April 18, 2024
Democrats Violate Constitution, Refuse to Hold Impeachment
Timothy Birdnow
The Democrat-controlled Senate has simply dismissed the articles of impeachment against DHS head Mayorkas without a trial.
From ABC News:
America needs to impeach the Senate for this.
Sadly the media will do little to keep this egregious violation of their sworn duty before the public. That will be up to the Republicans to do it. Ads need to run on television continuously about this, and everyone needs to be reminded of it until November.
Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution of the United States is unequivocaal about the duties of the Senate to hold a trial when an article of impeachment is referred to them. They MUST drop everything they are doing and hold a trial. If individual members believe the charges are somehow unconstitutional then they can express that during the trial and in how they choose to adjudicate it. But they have to deal with it.
The Democrats have become the most egregious, most lawless criminals in America.
The Democrat-controlled Senate has simply dismissed the articles of impeachment against DHS head Mayorkas without a trial.
From ABC News:
The Senate on Wednesday dismissed both impeachment articles against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, deeming them "unconstitutional."
The trial against Mayorkas, long a target of Republican criticism over his handling of immigration policy and the southern border, lasted just three hours after senators were sworn in as jurors.
The votes to kill the articles and adjourn the trial were along party lines, 51-49.
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell rose after the gavel came down to say members "set a very dangerous precedent here."
"By doing what we just did, we have in effect ignored the directions of the House which were to have a trial," McConnell said. "We had no evidence, no procedure. It is not a proud day in the history of the Senate."
Senate Majority Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., pushed back on such criticism in his own press conference after the short-lived proceedings.
"What we saw today was a microcosm of this impeachment since day one: hallow, frivolous, political," Schumer said, adding: "The dangerous precedent were not the one the Republicans were talking about but the one of letting impeachment take the place of policy disagreements."
[...]
House Republicans, back in February, approved charges accusing Mayorkas of willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law on immigration policy as well as breach of public trust.
The Cabinet secretary, the first impeached in nearly 150 years, called both allegations "baseless" and "politically motivated." The articles were also criticized by some Republicans and many Democrats who said they were based on disputes that did not rise to the level of impeachable offenses.
The trial against Mayorkas, long a target of Republican criticism over his handling of immigration policy and the southern border, lasted just three hours after senators were sworn in as jurors.
The votes to kill the articles and adjourn the trial were along party lines, 51-49.
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell rose after the gavel came down to say members "set a very dangerous precedent here."
"By doing what we just did, we have in effect ignored the directions of the House which were to have a trial," McConnell said. "We had no evidence, no procedure. It is not a proud day in the history of the Senate."
Senate Majority Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., pushed back on such criticism in his own press conference after the short-lived proceedings.
"What we saw today was a microcosm of this impeachment since day one: hallow, frivolous, political," Schumer said, adding: "The dangerous precedent were not the one the Republicans were talking about but the one of letting impeachment take the place of policy disagreements."
[...]
House Republicans, back in February, approved charges accusing Mayorkas of willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law on immigration policy as well as breach of public trust.
The Cabinet secretary, the first impeached in nearly 150 years, called both allegations "baseless" and "politically motivated." The articles were also criticized by some Republicans and many Democrats who said they were based on disputes that did not rise to the level of impeachable offenses.
America needs to impeach the Senate for this.
Sadly the media will do little to keep this egregious violation of their sworn duty before the public. That will be up to the Republicans to do it. Ads need to run on television continuously about this, and everyone needs to be reminded of it until November.
Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution of the United States is unequivocaal about the duties of the Senate to hold a trial when an article of impeachment is referred to them. They MUST drop everything they are doing and hold a trial. If individual members believe the charges are somehow unconstitutional then they can express that during the trial and in how they choose to adjudicate it. But they have to deal with it.
The Democrats have become the most egregious, most lawless criminals in America.
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