Posted on 02/06/2024 4:45:46 PM PST by SeekAndFind
The House of Representatives failed to impeach Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday due to absences and defections.
There were some doubts about whether Republicans would have the votes to impeach Mayorkas. They could only afford to lose three votes, and Reps. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) and Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) had previously indicated that they intended to vote against impeachment. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) was absent because he is undergoing cancer treatment.
The House vote was 214-216. Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wisc.) joined Buck and McClintock in voting with Democrats against the resolution.
House GOP Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) had expressed confidence that Republicans had the votes to impeach Mayorkas.
“We’re whipping Republican votes,” Emmer told CNN. “I’m confident we are going to pass it.”
The articles of impeachment accused Mayorkas of violating his oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States.
"Throughout his tenure as Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro N. Mayorkas has repeatedly violated laws enacted by Congress regarding immigration and border security," the impeachment resolution read. "In large part because of his unlawful conduct, millions of aliens have illegally entered the United States on an annual basis with many unlawfully remaining in the United States. His refusal to obey the law is not only an offense against the separation of powers in the Constitution of the United States, it also threatens our national security and has had a dire impact on communities across the country."
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Does it really matter? How do you think his replacement would be?
Johnson should have gotten his ducks in a row before calling for a vote. This just looks stupid.
MF’ers!
I hope these useless R’s get primaried, & lose!
Primary targets - bump for later...(Buck already toast)
who needs enemies when our R’s do a good job of it
UNIPARTY. Nothing will be changing .... except our once good comfortable lives.
Well, another 9-10mos of the same old treasonous crap, and more criminal, illegal alien invaders pouring into OUR COUNTY..
Yessir, those Republicans will go to Washington and FIGHT for you! Vote harder!
Deport “Mayorkas” back to Cuba
The Ruling Oligarchy has decided that there is to be NO comeuppance for illegal immigration.
It’s an agenda item, and WILL be carried out.
The only thing that can possibly stop them is one particular man.
And they’re moving bot heaven and earth to try to stop HIM.
Oh well, maybe he’ll get impeached next week.
RE: Johnson should have gotten his ducks in a row before calling for a vote. This just looks stupid.
What is the point of the exercise? Mayorkas will survive when it reaches the Senate anyway. You don’t have 2/3 votes in the Senate to remove him.
Well, there’s that theory (good most of the time); and there’s the theory that you should put everybody on record, even if the vote is lost. Sometimes you just want to know whom to primary.
Does it really matter?
But I confess, I am getting tired of losing.
The point was to expose the RINOs for elimination
So the whole caucus including the RINOs held but these three conservatives saved him?
“Nothing will be changing .... except our once good comfortable lives.”
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Our culture, national ethos and demographics have already changed in profound ways so things are going to be a lot different going forward IMO. Prepare for ‘interesting times’.
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