Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) is facing another expulsion vote this week, and, at the moment, it looks like Republicans will play right into the Democrats’ hands by voting to expel him. Since discovering that Santos lied about his background during his campaign, Democrats have been grandstanding about how terrible his lies were. They introduced the Stopping Another Non-Truthful Office Seeker Act, or the SANTOS Act, which would penalize House or Senate candidates who lie about their background with a six-figure fine and even a year of imprisonment.
We all know what going after Santos was really about because there have been plenty of Democrats in Congress who have lied or done worse yet haven’t gotten the Santos treatment—from Democrats or even Republicans.
Here are just a few who deserve expulsion more than Santos.
Jamaal Bowman
This is a no-brainer. Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) was caught on video setting off a fire alarm in the Cannon House Office Building to delay a House vote on the stopgap resolution to avert a shutdown. It was no accident, and while Bowman has pled guilty to misdemeanor charges relating to the incident, he technically violated federal law by…
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