Democrat Tom Suozzi received a particular Home election to exchange George Santos, however Home Republicans have refused to seat him.
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) stated on MSNBC, “Two weeks ago when Tom Suozzi wins in a blowout election on Long Island and asks to be seated and Leader Jeffries asked to seat Suozzi that week. Republicans have seated their members in the past when they win that week, and they refuse to seat him, and that’s because of the thin majority that they have. So we’ll come back, and I hope he’s seated, but they have shown that they will play it fast and loose if it benefits them.”
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In the 1969 case Powell v. McCormack, the Supreme Court docket dominated that the Home has no authority over whether or not or to not seat duly-elected candidates. The authority of the Home to take away a member solely takes impact after that member is sworn in.
As Rep. Swalwell stated, Home Republicans are enjoying quick and free with the regulation. Speaker Mike Johnson hasn’t stated he wouldn’t seat Suozzi, however he’s dragging his toes earlier than he fulfills his constitutional obligation as a result of as soon as the Democrats formally choose up one other seat, the Home Republican majority will shrink to 2 votes.
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The Suozzi delay is one other instance of the lawlessness that could be a defining attribute of the Trump Republican Celebration, and hopefully, Rep-Elect Suozzi will likely be seated when the Home comes again into session.
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