According to Paul Simon, there may be 50 ways to leave your lover.1 In the world of politics, the options are decidedly fewer for ousting an objectionable elected official. Now that a committee of the New York State Senate has recommended to the full body that it consider expelling Senator Hiram Monserrate, it is worth previewing some of the legal issues that might be raised over the next few months in connection with Mr. Monserrate’s future in the Senate.
If the Senate decides not to expel him, of course, his constituents might vote him out of office. Challenging an incumbent is very difficult for a variety of legal and political reasons, and the chance to do so occurs only at appointed times, every two or four years—in this case, later this fall. A wide array of groups and elected officials are already behind a challenger, so the voters in Queens may have that option.
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