Alejandro Mayorkas was impeached in the House of Representatives with a vote of 213 to 214. Every Democrat supports open borders – every single one. Now‚ it goes to the Senate‚ where it dies. At least the House stood up for what is right. Now‚ we’ll see where the senators stand. I think we know […] The post Disgraced DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Is Impeached appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

In their second attempt following a failed attempt last week‚ House Republicans managed on Tuesday to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the border crisis with the return of Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA). Members voted 214-213 to approve a resolution that made Mayorkas the first Cabinet secretary to be impeached since 1876. Three GOP lawmakers broke ranks and joined all voting Democrats‚ same as they did with the first vote last week‚ including Reps. Ken Buck (R-CO)‚ Tom McClintock (R-CA)‚ and Mike Gallagher (R-WI). Each party had two members who did not vote. The two passed articles of impeachment‚ which will now head to the Democrat-controlled Senate‚ accuse Mayorkas of “willfully and systemically” refusing to comply with federal immigration laws and the other alleged he “breached the public trust” with false statements and obstructing lawful oversight of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). U.S. House Impeaches DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas‚ 214-213.@SpeakerJohnson: "The resolution is adopted." pic.twitter.com/tIOIDZjK8z — CSPAN (@cspan) February 14‚ 2024 The sole member who missed the vote last week when the GOP-led House moved to impeach Mayorkas the first time was Scalise — an absence that proved critical. Republican defections‚ coupled with Rep. Al Green (D-TX) showing up at the last moment to cast his vote in a wheelchair‚ resulted in a tie that ensured failure. GOP Vice Chairman Blake Moore (R-UT) changed his vote to oppose the resolution‚ a “procedural” move allowing the House to consider it another time. Scalise had been out of Washington and working remotely for several weeks to undergo a stem cell transplant for his fight against blood cancer and then recover from the treatment‚ but he made a return to Capitol Hill this week after announcing that has in remission‚ giving House Republicans the majority they needed to prevail in their endeavor to impeach Mayorkas. The vote on Tuesday took place during a special election to replace now-former Rep. George Santos (R-NY)‚ a contest that may give the Democrats another member and further complicate the slim GOP majority’s ability to pursue their priorities. Special elections to fill three other vacancies in the 435- member chamber will follow in the coming weeks and months. An investigation into Mayorkas began last year as the country grappled with a surge in illegal crossings and fentanyl poisonings fueled by drug trafficking. The impeachment votes played out as a bipartisan Senate deal combining immigration reforms with foreign aid fell apart‚ renewing debates on how to get a grip on the border crisis. Democrats panned the impeachment proceedings as a “political stunt” and the White House went as far as to claim the endeavor is “unconstitutional.” Mayorkas pushed back against what he called “false accusations” levied against him. GOP lawmakers who opposed impeachment acknowledged problems with border security‚ but argued the issues they have with how the Biden administration has managed the crisis boils down to policy differences rather than impeachable offenses. “I opposed impeaching Mayorkas for the same reasons I opposed the sham impeachments of Donald Trump‚” McClintock said last week. “The Constitution reserves impeachment for treason‚ bribery‚ or other high crimes or misdemeanors. Mayorkas is guilty of maladministration‚ but that is not grounds for impeachment.” House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green (R-TN)‚ who led the investigation into Mayorkas‚ argued in floor remarks on Tuesday that lawmakers “exhausted all other options‚” making impeachment the only recourse left available to lawmakers. “Our oath to the Constitution now requires us to exercise this solemn duty‚” he added. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP The impeachment push faces long odds in the Democrat-controlled Senate. A two-thirds vote is required for a conviction‚ which would lead to removal from office. House Republicans have moved forward with a plan to designate 11 managers with the expectation of a trial — a list that includes Chairman Mark Green and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA)‚ who last year tried to bypass the committee-level impeachment probe to quickly have a vote. A statement from the office of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said the House impeachment managers “will present the articles of impeachment to the Senate following the state work period‚” signaling a trial at the end of February. The notice added that senators “will be sworn in as jurors in the trial the next day” and Senate President Pro Tempore Patty Murray (D-WA) will preside. In the middle of a busy election year‚ House Republicans also are engaged in conducting a corruption-focused impeachment investigation into President Joe Biden that is facing intense pushback from Democrats‚ as well as the White House.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said this week that President Joe Biden’s disastrous press conference last week confirmed Special Counsel Robert Hur’s conclusion that Biden has serious memory issues. Hur concluded last week in his criminal investigation into Biden’s handling of classified material that Biden “willfully retained and disclosed classified materials‚” but that no criminal charges were warranted because prosecutors believe they would not win a conviction against Biden since he will present himself to a jury as “a sympathetic‚ well-meaning‚ elderly man with a poor memory.” Biden later decided to hold a press conference‚ and during the event‚ he ended up exploding at reporters who pointed out voters’ concerns about his age and declared that he was the most qualified person in America to be president. He also mixed up the presidents of Egypt and Mexico‚ forgot the name of the church where his deceased son got the rosary that he wears every day‚ and forgot key details from the special counsel’s report. Cruz responded to the latest developments on Biden’s fitness for office during his “Verdict” podcast with co-host Ben Ferguson by saying that the Department of Justice “accidentally told the truth” about Biden’s mental fitness and now the Biden administration was being forced to deal with “a political emergency.” “Biden responded by holding a press conference in which his meandering‚ rambling answers confirmed everything said in the Special Counsel report‚ including that one point of the elements of the report that demonstrated why his memory was so failing is it said he could not remember when his son had died‚” Cruz said. “And when Biden is defending that‚ he points to some rosary beads that he wore‚ that were given to him and said ‘were given to me by‚ were given to me by…’ and then he can’t remember‚ can’t remember what the details are about the rosary beads. That‚ to put it mildly‚ is not a good look‚ when you’re trying to demonstrate that you have a good enough memory to function if you can’t actually remember your response to that attack.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP WATCH: There's an old joke that goes‚ "a gaffe is when a politician accidentally tells the truth." The DOJ told the truth about Biden's failing mental capacity‚ &; the White House is melting down. Unpacking the failed response to this political emergency 👇https://t.co/d9ykRSa3hq pic.twitter.com/jJOzpaXEM8 — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) February 13‚ 2024

