The House Homeland Security Committee has now voted to impeach Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The House Speaker has indicated he will seek a full House vote on impeachment next week. Here is why this matters to all of us: - This attack on the Department of Homeland Security Secretary is a testing ground for future attacks on what keeps every one of us safe — governing according to law in difficult conditions not of our making.
- By their vote, House Committee members created a
lower bar for impeachment than exists in the Constitution.
- They ignored legal experts around the country who have condemned this effort as an illegal use of impeachment powers.
In his seminal book, On Tyranny, Timothy Snyder wrote:
“It is institutions that help us to preserve decency. … Do not speak of ‘our institutions’ unless you make them yours by acting on their behalf.” Your voice matters.
Join LDAD now in expressing your support of the Constitution and our democracy by opposing this unlawful impeachment. |
