Dem Demystified: The House Impeachment Measure is a Shame for the First Cabinet Member to be Impeached
“House Republicans will be remembered for trampling the Constitution for political gain rather than resolving the serious challenges at our border,” Ehrenberg said.
The House’s successful impeachment vote comes a week after another failed vote on the measure. The Republicans and Democrats joined to stop the effort. This time, thanks to the return of Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), the House Majority Leader, following a long absence to seek treatment for blood cancer, they were able to overcome the opposition to pass the impeachment measure. The effort fulfills a key promise made by House Republican lawmakers to their base voters and underscores the conference’s willingness to using their investigative and oversight powers to keep border security and immigration enforcement centerstage heading into the 2024 election season. The Senate, controlled by Democrats, is expected to sidestep the charges and allow Mayorkas to remain in his role.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s office said House impeachment managers will present the articles of impeachment to the Senate following the state work period. Senators will be sworn in as jurors in the trial the next day. Senate President Pro Tempore Patty Murray will give a speech.
“This sham impeachment effort is another embarrassment for House Republicans,” he said. “The one and only reason for this impeachment is for Speaker Johnson to further appease Donald Trump.”
The Republicans in the upper chamber are concerned that Mayorkas’ actions don’t meet the high crimes and Misdemeanors standard set by the Constitution for impeachments.
In a statement condemning the House vote, President Biden said: “History will not look kindly on House Republicans for their blatant act of unconstitutional partisanship that has targeted an honorable public servant in order to play petty political games.”
The first cabinet member to be impeached was Secretary of War William Belknap in 1876. He won’t be convicted by the Senate or removed from his office. Mia Ehrenberg, a spokesman for the Department of Homeland Security, said in a statement that the impeachment was done with no evidence or legitimate Constitutional grounds.
Five Takes from the Last Night’s Vote: President Suozzi, Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, and House Alejandro Mayorkas
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Meanwhile, former Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi is heading back to Congress. Last night, he won New York’s special election to replace former GOP Rep. George Santos. After being indicted on 13 charges,Santos was kicked out of the House. Republicans’ razor-thin majority in the House is further narrowed by Suozzi’s win. Here are five takeaways from last night’s vote.
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