Sen. Andrew Lanza, who co-chaired the
committee that ultimately called for the
expulsion of former Sen. Hiram Monserrate following his conviction on a misdemeanor charge of abusing his girlfriend, said yesterday that a «precedent» was set with the ex-Queens lawmaker — a precedent that, out of fairness, should now be the standard
against which other misbehaving senators are measured.
Following the 1987 election, the National Executive
Committee resumed disciplinary action
against members of Militant, who remained in the party, leading to further
expulsions of their activists and the two MPs who supported the group.