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 I understand why we won't have Eric Swalwell to kick around anymore. Won't be running for governor of California. Won't be warming a chair in the United States House of Representatives. And most of all, according to one of the women who accused former Representative Swalwell of sexual abuse and harassment, "For me, justice won't be until he can't ever harm a woman ever again, and he has faced the consequences for the women that he has harmed."

Meanwhile, just a few doors down in Congress, Buildings and Grounds are busy scraping the name of the door of the offices of Ernest Anthony "Tony" Gonzales, former Representative from Texas. "Tony" also chose to resign after he admitted to an affair with a former aide who later committed suicide. 

By resigning before they were expelled, both men will be allowed to keep their pension benefits. 

And, if you were to listen to South Carolina's Representative Nancy Mace, you might expect to hear about more potential expulsions and/or resignations in the coming months. "Congress is not above the law. It never was," she said. "Two down, more to go."

All of this housecleaning takes place in the shadow of what used to be The People's House. That huddled Orange Mass over there continues to slither behind something every time the lights come on. There are loads of evidence tying this convicted felon to abuse of his office, federal funds, and harassment and sexual abuse that would make Messrs. Swalwell and Gonzales blush. Just a reminder that this felon was convicted of falsifying business records in connection with a case involving paying an adult film star to keep quiet about the affair he was having with her while his third wife was locked away in The Tower, caring for his infant son. And in spite of all the efforts to obscure the release of the files pertaining to the sex trafficking empire of Jeffery Epstein, one of the bits that managed to squeeze out into public view was credible evidence that the Orange Mass raped a thirteen year old girl. 

Former Representatives Swalwell and Gonzales don't have access to the machinery available to the Orange Mass to distract the public, but this is the sort of thing that should fall under the category, "No one is above the law." 

Representative Mace, a rape survivor herself, has stated she wants to see "anyone who raped underage girls in handcuffs and behind bars," including calling for the prosecution of Prince Andrew. She believes that Mister Epstein was murdered. Out of the other corner of her mouth, however, she finds the Orange Mass to be a "wonderful leader," perhaps because he has endorsed her campaign for governor of South Carolina. 

Confused? 

You probably shouldn't be.