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Bluetus

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4. What kind of system can ban an elected representative from the floor?
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 07:24 PM
13 hrs ago

Last edited Thu Jan 16, 2025, 09:11 PM - Edit history (1)

And by a personal edict of the Speaker alone?

Yes, this guy seems like a first-rate asshole, and I'm sure people from both sides of the aisle were happy to see him body-slammed. But seriously, that isn't how a democratic institution works. Surely there were sanctions that would have made sense -- such as denial of committee participation and any other perks. And even in the worse case, censure or removal from office under due process. But I don't see how one person can arbitrarily just decide the guy cannot enter the chamber of the body he was elected to.

This is essentially the same thing that went on in Tennessee last year and we should not be condoning that, even if it means defending a MAGA person.

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