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The United States Constitution gives the Senate the power to expel any member by a two-thirds vote .. United States Constitution. United States Constitution. Senate. United States Senate. This is distinct from the impeachment power the Senate has over executive and judicial federal officials .. Senate. United States Senate. impeachment. impeachment. The Senate concluded in 1798 that Senators could not be impeached , but only expelled , while conducting the impeachment trial of William Blount , who had already been expelled .. Senate. United States Senate. impeachment. impeachment. William Blount. William Blount. Expulsion is an extremely rare event .. It has not occurred since the Civil War , which most of the expulsions were related to , although this is partly because many members resign rather than face a formal proceeding when expulsion appears possible .. Civil War. United States Civil War. Censure , a lesser punishment which represents a formal statement of disapproval , has been more common in the last century .. Censure. Censure. Although censure carries no formal punishment , only one Senator -LRB- Benjamin R. Tillman -RRB- of the nine to be censured has ever been re-elected .. Benjamin R. Tillman. Benjamin R. Tillman