Democrat Senate Kills Mayorkas Impeachment Trial
Consider this, these same venomous snakes impeached a President for making a phone call about investigating Ukraine corruption.
Senate rejects Mayorkas impeachment charges at trial, ending GOP bid to oust him
By
Washington — The Senate quickly dispensed with the two impeachment charges against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, convening a short-lived trial Wednesday that brought an end to a months-long effort to punish the secretary for his handling of the southern border.
The Senate’s 51-member Democratic majority voted to dismiss both charges as unconstitutional over the objections of Republican members. The entire proceeding lasted just three hours.
Mayorkas became just the second Cabinet secretary in U.S. history to be impeached when the House charged him in February with “willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law” and a “breach of public trust.” Democrats strongly opposed the impeachment effort, decrying it as a political stunt and saying the allegations constituted a policy disagreement that fell far short of the constitutional threshold for impeachment.
“We felt very strongly that we had to set a precedent that impeachment should never be used to settle policy disagreements,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday evening. “If we allowed that to happen, it would set a disastrous precedent for Congress — could throw our system of checks and balances into cycles of chaos.”
Under the Constitution, the Senate is responsible for holding a trial to determine if impeached officials are guilty and should be removed from office. The House transmitted the articles on Tuesday, and senators were sworn in as jurors Wednesday afternoon. Sen. Patty Murray, a Washington Democrat and the president pro tempore of the chamber, presided over the trial. Senators took turns signing an oath book, an indication of the gravity of the proceedings.
AUTHOR
Pamela Geller
RELATED ARTICLES:
Democrats One Step Closer to Mob Rule: Maine Joins Blue States To Abolishing Electoral College
MONSTROUS: Senate Democrats Blocks Israel Aid Bill
California Senate Democrats Reject Bill to Make Purchasing Children for Sex a Felony
POSTS ON X:
Harlem love for Trump is undeniable pic.twitter.com/zeggg04xL5
— Brandie with a 🐝 (@BrandieWithABee) April 17, 2024
Black Chicago voters say they are done supporting Democrats:
"We gonna vote and we gonna get you out!"pic.twitter.com/6gtNkqEkGl
— Proud Elephant 🇺🇸🦅 (@ProudElephantUS) April 18, 2024
EDITOR NOTE: This Geller Report is republished with permission. ©All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply
Want to join the discussion?Feel free to contribute!