At Least There’s an (Improbable) Correction for Senate Process Abuse
For people concerned about possible abuse of the RI General Assembly's expulsion power, remember that there is an expressed check on it in the state Constitution. A member cannot be expelled "a second time for the same cause". (Art VI sec 7)… 1/
— Andrew Morse (@CAndrewMorse) February 22, 2018
…so an expelled member can run again and if his constituents choose to send him back to the Assembly, he could not be instantly re-expelled. It's not perfect, the voters of a district do end up going some time without representation, but they also get the final say. 2/2
— Andrew Morse (@CAndrewMorse) February 22, 2018