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"U.S. Rep. George Santos, a Republican from New York, was expelled on Dec. 1,
2023, from Congress for doing what most people think all politicians do all the
time: lying.
Santos lied about his religion, marital status, business background,
grandparents, college, high school, sports-playing, income and campaign
donation expenditures.
Santos’ fellow members of Congress – a professional class stereotypically
considered by the public to be littered with serial liars – apparently consider
Santos peerless and are kicking him out of their midst on a 311-114 vote, with
two members voting present.
How could a politician engage in such large-scale deception and get elected?
What could stop it from happening again, as politicians seem to be growing more
unapologetically deceptive while evading voters’ scrutiny?"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
