{"id":2181769,"date":"2024-02-20T10:37:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T15:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/appeal-to-authority-republicans-agitate-for-kamala-harris-and-mitch-mcconnell-to-get-involved-in-historic-impeachment\/"},"modified":"2024-02-20T10:39:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T15:39:00","slug":"appeal-to-authority-republicans-agitate-for-kamala-harris-and-mitch-mcconnell-to-get-involved-in-historic-impeachment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/appeal-to-authority-republicans-agitate-for-kamala-harris-and-mitch-mcconnell-to-get-involved-in-historic-impeachment\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans call on Kamala Harris and Mitch McConnell to participate in historic impeachment"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fappeal-to-authority-republicans-agitate-for-kamala-harris-and-mitch-mcconnell-to-get-involved-in-historic-impeachment%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2181769&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Senate Republicans Call on Harris and McConnell to \u200dLead Impeachment Proceedings \u2064Against \u2062Mayorkas<\/h2>\n<p>Senate Republicans are \u2063seizing the opportunity to shine a spotlight on what they \u2063perceive as\u200c a lack of attention to border security \u200dby\u2063 urging Vice President Kamala Harris \u200dand Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to \u2062take \u2063the lead on\u2062 impeachment \u200cproceedings \u2062for Homeland Security \u200dSecretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Despite \u2064the Democratic\u2064 majority in \u2064the Senate, Mayorkas is likely \u2064to \u2064remain in his\u2062 position even\u2063 if he faces a\u200b trial. However, \u2063GOP senators are pushing for a full trial and advocating for Harris to serve as the presiding \u2062officer.<\/p>\n<h3>Impeachment of Mayorkas and Republican\u200b Response<\/h3>\n<p>Last week, Mayorkas became the first Cabinet member in nearly 150 years to be \u200dimpeached by \u200bthe House. House Republicans initiated the charge against\u200c him after conducting several investigative\u200b hearings\u2062 on his \u2062handling\u2063 of border \u2062security. Senate Democrats may choose to \u2062dismiss \u200dthe \u2064articles of impeachment, but\u2063 this would\u2064 require support\u200b from centrist Democrats \u200cwho\u2063 may\u2062 prefer to see the trial proceed.<\/p>\n<p>Sen.\u200c Rick Scott of\u200b Florida \u2063sent a letter to Harris, urging her \u200bto\u200b preside\u2064 over Mayorkas&#8217; impeachment trial. Despite Senate Majority Leader Chuck\u200d Schumer&#8217;s \u200bannouncement that President Pro\u200b Tempore Patty Murray will serve as the presiding officer, Scott emphasized Harris&#8217;s constitutional duty and her role \u2064as the &#8220;border czar&#8221; appointed by President\u2062 Biden.<\/p>\n<h3>Republican Senators \u200bPush for Trial and \u2062Criticize Schumer<\/h3>\n<p>Other Republican\u200b senators, such as Ted Cruz of Texas, are urging their colleagues to demonstrate &#8220;backbone&#8221; and push for a trial against Mayorkas. Cruz criticized Schumer for potentially dismissing the articles of impeachment, stating that the Senate \u200dhas \u2063never tabled impeachment \u2063articles in its history.<\/p>\n<p>Schumer\u200c and Senate Democrats have two other options besides dismissing the articles. They could refer \u200cthe \u2063impeachment articles \u2062to a special \u200ccommittee, which would likely delay the findings for months. Alternatively, they could raise a point of order, similar \u2064to Sen. Rand Paul&#8217;s actions during \u2063former \u200dPresident Donald Trump&#8217;s second impeachment. However, \u200dthis\u2062 option is unlikely to be considered.<\/p>\n<p>According to Schumer, the House \u200bimpeachment managers will present\u2062 the articles next week \u200cafter the\u2062 state \u200bwork period. The Senate cannot engage in \u2064legislative or executive\u200b business while acting as \u200da court \u200dof impeachment. Conviction in an\u2063 impeachment trial\u200b requires a two-thirds majority vote, with no\u2063 possibility of appeal. \u200dIf Mayorkas is convicted, he would be immediately removed from office\u2063 without a separate vote.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click \u2063here\u2064 to read more\u2063 from \u2063The Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the\u200c alleged shortcomings of the Biden administration&#8217;s\u200c immigration\u2064 policies \u200cthat Republicans \u2064hope a full impeachment trial \u200dwould shed light\u2063 on<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ns \u200bclaim that Mayorkas misled Congress\u2063 and mishandled the border crisis. They accuse him of\u2064 implementing policies\u200c that have\u2062 led to increased illegal immigration and \u200bstrained resources at the border.