Anonymous wrote:They didn’t vote to expel. They voted to recommend expelling him. Big difference.
Anonymous wrote:From the post: All 12 of D.C. Council member Jack Evans’s colleagues voted Tuesday to recommend expelling him from the body over ethics violations, an extraordinary step and the first time lawmakers ever removed one of their own from office.
The D.C. Council took the step in response to a series of investigations finding that Evans used his public office to benefit businesses that paid him hundreds of thousands of dollars in consulting fees.
Tuesday’s vote is the first step for expulsion. The step was so novel that the council and staff members spent several minutes poring over the rules to try to figure out next steps. It was agreed that the council would need to reconvene no sooner than one week to hold a hearing before casting a formal vote to remove Evans.
Anonymous wrote:Did not expect a 12-0 vote!