Political Quotes

“This baseless sham impeachment fails to articulate a single charge that rises to the level of high crimes and misdemeanors, the constitutional standard for impeachment. Mere policy differences do not amount to impeachable offenses. Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record a letter by eminent constitutional scholars opposed to this political stunt, as well as The Washington Post op-ed by Joshua Matz and Norman Eisen titled, ``Why impeaching Mayorkas would violate the Constitution.'' January 10, 2024. Speaker Mike Johnson, The Capitol, Washington, DC. Chairman Mark Green, Washington, DC. Constitutional Law Experts on the Impeachment Proceedings Against Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas Senior Republicans in the House of Representatives-- including Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Chairman Mark Green of the Committee on Homeland Security--have stated that they intend to pursue an impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. This proceeding will apparently occur in the Committee on Homeland Security on an accelerated timeframe. As scholars of the Constitution, considering the facts currently known and the charges publicly described, we hereby express our view that an impeachment of Secretary Mayorkas would be utterly unjustified as a matter of constitutional law.…”