Dem
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GOP
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Republicans feel that since the Democrats impeached Donald Trump twice, they are also entitled to two impeachments. The lucky first impeachee is Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas. The charges are "Willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law" and "breach of public trust." The impeachment resolutions passed the House 214-213, largely along party lines.
Both articles are complete nonsense. Mayorkas has not stopped the flow of immigrants over the U.S.' southern border because Congress has refused to provide adequate funding to do so and hasn't updated the immigration laws in decades. This is because Democrats and Republicans fundamentally disagree on how to handle the problem, so the votes aren't there for doing anything. This puts Mayorkas in an impossible situation. That is very different from willfully violating the law.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said: "The Senate is ready to go, whenever the House is. We want to address the issue as expeditiously as possible. As I said yesterday, impeachment should never be used to settle policy disagreements. That sets an awful precedent." The articles of impeachment are scheduled to be delivered to the Senate tomorrow. Most Senate Democrats agree with Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), who called the articles "laughable on their face."
Schumer hasn't said yet precisely what the procedure will be, but a full-blown trial with witnesses and testimony is precisely the kind of show trial the Republicans want, so Schumer is not going to oblige. Most likely some Democrat will make a motion to dismiss the charges and there will be a vote on it. If there are 51 votes supporting the motion, the charges will be dismissed and that will be that. (V)