DeMint urges GOP to expel Stevens

[babylonsister]

DeMint urges GOP to expel Stevens
By GLENN THRUSH | 11/6/08 9:01 PM EST



South Carolina Republican Sen. Jim DeMint is pushing his party’s leadership to expel Sen. Ted Stevens from the Senate during this month’s “lame duck” session, according to people familiar with his plans.

DeMint, one of the most conservative members of the Senate, is said to be angry with Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) for tolerating a convicted felon in the GOP caucus.

McConnell called on Stevens to resign last week after the Alaska senator was convicted on seven federal felony counts. McConnell said there was “zero chance” Stevens wouldn’t be expelled from the Senate if he didn’t resign – but he also made it clear that Stevens would have a chance to appeal his conviction first.

Stevens, who has rebuffed calls to quit, claims he has “not been convicted yet” because he still has the right to appeal.

Of course, all the back-and-forth will be moot if Stevens loses his still-too-close-to-call reelection contest against Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich. As of Thursday night, a defiant Stevens led Begich by a few thousand votes, with thousands of absentee ballots yet to be counted.

State elections officials don’t expect an official result until later this month – possibly after Stevens has returned to the Senate for its “lame duck” session.

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[JI7]

1. worried about re-election ?

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

2. A convicted GOP felon makes a nice accent...

For all the unconvicted GOP felons. Finger pointing at the moon and all that.

[Wabbajack_]

3. Good 4 him

[unhappycamper]

4. Sounds like Teddy's getting his tubes tied.

:rofl:

[babylonsister]

5. LOL! nt

[Are_grits_groceries]

6. Whoa!

If Demint is after him, there goes some major
conservative backing

[Bandit]

7. It will take 67 Senators to expel him and Republicans just like those in Alaska

pretty much always put Party before Country or What's Right. Stevens will continue in the Senate because there are even some Democratic Senators that won't vote to expel him..Inhoye from Hawaii for instance.

[malaise]

9. I don't want him expelled

He's great for Dems. I hope the Republican Senators refuse to expel him.

[No Elephants]

8. Great. Hello Senator Palin. [sarcasm, in case you missed it]

[UnrepentantUnitarian]

10. Yep, if McConnell "suffers convicted felons" in his little club...

...what next? Child molesters? It's a precedent that no party should want to set...even the Republicans.