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In February 2024, Glattly was expelled from the order, initially without explanation. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] [ 25 ] In March 2024, the current Sovereign Grand Commander, Walter F. Wheeler claimed Glattly's expulsion was due to ballot fraud, inappropriate employment practices, lack of budgetary control, expense control and excessive spending, failures of ...
Making an outburst towards President Barack Obama during a speech to a joint session of Congress. [25] [26] 2012 Laura Richardson: Democratic: California: Voice vote Compelling her congressional office staff to work for her 2010 election campaign and perform personal errands; also fined $10,000. [27] [28] 2020 David Schweikert: Republican: Arizona
The other House member to be expelled since the Civil War, James Traficant Jr., an Ohio Democrat, was removed from office after being convicted in a bribery and racketeering scandal in 2002 ...
Expulsion is the most serious form of disciplinary action that can be taken against a member of Congress. [1] The United States Constitution (Article I, Section 5, Clause 2) provides that "Each House [of Congress] may determine the Rules of its proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and, with the concurrence of two-thirds, expel a member."
Much of America breathed a sigh of relief as former U.S. Representative George Santos was expelled from Congress this week. As the list of alleged crimes grew to the point that not even a slim GOP ...
Santos, a New York Republican charged with fraud, was expelled in a bipartisan vote on Dec. 1, making him only the 21st member of Congress ever to be ousted through expulsion.
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The House on Friday expelled Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) in a dramatic and historic vote. The embattled lawmaker had already survived two expulsion attempts, but an Ethics Committee report ...