The New York Times' Peter Baker is outraged by Republicans' attempt to impeach Biden, Alejandro Mayorkas and others. In effect, he claims that Republicans have turned impeachment into a partisan political weapon.
Does anyone working in our media have an ounce of self-awareness? Do any of them realize that most people can remember more than what happened in the last 15 minutes?
Democrats have impeached Trump twice for no reason, but now impeachment is just a partisan political weapon?
From the New York Times:
Inside the rise of accountability as a weapon in partisan warfare
If the House of Representatives follows through on the committee's recommendation issued this week and impeach Alejandro N. Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, this will be the first time in American history that a Cabinet official has been removed. But Mr. Mayorkas is not alone in all this.
Republicans have also filed articles of impeachment against his boss, President Biden, as well as Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, and Christopher A. Wray, the director of the FBI, while threatening them against Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona.
In fact, impeachment threats have become a favorite pastime for Republicans following in the footsteps of former President Donald J. Trump, who pressured his allies to retaliate for his two impeachments while in office.
But impeachment, once seen as the most serious measure to combat corruption and abuse of power by the Founders, now seems in danger of becoming a dead letter on constitutional paper, just another weapon in today's bitter, tit-for-tat partisan wars.
It's amazing that this is true.
As Republicans pursue Biden and his team, impeachment, once the most serious check on corruption and abuse of power developed by the Founders, now seems in danger of becoming a dead letter on constitutional paper, just another weapon in today's bitter partisan wars https://t. .co/iHg3k0r0zk
– Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) February 2, 2024
Funny how that happened so suddenly, huh?
Nice hacking activity though.
-Calvin is so grateful (@shoveitjack) February 2, 2024
Oh, *now* is he in danger of becoming another weapon? Everything Democrats do suddenly becomes a problem when Republicans do it
– Pantsdailon (@pantsdailon) February 3, 2024
Do they really think that no one remembers anything from the past seven years?
