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politics2 years ago

"Impeachment Hearings and Testimony: Mayorkas' Controversial Immigration Policies Under Scrutiny"

A group of legal scholars has warned House GOP leaders against the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, arguing that the proposed grounds for impeachment are ordinary policy disagreements and do not meet the constitutional threshold for impeachment. They emphasized that impeachment should be reserved for truly extraordinary misconduct and not for policy disagreements between the House and the Executive Branch. The pushback against Mayorkas has grown among House GOP members over his handling of the border, but legal scholars and conservative commentator Jonathan Turley have expressed concerns about the lack of sufficient evidence for impeachment.

politics2 years ago

Constitutional Debate: Should Trump be Barred from the Presidency?

Legal scholars are increasingly making a constitutional argument that former President Donald Trump should be barred from holding office again, citing his role in inciting the Capitol insurrection as grounds for disqualification. This argument is gaining traction as experts analyze the language and intent of the Constitution's impeachment clause, which allows for disqualification from future office.