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  no republican currently in office is doing the right thing for the country.
context: I'm not sure what Republicans are upset about, this guy is a perfect reflection of everything they stand for. >
  
  He got caught. >
  
  Plenty of them get caught lying, but he's the new guy and he has no influence. >
  
  You misunderstand. There’s always a newb in congress making outlandish headlines. As long as he can be re elected, they’ll keep him around as a distraction for all the other illegal shit they’re doing. Boebert and MTG did their time as ‘the distractions,’ now it’s the new guy’s turn. >
  
  Santos told them he won’t run for re-election. That’s the only reason they’re doing this. He’s a lame duck so he’s safe to take a mild stand against. In fact they kind of have to. >
  
  I’m still convinced about my ‘distraction’ theory >
  
  Sure. But I think that’s more of a byproduct of their lack of ethics and the base they’re left with rather than a coherent plan. >
  
  If Republicans were serious they wouldn't be calling for him to resign, they'd be talking about an expulsion vote.
  Any calls for Santos to resign are just posturing. Nobody imagines he'd actually resign, nor do they want him to – they're happy to have his vote. >
  
  If politicians removed him for lying,  where would that leave them? That's like their number one go to move. >
  
  Republicans.  Each and every one of them lie.  Democrats are more of a mixed bag.   You're verging on "both sides" here. >
  
  Yeah, just because Republicans are by far the shittiest, like by miles, doesn't mean I have to be okay with democrats still being shitty. Like, I'll still vote for them, but they're still almost always shills too. I just tend to prefer the companies they shill for. 
  Let me give you a basic example. The Healthcare act (Obama care) was hated by Republicans because businesses had to pay more for employee Healthcare.  Simple enough, right? Well,  democrats supported it because it meant more money for insurance companies and medical providers.  If they actually cared about us, they'd have limited or prevented price gouging for medically necessary services like still needs to be done and not just forced everyone to get insurance which profits by proportion of premiums in to payout which only motivates them to pay more so their slice is bigger. 
  Dems and Republicans absolutely know that insurance is what is inflating the costs and aren't doing anything about it. 
  That's just an easy example. And after what the DNC did to anyone wanting to compete with Hillary for the 2016 election, thereby giving that evil orange fuck a win just because they decided it was her time? I don't understand why they're not on thin ice with everyone. Fuck em both. But fuck the gop hardest. >
  
  Your ACA example is a vast oversimplification of what happened between the WH, Senate, and House on important elements like the public option, and what could be voted forward and couldn't be won.  In the end, they passed only what could be passed because, yes, some Dems at that time were representing shithole districts which have since gone deep red, anyway.  
  Bitching about the Democrats, as a whole, instead of individual members as deserved, really does make you a both-sideser.  And that's a fucking awful thing to be. >
  
  Is a Santos less than a Mooch? >
  
  Nobody knows, the answer keeps changing. >
  
  
  ... "Nassau County GOP will make a major announcement Wednesday regarding the "disgraced" George Santos.
  "Hearing if this is a call for him to resign they'll back newly-elected NY State Sen. Jack Martins as the Republican nominee for NY-3." >
  
  How do we know Jack Martins is who he claims to be? /s >
  
  That doesn’t even sound like a real name. >
  
  He has 2 first names. Cant trust him. >
  
  Cant trust him or is a superhero. no in-between. >
  
  Anyone who thinks he'll resign is delusional. He won, he's set for the next two years, and he'll be able to ride that for life afterwards because almost everyone will forget.
  He resigns and he's fucked. There is absolutely no reason in his eyes for him to resign - its not like he cares about doing the right thing. >
  
  He is going to do very well in the right wing griftosphere once he's done in Congress. >
  
  
  ....as Republicans line up replacement
  
  Because they did such a good job the first time.
  Wake up and vote this corrupt organization out >
  
  NY conservatives: Nah, I'll just watch more Fox News >
  
  He won't resign. Why should he? He grifted himself to feed for the next 2 years. >
  
