Peter Baker of the New York Instances is mad that Republicans are attempting to question Biden, Alejandro Mayorkas and others. He really claims that Republicans have decreased impeachment to a partisan political weapon.
Does anybody working in our media have an oz. of self consciousness? Do any of them notice that most individuals can bear in mind greater than what has occurred within the final quarter-hour?
Democrats impeached Trump twice over nothing, however now impeachment is only a partisan political weapon?
From the NY Times:
Inside Impeachment’s Rise as a Weapon of Partisan Warfare
If the Home follows by means of on this week’s committee advice and impeaches Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the secretary of homeland safety, it will likely be the primary time in American historical past {that a} sitting cupboard officer has been impeached. However Mr. Mayorkas shouldn’t be as lonely as all that.
Republicans have additionally filed articles of impeachment in opposition to his boss, President Biden, in addition to Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, Protection Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III, Lawyer Common Merrick B. Garland and Christopher A. Wray, the F.B.I. director, whereas threatening them in opposition to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Training Secretary Miguel Cardona.
Certainly, threats of impeachment have turn into a favourite pastime for Republicans following the lead of former President Donald J. Trump, who has pressed his allies for payback for his personal two impeachments whereas in workplace…
However impeachment, as soon as seen as maybe essentially the most severe examine on corruption and abuse of energy developed by the founders, now appears to be like at risk of changing into a constitutional lifeless letter, simply one other weapon in right this moment’s bitter, tit-for-tat partisan wars.
It’s wonderful that that is actual.
As Republicans pursue Biden and his group, impeachment, as soon as essentially the most severe examine on corruption and abuse of energy developed by the founders, now appears to be like at risk of changing into a constitutional lifeless letter, simply one other weapon in right this moment’s bitter partisan wars https://t.co/iHg3k0r0zk
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) February 2, 2024
Bizarre how that occurred simply abruptly, huh?
Good hacktivism although.
— Extremely Grateful Calvin (@shoveitjack) February 2, 2024
Oh, *now* it is at risk of changing into one other weapon? Each factor that Dems do immediately turns into a difficulty when Republicans do it
— pantsdailyon (@pantsdailyon) February 3, 2024
Do they actually suppose nobody remembers something from the final seven years?
