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Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) on Monday promised to close down the U.S. Senate except Democrats maintain an impeachment trial for DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
For weeks now, Senate Majority Chief Chuck Schumer has refused to carry a Senate trial for DHS Secretary Mayorkas.
Constitutional knowledgeable Hans von Spakovsky lately knowledgeable Grant Stinchfield and the Actual America Voice viewers that holding an impeachment trial isn’t a alternative for Democrats – it’s their obligation based on the US Structure!
Hans von Spakovsky: The Senate has a particular rule for dealing with impeachment, which is a parliamentary rule. This rule was carried out within the Nineteen Eighties. That rule calls for testing. There isn’t any language that permits a vote to dismiss a movement and a movement to dismiss. Additionally, look, the Structure says that the Home votes on whether or not to question a federal official, after which the Senate is chargeable for holding a trial and figuring out whether or not they're responsible or ought to be acquitted. . There may be nothing in it that shouldn’t be prosecuted and will simply be thrown out.
Right here is Senator Lee's speech some time in the past.
Senator Mike Lee (R-UT): Madam Speaker, I rise at this time to talk in help of my movement to current the nomination of Ramona Manglona. My drawback with the nominee isn’t with the present nominee. Actually, he’s fairly succesful. She was voted off the Judiciary Committee on which I serve, with my help, my vote on the committee was 21 to zero.
The Senate shouldn’t act on the nominees but. The Senate ought to as an alternative be laser-focused on getting ready for the trial of Division of Homeland Safety Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, whom the Home impeached in February. As a substitute of confirming one other nominee, we must always contemplate an organizing decision to arrange the take a look at we’re constitutionally compelled to conduct. However sadly, we aren’t doing that. As a substitute, Senator Schumer is getting ready to invoke a nuclear choice by introducing articles of impeachment.
For the primary time in American historical past, Senate Democrats additionally need to keep away from inspecting the proof offered towards Mayorkas. Whereas Senator Schumer prepares to launch a nuclear assault on the Senate, we should not keep on with enterprise as typical. If this movement is profitable, then with respect to Manglona, we are able to transfer on to legislative enterprise to think about a convening movement for an impeachment trial.
I ask for help from my coworkers. To that finish, Madam Speaker, I transfer to current the nomination of Ramona Villagomes, Mangalona, and ask for 'ayes' and 'noes'.
Tonight Senator Lee is holding the Democrats accountable and holding up enterprise till the Democrats impeach the DHS Secretary!
The Senate doesn’t have the fitting to neglect its obligation and provides Secretary Mayorkas immunity for his border catastrophe.
I’m withholding enterprise till we give the American individuals the trial they’re promised in our Structure. pic.twitter.com/2yjeUBagW5
– Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) 15 April 2024