If Collins remains on the ballot and gets the most votes, he can in fact be elected. The rules are that you can certainly run while indicted; and if convicted (probably wonāt be convicted in time, but just in case), he can even run from prison!
Itās then up to Congress whether to seat him. Should he win, and should the Republicans somehow retain the House by a hair, itās not too hard to figure out what theyād do.
The problem is certainly not the conduct.
Nor, necessarily, the getting caught.
The potential raising of questions and/or bringing to light others who would be in difficulty if examined closely, on the other hand, is not OK.
Itād be a good opportunity to have a team-building exercise for the whole House - dancing the hokey-pokey!
Harkening back to a more innocent time, and stuff.
The only thing I remember about politics is meeting Arnold Schwarzenegger. I sure didnāt know Nancy Pelosi.
I wouldāve preferred heād not met and mentioned Arnold and instead had met and mentioned Pelosi because presumably she was his critter
In his statement Rep. Collins says nakedly that itās party before country. He said Pelosi would be speaker and impeachment of trump both would follow a democrat majority in the House and he canāt allow that.
10/10. Would read a second fifth ninth time again .
In the extensive discussion below the letter several residents of his district said his missive was meant for local ears and not necessarily for ours. I was just saying that there was a candidate. I agree that parts of the letter were not what I would like to hear as well. Nancy bashing is like Hillary bashing; each incidence feeds the general impression and all based on untruth.
None you mention are actually in jail yet tho one is out of a job and another is headed for the exit.
How I love the smell of moral decay in the morning.Chris Collins,soon to be felon, suspends his re-election bid out of concern for ,and I suspect, keeping his son and future in- laws from being forced to hold a wedding ceremony in a federal penitentiary. Another low-life from the Trump swamp and menagerie bids adieu.
Well, at least we now know for sure where that damned swamp is.
Come to think of it ā¦ Washington DC was built on a swamp ā¦ for real.
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Well, not ALL of DC is swamp but Pennsylvania Ave is built over marshy creek land.
Itās good to be a white-collar criminal.
Iāll leave when Iām damn good and ready to leave.
- how are you so sure he was not on line?
and - with his trading windfalls - he could have obtained an āe-z-passā
Menās Journal
Staffed by professionals. Unfortunately at the top, the problem ā a pervayer of fake health.
Michael Grimm could move to 27 and be the mini me of Collins. Crooked bastards all.
I guess Iām a bit cynical- I think this suspension is temporary.
By suspending his campaign, Collins doesnāt have his campaign ads or reports on his latest campaign event running alongside news reports on the scandal. Also, his campaign probably wants some time to plan and implement their damage control efforts.
Unless something even worse turns up, heāll be back.
What a week for the trump orbit:
Manafort trial continues
Wilbur Ross embroiled in grifting $120 million
Gates has pled guilty and is a star witness for a reduced sentence.
Rep. Collins busted for insider trading while on the White House lawn.
Cohen apparently to be charged with tax evasion
trump sued for breaking the emoluments clause of the Constitution due to foreign money he earned trhu his DC hotel.
Mattis and Pence blather about a āspace forceā.
trump lawyers fret that POTUS cannot speak the truth even of he wants to.
Seth Meyers explained it all here, itās a hoot to listen to:
Another one bites the dust!
The Democratic candidate in NY-27 is Nate McMurray. I am sort of dumbfounded that his name isnāt mentioned in the article.