  Perhaps they could entice him to leave; maybe offer him free plane tickets and accommodations in a beautiful tropical paradise - say, Brazil for example. >
  
  He isn’t going to resign lol you have to have shame to do that. 
  Honestly I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s a foreign asset for Russia. Some serious investigation by the NSA needs to go on here.
  Even if he isn’t now, he’s 100% susceptible to becoming one and he will likely be targeted. I don’t know how this guy could get even a low level security clearance. If he does, the whole thing is a charade. They revoke security clearances for fucking smoking weed or drug use 20 years ago. >
  
  He's going to get forced out of Congress and replaced, and he's going to be working at Arby's.  
  Everything he said is a lie.  He has no actual background or skills.  He isn't wealthy.  His name is toxic.  He has no influence.
  He is completely unemployable. >
  
  I don’t think he has to worry about his name being toxic. 
  There’s no way that’s his real name. >
  
  He’s used at least one pseudonym in the past, who knows how many he has and how many people he’s scammed. >
  
  That Ron Mexico alias should be pretty clean by now. >
  
  Carlos Danger? >
  
  Seems like we'll get what happened to Steve King: no committee assignments and a primary challenge
  And if Santos is charged with anything,  he'll definitely be stripped of any committee assignments and resign if convicted, as we have seen from every member of Congress in that position, including Chris Collins and Duncan Hunter for example, and be expelled if he refuses to resign, like Jim Traficant. >
  
  Introducing Representative Seorge Gantos, seven-time Tour de France winner, walked on the moon, doctorate of Psychokinetic theoretics, and invented the toaster streudel. Definitely NOT a pedophile! >
  
  I feel like you're taking the piss out of Grammy-winner / Olympic gold-medalist/100m dash world-record holder / world-renowned fashion designer George Santos. >
  
  Well aren’t you just a frumpy little noodle. No, it’s George Santos, who traveled the Nile River on a the backs of two crocodiles, who discovered Atlantis, and who used necromancy to revive and seduce the ghost of Ronald Reagan. >
  
  Is that the guy who was awarded the patent for the spatula?  Maybe I'm misremembering but I thought he was the one responsible for teaching the Inuit people how to hunt seal. >
  
  You're mistaken. He was responsible for the invention of the wheel and for discovering fire. >
  
  Por que no los dos? >
  
  That is entirely possible. But he would have only taught the Inuit people how to ice fish after scaling mount everest without naked with no climbing equipment. >
  
  Why would a democratic governor appoint a Republican to the seat if he resigned? Does NY have a special election law? >
  
  Won't be by appointment.  Only election gets you a house seat. >
  
  ~~The governor can appoint a temporary replacement until the special election is held though, or at least they did in my state a few years back.~~
  Edit: Only for a Senator, not a Congressman. >
  
  
  or at least they did in my state a few years back
  
  No - only the Senate.
  Per the Constitution, the members of the House must be elected. >
  
  Sorry, I was thinking of a Senator, you are 100% correct, I will fix my comment above. >
  
  The original arrangement was :
  
  The people get represented in the House
  The states get represented in the Senate.
  
  The senators were originally selected by the legislature... Thus, an appointment plus legislative confirmation is consistent with the original methods.
  The people still are the only ticket into the House. >
  
  Why would he resign? He clearly has no shame and now a guaranteed salary for 2 years along with a budget for staff, travel, and expenses. All of the investigations into his conduct, potential fraud and election violations will not go away if he resigns. Indeed, he might leverage his resignation later as part of a plea bargain. Absolutely no incentive for him to resign and only upside to staying on.
  Indeed there are going to be many very tight votes in the future and who knows what he can leverage those for. It was interesting seeing him kneel down next to Gaetz and chat during the speaker votes. Santos might go full MAGA/Freedom Caucus, claim persecution/political witch hunt and roll with it for campaign contributions. May or may not work but quietly resigning would be the worst play for him. >
  
  The GOP don't want him to resign because it would give the chance for Democrats to flip that seat. The GOP already have a minuscule majority and they aren't going to take their chances. >
  
