAT is how you write about it. ⬆️

[kwolf68]

4. Let's just DO it

Ban all parties that oppose MAGA. That’s what they want, no doubt in my mind.

[Irish_Dem]

8. They want a one party system and pretend democracy.

[Irish_Dem]

5. Arrest judges, Dem members of congress, Trump critics, etc.

Send them without trial to foreign torture prisons.

MAGAs will cheer with joy because no injustice or cruelty is too much for them.

We are becoming more like Russia every day.

[Emile]

6. I suggest we lock the felon up!

[sakabatou]

9. Once again, Dump wants to embrace dictatorship

[Charmin One]

10. 25th amendment

Do it!

[MineralMan]

24. Uh, have you read it?

If so, what makes you think there is any chance of it being put into play? I'll wait here.

[SSJVegeta]

11. Cant without 2/3rds vote thank goodness

Article 1 section 5

[malaise]

12. Who didn't see hi. Trying this

Rec

[sinkingfeeling]

13. He's a f&@king idiot.

[struggle4progress]

14. Sinner man

[Kid Berwyn]

15. My Personal Projection Dream

This is what we should have done in January 2021 — rounded up and incarcerated Congress and the Judiciary of all the MAGA who supported the insurrection and coup.

MUST ARREST ALL OF THE TRAITORS!!!!

We didn’t and now they’re back to finish their destruction of the Constitution and democracy.

[Hotler]

16. A good response from our team could be to call the orange one a domestic enemy for his attacks on

the constitution. Bring forth articles of Domestic Enemy. If we don't have the votes we can at least talk shit also. They could use their oath of office as leverage and as a shield.

“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God.”
https://oaths.us/senate-oath-of-office/

[dalton99a]

17. It is the most efficient way to consolidate one-party rule.

[David__77]

18. They could do it.

[Mountainguy]

19. No, they couldn't

Each House may determine the Rules of its Proceedings, punish its Members for disorderly Behaviour, and, with the Concurrence of two thirds, expel a Member.

[David__77]

20. Yeah it could only be de facto not formal.

They certainly could be barred from the floor under rules.

I’m not saying it’s likelier than not just that it can happen.

[Mountainguy]

23. It would never stand

Censures don't bar members from voting, and anything that was attempted that did could be challenged under constitutionality grounds to SCOTUS. I think they would balk at that kind of thing, even if a few justices went along with it.


And if they did, that would mean the government as a whole would become illegitimate.

[purr-rat beauty]

22. Overreaching powers

There's an Amendment for that