Mandalay Bay Conspiracy Theory Could Lead to Congresswoman Greene’s Ouster, Expert Confirms

US Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) recently revealed conspiracy theories could lead to her expulsion from Congress. She has claimed gun control supporters were somehow behind the deadly 2017 Mandalay Bay mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip.

Many Democrats want to see Greene ejected from the seat she recently won. Or, they at least desire her censure.

House Democrats plan to take away her committee assignments. Senate Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) has labeled her statements “loony lies.”

But can Greene be expelled for a voicing an opinion? “The answer is yes,” University of Pennsylvania Law School Professor Kermit Roosevelt told Casino.org when asked about the parliamentary option.

Congress has a very broad power to protect its integrity by expelling members,” he explained. It would require a two-thirds vote.

Roosevelt said, however, “There are imaginable limits.” For instance, expelling a member “simply because of their race would clearly be wrong, and might be unconstitutional.”

But he says it is unclear that even that kind of limit would be judicially enforceable. A judge might decide the Constitution leaves the decision up to Congress, Roosevelt said.

Among the theories Greene has espoused are those connected to mass shooter Stephen Paddock. From his 32nd floor suite at the MGM-operated Mandalay Bay hotel, he opened fire on the massive crowd below at a country music festival held Oct. 1, 2017.

In a video posted by the now-defunct online conspiracy site American Truth Seekers, Greene suggested Paddock did not act alone. The alleged goal was to enact gun control by creating support among Second Amendment believers who changed their views after they became frightened from the mass shooting.

In the video, she noted the crowd attending the concert was very likely to be conservative, Republican, supportive of President Donald Trump, pro-Second Amendment, and very likely to own guns.

“You make them scared. You make them victims. And you change their mindset, and then possibly you can pass anti-gun legislation,” Greene claimed.