*On a recent Pennsylvania bus tour leading up to the Democratic National Convention, Vice-President Kamala Harris lauded both Congressman Chris DeLuzio and Senator Bob Casey stating, “Pennsylvania, you’ve sent some fighters [for the people] to D.C.”
On the heels of that came the report that disgraced former Congressman George Santos, who was expelled from Congress in December 2023, pleaded guilty to charges of wire fraud and identification theft. He now faces restitution of $373k, $205k in forfeiture payments, and up to 12 years in jail.
Ordinarily, when we elect candidates for the Senate and House seats, there is an expectation that those elected officials will represent the people of their states and districts with a binding code of conduct including honor, dignity, respect, civility, and congressional decorum as they grace the halls of Congress.
Sadly, such is not the case with a host of Trump-Republican representatives whose behavior is beyond the pale; they should not be qualified to walk those hallowed halls. For instance, let’s look at two other representatives who continue to display tasteless acts – representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Lauren Boebert.
Remember the resurfaced 2019 video of QAnon conspiracy theorist Greene stalking Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg? Then on March 24, 2022, some Georgia voters filed a legal challenge to Greene’s candidacy for re-election in 2022. The challenge, filed with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, alleged that Greene was constitutionally disqualified from public office under Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, because she helped facilitate the January 6, 2021 insurrection. The judge dismissed the charge due to “insufficient factual evidence.”
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While both Greene and Boebert have been criticized for making “shocking statements” during their short terms in office, by both the Democrats and members of their own party, Boebert “generated international headlines in September [2023] when she was escorted out of a performance of the touring Broadway musical ‘Beetlejuice’ at Denver’s Buell Theatre for inappropriate behavior” with her male friend, as first reported by The Denver Post.
So now, the question is, who’s vetting elected candidates for Congress? Does it fall on the voters of the state, or does it fall on the designated keepers of Capitol Hill? Government jobs usually require a thorough Department of Justice background check. Article 1, Section 2, Clause 2 of the Constitution simply states: “No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty-five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.”
There is no mention of personal integrity and other behavioral characteristics that would have saved the New York, and Nassau County citizens the embarrassment of electing a fake candidate like George Santos. Even after the discrepancies in his resume were discovered, his party refused to unseat him because it would change their narrow power advantage in the House.
Once elected, who on Capitol Hill is vetting and zooming in on candidates before they are seated in Congress? As the late great Aretha Franklin sang on her hit recording of “Who’s Zoomin’ Who” – “Take another look and tell me baby (who’s zoomin’ who?).”
Larry Buford is a contributing writer. Author of “Things Are Gettin’ Outta Hand” and “Book To The Future” (Amazon). Email: [email protected] / “DEI = DONALD ENGINEERED INSURRECTION!”
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