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Dumb article. While I am disgusted with Prince Harry's leadership, there is no enforcement provision for failing to pass the budget. Therefore, there can be no prosecution. However, it would seem to be grounds for impeachment--failing to discharge the duties he swore to do.
WASHINGTON -- I have one question about the way Majority Leader Harry Reid has been conducting the Senate. Has he committed a felony or a mere misdemeanor?
The wags will say that a politician from Nevada does not commit misdemeanors, but I am in earnest. The difference between whether Dingy Harry -- as he is known by the eminent political scientist Dr. Rush Limbaugh -- shuffles off to a federal prison or merely pays a hefty fine is significant. I suppose we can leave it to the federal prosecutors to decide, but if he gets off on a misdemeanor...
Impeachment of Senator William Blount (1797) was initiated but he had been expelled from the Senate prior to completion of the impeachment process. Expulsion requires the same 2/3 vote by the Senate as does impeachment.
The Senate may expel a senator by a two-thirds vote. Fifteen senators have been expelled in the history of the Senate: William Blount, for treason, in 1797, and fourteen in 1861 and 1862 for supporting the Confederate secession.
Don't hold your breath waiting for Harry Reid to become the 16th Senator to be expelled.