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[–] EmmaGoldman@hexbear.net 24 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

So, they do actually have a few methods at their disposal. They can expel DSA members from the official party caucus, forcing them to effectively act as independents though they cannot be prevented from self-identifying as Democrats.

The only other disciplinary measures would be to censure them by simple majority (officially this is a form of public humiliation, they have to sit there and listen as they're berated, but literally nothing else happens) or vote to expel them from Congress by 2/3 majority vote.

Fun fact: George Santos is the only Republican to ever be expelled from Congress. Most expulsions were for supporting the Confederacy.

In 1980, Michael Myers was expelled from the House for ~~wearing a William Shatner mask and murdering 5 in Haddonfield, IL~~ taking bribes.

In 2002, James Trafficant was expelled from the house for taking bribes, racketeering, tax evasion, and making his staffers do chores on his farm (lmao)

[–] RobnHood@hexbear.net 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Doesn’t being censured also remove them from any committees that they may be on? Which is not insignificant.

[–] EmmaGoldman@hexbear.net 15 points 2 months ago

Nope! That's just a second, other thing they do.

They're not connected other than that they're both used as a cudgel. A legislator can be removed from committees without being censured, or can be censured without being removed from any committees.

I can't imagine any of these DSA candidates would be allowed on committees in the first place, so that's unlikely to be useful ammunition.