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Rep pulls the fire alarm in Congress to stall a vote on a bill. Should he be charged interfering with an offical proceeding?

Posted - September 30, 2023

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  • 2815
    He should be charged with falsely claiming there's a fire and then shot.
      September 30, 2023 2:38 PM MDT
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  • 32770
    Shot seems a little extreme. 
    But certainly claiming false fire and I think interfering with an offical proceeding. 
      September 30, 2023 2:50 PM MDT
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  • 2815
    Shot only after being charged with false claim of fire and interfering with an official proceeding.
      September 30, 2023 3:05 PM MDT
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  • 32770
    Still a little extreme for me.
      September 30, 2023 3:25 PM MDT
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  • 10478
    Bowman should be fined (heavily) for falsely claiming there was a fire, and fired.  They expel students from school for doing what he did.
      September 30, 2023 3:31 PM MDT
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  • 32770
    Cannot fire elected officials. But could b,e charged legally. Congress could remove him from connittes and issue fines.
      September 30, 2023 7:58 PM MDT
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  • 16270
    He can absolutely be impeached, but it's unlikely that there'd be sufficient bipartisanship to achieve the required two-thirds majority. This post was edited by Slartibartfast at September 30, 2023 8:06 PM MDT
      September 30, 2023 8:06 PM MDT
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  • 32770
    No, Congress members are NOT subject to impeachment. 
      October 1, 2023 4:39 AM MDT
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  • 16270
    I stand corrected, but he CAN be expelled. It's rare: only 20 Members in history have been expelled and 17 of those were for supporting the Confederacy. There have been others, however - most recently Jim Traficant (D, OH) who was expelled from the House after being convicted of bribery, racketeering and tax evasion. Others have resigned while facing expulsion, the most recent being Bob Ney (R, OH) after being convicted in relation to the Jack Abramoff scandal.
    There have also been expulsion resolutions that have failed. A 2001 motion to expel MTG failed to garner even majority support among House Democrats. This post was edited by Slartibartfast at October 1, 2023 7:24 AM MDT
      October 1, 2023 6:50 AM MDT
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  • 32770
    They will not expell him.  I bet the worst they do is a fine. 
      October 1, 2023 7:25 AM MDT
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  • 10478
    Too bad.  A "slap on the wrist" isn't much of a punishment.  But the wealthy don't live by the same rules as the rest of us.
      September 30, 2023 8:28 PM MDT
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  • 7775
    Fine him and let us just move on from this. It was a dumb thing to do and he should have known that there were cameras around.
      October 1, 2023 7:26 AM MDT
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