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NO. That sounds about as undemocratic as one can imagine. Even worse than cancelling election. Senate can seat Moore and then on 2/3 vote expel him (but questions about whether it can be for pre-Senate conduct).https://twitter.com/ThePlumLineGS/status/930154639722508288 …
The @nytimes article now no longer says "block." It looks like they are floating the @hughhewitt idea of Strange resigning, creating new vacancy and calling new election. I don't think that's kosher either, for reasons I've tweeted about
So the NYT got rid of its blocked language and floats idea of new election. This could come in one of two possible ways: 1. Moore is elected then expelled (Q whether he can be expelled for pre-Senate conduct) 2. Strange resigns, and Gov. says current election moot and calls new
I don't think this second way is consistent with 17th amendment and is anti-democratic. Also may be anti-democratic to expel someone who is the choice of the people for conduct not involving Senate, but I don't think that's judicially reviewable.
Fact that Sessions says he's not interested and Alabama Republican Party is discouraging write-ins (and Strange would likely lose) means most likely scenario is Moore remains in race. Gives Jones a real chance to win, especially as Moore stories multiply.
And it puts Rs in a no-win position: either they lose a solid R seat for a while or they have Moore in the Senate and take political heat for expelling him or live with someone who will tarnish brand
I don't even understand what "block" means in this context. This is simply not a power the governor has.
Ugh, ffs. This is another reason why Jones should win; then nobody will have to think about this horseshit.
I looked at this in the Menendez setting, and I think expulsion is only for post-election conduct. Being elected by the people ratifies the pre-Senate conduct.
To be clearer, if the conduct was known at the time of the election (i.e., not just that it occurred prior to the election), cannot be expelled.
Sessions will soon be arrested for perjury and several other illegal things having to do with collusion..so he isn’t much of a backup folks
And that there should be the beginning to Civil War 2.
This is so fucking stupid only the combined arrogance and stupidity of Kushner and Miller could come up with it.
Sessions? As in, lied three times before senate committees, sessions??
Can they also just refuse to seat him?
I think so. If someone in the Senate objects, it would then go to a Roll Call Vote on whether to seat him or not. That is a nightmare scenario for the Republicans, because a Yes vote would mean that they are okay w/ a Child Molester serving in the Senate.
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