A citizen's guide to expelling Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz is one of the major proponents of the “Big Lie” that Donald Trump really won the election, and clearly played a role in inciting the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol. “I think Ted Cruz would want us to do this,” said one of the insurrectionists. Even after the insurrection left several people dead, including a Capitol police officer, Cruz still joined seven other Republican senators in voting against certifying the election results.
Ted Cruz isn’t up for reelection until 2024, but is there any way to get him out of office before then? Well, yes. The Senate can expel its own members per the Constitution, and it’s happened to 15 senators.
Of those 15, all but one were expelled for supporting the Confederacy. The first and only non-Confederate senator to be expelled was William Blount, a land speculator who conspired with the British to seize territory from Spain in the 1790s. Since expulsion has mostly been used against seditionists, it’s a fitting punishment considering Ted Cruz’s actions.
The process begins when senators refer a complaint to the Senate Ethics Committee. In the case of Ted Cruz, this has already occurred. Should the Ethics Committee decide to take up the matter, they will form an investigatory subcommittee that will hold hearings and gather evidence. Once that is done they will vote on whether the senator in question committed the actions they are accused of and then they will vote on recommendations. The report and its recommendations, which may include expulsion, are then referred to the entire Senate body for a vote.
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