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Darwins_Retriever

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4. Each chamber has the authority to deny a seat to somebody who won the election

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 23, 2022, 06:08 PM

Dec 2022

House Democrats tried to get rid of Adam Clayton Powell in 1967. Democrats were successful, but he won the special election (with 86% of the vote) to fill his vacancy and was seated.

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How did the Dems not find and make hay with this during the campaign? dutch777 Dec 2022 #1

Some of the lies were found out during the election and the dem tried Bev54 Dec 2022 #7

There is no constitutional provision for recall so only if he resigns his seat OR hlthe2b Dec 2022 #2

"He's certainly not likely to be shamed into resigning." yep, he achieved a win for his grift BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2022 #3

Each chamber has the authority to deny a seat to somebody who won the election Darwins_Retriever Dec 2022 #4

You really think that with R's coming in as majority & dependant on that seat, that hlthe2b Dec 2022 #5

Better question Jilly_in_VA Dec 2022 #6

Apparently. marybourg Dec 2022 #8