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New York State Senate throws out a senator, first time in almost a century

New York State Senate throws out a senator, first time in almost a century

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New York State Senate throws out a senator, first time in almost a century

NEW YORK Feb 10, 2010 The New York State Senate has voted to  throw out  Hiram Monserrate, a senator found guilty of misdemeanour and assault.  It is  the first expulsion in almost a century, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.

      It said the Senate voted 53 to 8 late on Tuesday night to immediately remove Monserrate, a Democrat from Queens. He was charged  in October for dragging his girlfriend down the hallway of his apartment building.

    The Democrats only had a thin lead of t two votes over Republicans in the Senate. With Monserrate's removal,  the Senate is almost balanced with 31 Democrats and 30 Republicans, the Times said.

    Analysts had warned that  it  would become much harder for New York to pass its budget by March 3, following the expulsion.

   Monserrate will question the decision.   "The New York State Senate does not have the constitutional and legal authority to expel Senator Monserrate," one of his lawyers, Norman Siegel, said.

    The paper reported that in a fiery speech to the Senate just before the vote, Monserrate said he had been made a scapegoat.  He has accused his critics of exploiting an "ethical bully pulpit".

   He said that the actions that he has committed do not call for an expulsion.

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