House Republicans impeached controversial Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday for his role in facilitating what many critics and experts have called an “invasion” on the U.S. southern border by millions of illegal aliens from around the world. Members voted 214-213 to approve a resolution that made Mayorkas the first Cabinet secretary to be impeached since 1876. In response to his impeachment‚ leftist DHS spokesperson Mia Ehrenberg released a statement that made political attacks against House Republicans. “House Republicans will be remembered by history for trampling on the Constitution for political gain rather than working to solve the serious challenges at our border‚” the statement claimed. “While Secretary Mayorkas was helping a group of Republican and Democratic Senators develop bipartisan solutions to strengthen border security and get needed resources for enforcement‚ House Republicans have wasted months with this baseless‚ unconstitutional impeachment.” Despite not enforcing existing federal immigration law and allowing millions of illegal aliens into the U.S.‚ Ehrenberg claimed that House Republicans did not have a “shred of evidence or legitimate Constitutional grounds” to impeach Mayorkas. “House Republicans have falsely smeared a dedicated public servant who has spent more than 20 years enforcing our laws and serving our country‚” she claimed. An investigation into Mayorkas began last year as the country has grappled with an explosion in illegal aliens flooding into the U.S. and Mexican drug cartels fueling deaths across the U.S. with fentanyl. Democrats panned the impeachment proceedings as a “political stunt” and the White House went as far as to claim the endeavor is “unconstitutional.” Mayorkas pushed back against what he called “false accusations” levied against him. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green (R-TN)‚ who led the investigation into Mayorkas‚ argued in floor remarks on Tuesday that lawmakers “exhausted all other options‚” making impeachment the only recourse left available to lawmakers. “Our oath to the Constitution now requires us to exercise this solemn duty‚” he added. Numerous polls show that the American public overwhelmingly disapproves of Biden’s handling of immigration and border issues and blames him for the crisis that his administration caused with its policies‚ which included reversing former President Donald Trump’s border policies during his first weeks in office. Daniel Chaitin contributed to this report.

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House Votes To Impeach DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas

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