House Republicans Are Refusing To Seat Tom Suozzi

Democrat Tom Suozzi gained a particular Home election to exchange George Santos, however Home Republicans have refused to seat him.

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) mentioned on MSNBC, “Two weeks in the past when Tom Suozzi wins in a blowout election on Lengthy Island and asks to be seated and Chief Jeffries requested to seat Suozzi that week. Republicans have seated their members prior to now after they win that week, and so they refuse to seat him, and that’s due to the skinny majority that they’ve. So we’ll come again, and I hope he’s seated, however they’ve proven that they are going to play it quick and free if it advantages 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 mentioned, Home Republicans are taking part in quick and free with the legislation. Speaker Mike Johnson hasn’t mentioned he wouldn’t seat Suozzi, however he’s dragging his ft earlier than he fulfills his constitutional responsibility 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 may be a defining attribute of the Trump Republican Get together, and hopefully, Rep-Elect Suozzi will likely be seated when the Home comes again into session.

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