House impeaches Alejandro Mayorkas, first Cabinet secretary to be impeached in almost

[JaySmith]

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/13/polit...ote/index.html

Woo Hoo!

The House of Representatives, by an extremely narrow margin, voted Tuesday to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, the first Cabinet secretary to be impeached in almost 150 years.

The result came one week after the stunning loss House Republicans suffered when they last tried to impeach Mayorkas and GOP defections and an absence sank the initial floor vote, a move Republicans had hoped to use to spotlight the Biden administration’s handling of the southern border.

The impeachment comes as House Republicans have faced building pressure from their base to hold President Joe Biden and his departments and agencies accountable over immigration and border security policies. House Republicans claim Mayorkas has committed high crimes and misdemeanors for his handling of the southern border, even though several constitutional experts have said the evidence does not reach that high bar.

[bogey1]

He's been impeached? Now what, shift diversion to trump?

[ROCK-IT3]

He's been impeached? Now what, shift diversion to trump?

Now it goes to the Senate for a trial, which requires a 2/3 vote to be found guilty.

[bogey1]

Now it goes to the Senate for a trial, which requires a 2/3 vote to be found guilty.

Ahhh... The caveat.

[Delkal]

Does this have any more meaning than when they impeached trump?

[littlefitz]

Does this have any more meaning than when they impeached trump?

Nope. Just a bunch of chest-pounding.

[ROCK-IT3]

Ahhh... The caveat.

Yep, No way to get a conviction in the Senate. Just Rs doing their typical grandstanding when the end result will mean nothing.

[bogey1]

Yep, No way to get a conviction in the Senate. Just Rs doing their typical grandstanding when the end result will mean nothing.

Exactly, but most will cheer, thinking something will change.

[SevenMilePete]

Now it goes to the Senate for a trial, which requires a 2/3 vote to be found guilty.

Why even bother? Just a waste of time and money.

[tlnzz1]

Now it goes to the Senate for a trial, which requires a 2/3 vote to be found guilty.

Never going to happen. Remember Eric Holder being impeached, and not removed from office? No one is ever removed by the Senate.