By Jeff Crouere ——Bio and Archives--March 25, 2024

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Sadly, that House majority has been dwindling ever since the Republican Party gained power. It seems that some House Republicans are intent on losing their majority and giving complete control of Congress to the Democrats.

For example, it was utterly foolish for the Republicans to relinquish a House seat and expel Congressman George Santos (R-NY) after he was indicted for conspiracy, credit card fraud, wire fraud and other charges. Of course, Santos may be a horrible criminal and liar, but he has not been convicted. Every person deserves a chance to mount a defense, state their case and refute the charges.

Santos should have been given an opportunity to challenge the charges in court. If he was to be expelled it should have been by his voters, if that was their desire, in the next election. Instead, after he was removed, his congressional seat was filled by a Democrat who won the special election.

Regarding Democrats, they would never have expelled Santos if he was a member of their party. Thus, it is no surprise that Democrats have not expelled U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), who has been charged with wire fraud, extortion, and bribery among other charges. No wonder so many people refer to the GOP as “The Stupid Party.”

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Along with booting Santos, five Republican members of Congress announced their retirement early in this term, but only one representative had a legitimate reason. Congressman Chris Stewart (R-UT) resigned to tend to his “wife’s health concerns.” Of course,........

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