At later meetings he voted against expelling Militant members.
Church officials were indicted for failing to expel members who had been convicted of illegal Bible distribution.
They are more like a private club, which can reserve the right to expel members at will.
Then the tribe voted to expel black members.
This month there has even been an ugly espionage incident, forcing the two countries to expel senior members of each other's diplomatic corps.
Party leaders in such governments often have the authority to expel members of the party who violate the party line.
Stokes was considered a tough, no-nonsense Speaker who would expel even members of his own party from the house if they were being unruly.
The House may expel members whom it considers unfit to serve.
However, he showed his true colors when he expelled several members of a human-rights watch group from the Party.
In early 1888, another case was brought, and dismissed, over attempts by one faction to expel members of the other faction.