  He’s a liar and complete fraud. Extraordinarily embarrassing he’s allowed to walk the halls of Congress >
  
  Trump was a compulsive lair that GOP lined up to protect.
  You're seeing the actual establishment work here. >
  
  Republicans shifted from having a conservative ideology to just owning liberals.  Having an absolute fraud for a representative is owning liberals. He's not resigning and they're not calling for it either.  This is what winning looks like to the modern republican.  No agenda, just obstruction. >
  
  By "line up a replacement" they mean have another election, right? He's a liar but the people voted for him. His replacement also needs to be chosen by the voters. They need to have a chance to vote again knowing about all the lies. >
  
  Yes, a special election would take place. >
  
  Good. Because I'm going to wager that's one less (R) House seat. >
  
  Safe bet if he actually resigns. >
  
  True enough. He really seems totally shameless. But I think McCrackass and Steve Scabies might force him out. Or not. Whatevs. Just something for the people in his district to remember in 2 years. >
  
  If a member of the House of Representatives resigns, or if the seat is otherwise vacated, how is a replacement selected?
  This Source gives the answer:  
  When vacancies happen in the Representation from any State, the Executive Authority thereof shall issue Writs of Election to fill such Vacancies.
  Translation:
  If there is a vacancy, the governor of the state sets up an election.  It can be a "special election".
  However, some authorities state "vacancy" might not mean "resignation" (source)
  BUT, that was covered in 1791, to include any vacancy (source)
  Looks like a temporary Representative can be appointed (as has been done in the past)
  "... the legislature of any State may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct." >
  
  He’ll just take Trump’s playbook. Double down and win even bigger >
  
  The Adventures of Spurious George.  Feel free to add the book titles. >
  
  Underrated comment >
  
  The Republicans have pulled the teeth of the Ethic’s Committee, need every vote they can get, have no problem with lying and getting caught m, can count on him to be a good little soldier. He’s no incentive to resign, he opens himself to extradition and prosecution, he gives up a lucrative job, he’s found multiple ways to grift the public, and he won’t need a blank checkbook to print money. >
  
  Only people with integrity resign. Definitely not this guy. >
  
  If Al Franken had to resign, this guy definitely has to go. >
  
  Is Santos just trolling the Republicans by being a not-so-subtle parody of what the party has become? He may be a genius! >
  
  I love how Trump lied for 4 years and no one cares, but this idiot lies about his background and they’re unwilling to take a minute of it >
  
  
  I love how Trump lied for 4 years and no one cares...
  
  Trump's lies were very well covered. It was a golden age for fact checkers, from the media to academics to professional and amateur pundits across the world.  People cared. >
  
  Bro, no one in the fucking Republican Party cared which is my point >
  
  Bush Jr. voted for Hillary. Liz Cheney stood (and still stands) against Trump, as did Kitzinger and Charlie Baker. John McCain saved Obamacare and pissed off Trump, and Meghan McCain supported impeachment. 
  Plenty of high profile Republicans supported Hillary over Trump in 2016, including George W Bush, Mitt Romney, Colin Powell, Condi Rice, John Negroponte, Paul Wolfowitz, Brent Scowcroft and George Schultz.
  Plenty continued to speak out against him during his Presidency, and supported Biden over Trump in 2020. >
  
  ...and what do other Republicans call people like Chaney now? >
  
  Thank you for underscoring my point. Trump was threatened by the resume and the number of Republicans who were against him.
  He focused his ire for those in Congress, but you had Republican presidents, presidential nominees, high profile Cabinet members opposed to Trump going back to the Nixon administration, governors, mayors, and business leaders. >
  
  He won't resign. even if he had some come to jesus moment, his only path is forward. 
  If he resigns that's it for Santos. He's so well known now he won't get any job in the public sector. MAAAAYBE he could start an alt right grift, but that market is starting to get over saturated as con artists realized conservatives are walking money bags ready to throw money at ideas that reinforce their own ideas. 
  Santos just has to weather the storm. And lets be real. Unless a CRIMINAL case can be made he will eventually find a niche to be successful in. He might even get re-elected because the incumbency status is so powerful for elections. >
  
  republicans aren’t REAL criminals…. just ask them… >
  
  This is too funny coming from the party that ignores subpoena after subpoena, I’m sure that he will be resigning any moment…..not. Not a chance this guy resigns no matter what. >
  
