Senator Ted Cruz and Senator Josh Hawley must be removed from the Senate

Opinions published in the St. Louis Post Dispatch:

Regarding “Confederates and miscreants: Hawley, Cruz would join infamous list if expelled” (Jan. 29):  

WASHINGTON — Only 15 people have been expelled from the U.S. Senate in its 232-year history, 14 of them senators who backed the Confederacy during the Civil War.

Just nine members have been censured — formally reprimanded — an ignoble list that includes the red-baiting demagogue, Wisconsin Republican Sen. Joseph McCarthy.

Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley and Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz are facing calls that they receive some form of this historically rare discipline.

To the editor of the St. Louis Post Dispatch - While I'm presently living in Texas, I’m a native son of St. Louis. It’s sad to see my home state represented by a senator, Josh Hawley, who behaves like a toddler at church. No, wait, most toddlers are actually more respectful.

Hawley is part of the clique that includes Texas’ own Sen. Ted Cruz, who perpetuates lies and endorses anarchy and insurrection. Hawley and Cruz have ignored their sworn oaths to protect the Constitution and citizens of the United States. I hope my fellow Missourians see to it Hawley is removed from office as soon as possible.

Tim McCreary • Plano, Texas