“This is the United States Congress. It’s not a New York City public high school,” Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., said on Fox News on Monday. “And, of all people, Jamaal Bowman knows the old fire alarm trick, because he was a high school principal. And quite frankly, when he was the high school principal, there were serious ramifications if a student were to do that … including expulsion.”

Absolutely. Pulling a fire alarm is, in many instances, a crime. Intentionally interfering with the operation of Congress is a more serious crime.

Malliotakis said she would introduce a resolution to expel Bowman from Congress.

[It takes two-thirds to expel, so don’t expect it to succeed. But House members should be forced to vote on the issue and to explain why Bowman shouldn’t be disqualified from his office for committing a crime. — Ed]