Moore expulsion idea splits Senate Republicans

[DonViejo]

Some lawmakers say talk about booting the Alabama candidate from office if he wins could just propel his campaign.

By SEUNG MIN KIM and JOHN BRESNAHAN 11/13/2017 11:40 AM EST Updated 11/13/2017 07:15 PM EST

Senate Republicans are escalating their demands for embattled Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore to leave the race, including a growing faction calling for him to be expelled if he wins next month.

But some senior Republicans are wary that the chorus of anti-Moore sentiment from Washington will only embolden Moore and his supporters. The former Alabama Supreme Court justice won the Republican primary battering Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and the GOP establishment.

Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado, chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, raised the specter of expulsion in a Monday statement. Later, retiring Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona told reporters he would support Democrat Doug Jones over Moore and that expelling Moore should remain on the table.

But other top party leaders weren’t as quick to embrace the idea of expelling Moore from the chamber, which has been attempted but not completed in well more than a century and could raise serious questions about the Senate defying the will of voters. Other Republicans fear the precedent of booting a senator who hasn’t violated any Senate rules or is not facing criminal charges.

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[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Here is what is going to happen. Alabama with the help of MASSIVE voter obstruction

and overwhelming number of racist idiots who hate women WAY more than they hate rapists and child molesters, will elect a rapist child molester.

GOP will then pretend to be decent people and remove the child molester from the Senate at which point THEY Get to appoint a Senator.

easy peasy

Losers are the human race, winners are racists and billionaires.

[Kaleva]

2. The governor of Alabama would pick his replacement

[Eliot Rosewater]

3. Exactly

I know, that was what I meant when I said they

The R governor will then appoint whoever McConnell tells him to appoint.

[underpants]

4. BUT

There would have to be another special election with primaries. I'd be willing to be Moore would sign back up and probably win again.

[Kaleva]

5. Doesn't look like many are opposed to the idea

Some have the attitude that it's too early to discuss it .

[patricia92243]

6. Moore knows that absolutely zero will happen by the Congress if he is elected.

Same for Trump.

[Bettie]

7. They will talk about booting him now

but once he's elected (and lets face it, it is Alabama) they will do nothing.

However, if the Dem is elected, I would not be surprised if Senate Republicans refuse to seat him and boot him out because he's not of their party.

[Kaleva]

8. Repubs don't have the votes to boot Jones if he were to win

I think you just need 19 Repubs to vote in favor along with every Dem to expel Moore.

[Bettie]

10. I figured it was a straight majority vote with

Pence as tie-breaker...good to know.

[VMA131Marine]

9. They could expel Moore from the Republican Party

and refuse to let him caucus with them