Posted on 02/01/2024 1:57:40 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
As the House Homeland Security Committee advanced articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over an invasion of the country by millions, Democrats and some Republicans argued that it was a “policy dispute” and not impeachable.
“Political and policy disagreements aren’t impeachable offenses,” former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff argued in a Wall Street Journal op-ed. The Journal‘s own editorial board used that same line in its own subheader opposing impeachment, arguing that, “a policy dispute doesn’t qualify as a high crime and misdemeanor.”
Democrats have been making that argument all along.
The Democrat Committee on Homeland Security put forward a 45-page statement which mentions the word “policy” 45 times, and argues that, “iImpeachment is an extraordinary remedy under the United States Constitution. It is not a tool for policy or political differences.”
“This is simply a policy dispute, a disagreement about how a different party is attacking a policy problem. And the Republicans are trying to abuse their power and the Constitution to convert what is simply a disagreement into somehow some way, a high crime and misdemeanor there is no crime, much less a high crime or misdemeanor here,” Rep Dan Goldman contended.
Impeachment is not an “extraordinary remedy”, it’s just the ultimate form of congressional oversight. Presidents are not kings, they do not have unlimited power to do whatever they please, and cabinet members may be appointed by presidents, but they must be approved and serve at the pleasure of two branches of the federal government, and not just of one single man.
The same Democrats protesting that impeaching Mayorkas is an abuse of power were responsible for sending Peter Navarro, a former Trump official, to prison for refusing to testify before their partisan committee. That was and is an extraordinary abuse of power.
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Should’ve happened in 2021 and be directed at Biden.
> Democrats and some Republicans argued that it was a “policy dispute” and not impeachable. <
Wrong. An impeachable offense is whatever the House says it is. Benjamin Franklin even once remarked that a president can be impeached for being rude.
The real problem here is that Republicans are timid and hesitant when they have power, while Democrats are bold and ruthless.
I don’t really see a way to “fix” the problem, but in the modern age we can see clearly that presidents get impeached if the OTHER party has a lot of political power and just doesn’t like the guy in the White House. But presidents basically CANNOT be impeached if their own political party has political power.
It’s supposed to cover high crimes (such as treason on the border) but it has all devolved into “We hate you / We like you” — because we are not a serious country anymore.
For treason. And incarcerated. What are we waiting for?
Mayorkas is being both directed and handsomely-paid. As an extra added bonus, he gets to stick it to the gringo.
he a butt boy for his boss who should be the one to be impeached.
............and the ever popular another reason why Biden should be in prison
Biden should be serving up to 5 years in prison
It is a crime to encourage illegal immigration :
8 U.S. Code § 1324 - Bringing in and harboring certain aliens
(a) Criminal penalties
(1)
(A) Any person who—
(iv) encourages or induces an alien to come to, enter, or reside in the United States, knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that such coming to, entry, or residence is or will be in violation of law; or
(v)
(I) engages in any conspiracy to commit any of the preceding acts, or
(II) aids or abets the commission of any of the preceding acts, shall be punished as provided in subparagraph (B).
*** 😎 A person who violates subparagraph (A) shall, for each alien in respect to whom such a violation occurs—
(i) in the case of a violation of subparagraph (A)(i) or (v)(I) or in the case of a violation of subparagraph (A)(ii), (iii), or (iv) in which the offense was done for the purpose of commercial advantage or private financial gain, be fined under title 18, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both;
(ii) in the case of a violation of subparagraph (A)(ii), (iii), (iv), or (v)(II), be fined under title 18, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both;
What would be good if Mayorkas would proclaim, “I was just following orders!” And point his finger at Biden.
You are correct sir, unfortunately.
Impeaching Mayorkas - three years later?
A senseless waste of time and limited GOP political capital.
Kabuki
That's not a policy dispute, that is a dereliction of duty.
-PJ
10 democrats in the Senate to turn.
But Republicans are moving toward impeachment without a shred of evidence. I know because I heard those exact words on every single MSM outlet.
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