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The House on Tuesday failed to pass a Republican-led resolution to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the southern border.

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[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Moments before, when House Republicans thought they had eked out the impeachment vote -- despite the defiance of three of their members -- Democratic Rep. Al Green, of Texas rolled in to the chamber in a wheelchair in hospital scrubs.

During the Mayorkas drama, Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, filed a motion to reconsider immediately after the vote failed, allowing it to be taken up again. It is likely to be scheduled when Majority Leader Steve Scalise, who is receiving cancer treatment, is able to attend.

So it’s basically a battle of who can get out of hospital the fastest? What a functional democracy.

[–] jonne 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It's a gerontocracy . That's what you get when you keep electing old fucks over and over again.

[–] Tolstoshev@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

It’s impressive that they managed to shoot themselves in both feet.

[–] PeckerBrown@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Losers still lose.

[–] Laughbone@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

After shutting down their own border security bill, what a bunch of useless dirtbags.

[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

they don't care. its about watering down the significance fo impeachment by misusing it when they are in power so they can claim appropriate use when they are not is a misuse like they do.