  Why would he resign? That would imply he has ethics. Clearly he does not. He should be removed and extradited to Brazil. They seem to come down harder on traitors than the US does >
  
  Should be a new election in this case. >
  
  my ears perked up when I saw “George Santos Resign” >
  
  Have to give the Nassaw GOP credit for two things, calling this guy out to resign, and actually having a pretty dope logo. >
  
  Seems like Santos should start a vote of no confidence against McCarthy. I mean… can you really trust a speaker of the house that lets your staffer impersonate his staffer to fleece donors. >
  
  Respet for McCarthy would rise 1% if he went out and asked for Santos resignation. GOP is so far into the deep, they need to show an ounce of decency but we know it won't happen. >
  
  Congress could just kick him out if the rest of the republicans had a backbone. >
  
  This dude is plain weird. >
  
  I’m sure whatever replacement they’re lining up will be far worse than Santos - straight from the vile orange playbook >
  
  Got him in for McCarthy speaker vote. Now that McCarthy is in, this dude can be ousted. >
  
  Guess he should have joined Gatez and Boebert on blocking McCarthy to demand support. >
  
  he is a true republican: an idiot and a liar. A scammer and a criminals. Most republican's are like this. So what's makes him so bad? Isn't there a child sex trafficker in their leadership? >
  
  isn't that anti-semtic-ish? >
  
  Zip up sweater under the jacket looks odd, jus sayin >
  
  With a tie no less. >
  
  If he stops washing he'll become a sort of Bannon-esque thing. 
  Ew. >
  
  Hopefully day 1 after he resigns the democrats demand a new vote for speaker, per the new House rules >
  
  I don't want him to resign. I want him to stay in their ranks as the festering wound that Trump dealt the Republican party.
  Good on Santos for gaming the system. What's one single representative in the face of seeing the GOP slowly rot from the inside? >
  
  He should not only resign, but have his seat put up for a special election. The voters were misled about his qualification and background and his seat shouldn’t be given to a GOP replacement they didn’t vote for. >
  
  Santos not only lied, but he made up an entirely new reality to get votes. A man like that isn't going to quit. He has no shame. >
  
  He looks like such a twat. Is wearing a crew neck sweater over a shirt and tie a fashion no or something? Not talking about the pic above, but every other pic I’ve seen of him he looks so dweebish and reminds me of an awkward pretentious adolescent who suddenly started dressing up all extra. Idk what I’m saying but it’s true. >
  
  He's trying to feign the religious collar look hoping it will help keep the haters at bay. >
  
  he’s not going to resign … he’s a liar. let’s just all buckle in for this GOP led ridiculousness. >
  
  He needs to resign from wearing sweatshirts under his blazer. >
  
  Sandtoes should stay put. His presence is a noose around Rs necks that they have to deal with themselves. If they fail to act then it reflects on all the Republicans in such a terrible way. Overt frauds like this weigh on the whole party
  Shame on Dems for not catching and capitalizing on this during the 2022 election. >
  
  Man. I always thought if you ran for Congress both sides vetted the shit out of you. Apparently, you can make up whatever and they won't check your resume until you're elected >
  
  If I was Santos and getting paid $185,000, there is no fucking way I would resign. Just saying. >
  
  Can you really just replace someone without a vote?? Seems like a special election thing to me >
  
  all republicans should resign who lied >
  
  same for Democrats… I can stand liars even if they are Democrats.. >
  
  i only watched right wing stuff for so long and never paid any attention to the left but after 2020 election i got turned off to the right. >
  
  He will not resign and considering GOP’s thin majority he is doing the right thing for the party. For the country however, this is horrible. I doubt any republican right now cares more about the country above party so it’s kind of on brand.