<\/p>\n<p>In response to Mayorkas&#8217; impeachment, Senate Republicans are calling on Vice President Kamala Harris and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to lead the impeachment proceedings in the Senate. \u200dThey argue that Harris, as the Vice President and president of the Senate, \u200cshould\u2062 preside over the trial. McConnell&#8217;s leadership is sought to ensure a fair and impartial process.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican senators\u200c believe that impeaching Mayorkas would send a \u200cstrong\u200c message about the importance of \u200cborder security and \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-judge-reverses-course-after-pressure-approves-donation-to-border-town-law-enforcement\/\" title=\"Democratic judge changes stance, approves donation to border town police after pressure.\">holding officials accountable<\/a>. They \u200cargue that the Biden administration has been lax in addressing the border crisis and that Mayorkas has failed to take effective action to secure the border.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Republicans hope that a full impeachment \u200ctrial would shed light on the alleged shortcomings \u2063of the Biden administration&#8217;s immigration policies. They argue \u200dthat the current policies have incentivized illegal immigration and\u200b have put a strain on \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-calls-for-investigation-into-biden-over-bribery-allegations\/\" title=\"RFK Jr. urges probe into Biden for bribery claims.\">law\u200d enforcement agencies<\/a> and border \u200dcommunities.<\/p>\n<p>However, it\u200c is important to note that despite the Republicans&#8217; calls for impeachment and a trial, the \u200dchances\u2064 of Mayorkas being removed from his position are\u200b slim. With \u2062a Democratic majority in the Senate, it is \u200cunlikely that\u2063 there would be\u200c enough\u2063 votes\u200c to convict him. Nonetheless, \u200bRepublicans believe\u200b that a trial would draw attention to the issue and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/christie-slams-trump-for-skipping-second-gop-debate-voters-have-a-right-to-hear-from-him\/\" title=\"Christie criticizes Trump's absence from second GOP debate: Voters deserve to hear from him.\">potentially influence public opinion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic senators, on the other hand, have largely shown support for Mayorkas and the\u2063 Biden administration&#8217;s\u200d approach to immigration. They argue \u200bthat Mayorkas is addressing the border crisis \u2063and working towards a comprehensive immigration \u200creform.\u2063 Democrats view the Republican calls for \u2064impeachment as \u2063politically motivated and an attempt \u200dto undermine the\u2062 Biden administration&#8217;s \u200befforts.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, Senate Republicans are calling on Vice President Kamala Harris and Senate\u2062 Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to lead the impeachment proceedings against \u200bHomeland Security Secretary\u200d Alejandro \u2062Mayorkas. They hope \u200cthat a trial would highlight the alleged shortcomings of \u2062the Biden administration&#8217;s approach\u2063 to border security \u2063and immigration. While the chances of\u200c Mayorkas \u200cbeing removed from his position are slim, Republicans believe that a trial would bring attention to the issue and\u2062 potentially influence\u2064 public opinion. The Democratic majority in the Senate is likely \u2062to \u2064stand in\u200d the\u200b way of any successful\u2063 impeachment effort,\u200c emphasizing\u2062 the partisan divide on this issue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Republicans are pressuring VP Kamala Harris and Sen. Mitch McConnell to spearhead the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The House impeached Mayorkas last week, paving the way for a probable Senate trial where his fate will be determined<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2181770,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MixCollage-20-Feb-2024-09-22-AM-6515.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2181769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MixCollage-20-Feb-2024-09-22-AM-6515.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2181769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2181769"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2181769\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2181770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2181769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2181769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2181769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}