House Republicans may yet impeach Biden but Speaker Kevin McCarthy thwarted a snap impeachment attempt by Republican firebrand Lauren Boebert.
This is ironic because Republicans long touted a return to"regular order" in their quest to run the House. In his effort to secure the Speakership, McCarthy promised that he wouldn’t just hand down bills from on high. He wanted legislation to gurgle up through subcommittees and committees before hitting the floor. Leaders wouldn’t drop legislation on lawmakers in the dead of night.
Allowing his rank-and-file to have a"voice" is key to McCarthy’s political success as Speaker. He promised to give Members more say in the legislative process. The Speaker certainly agreed with censuring his Golden State nemesis Schiff for his role in the Russia probe. And even though McCarthy is no fan ofPresident Joe Biden recently trashed a reporter after he asked the president about his alleged corruption involving Ukraine and his son Hunter Biden.
"Bringing up this privileged motion to impeach Joe Biden absolutely forces members to put their money where their mouth is. If most of the Republicans as they , then we would be a lot better off," said Boebert."We can't turn impeachment into the equivalent of a vote of no confidence in the British Parliament," said Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Penn."When we do that we cheapen what impeachment is. It's supposed to be a tool of last resort. Not a first resort.
McCarthy needed to thread the needle on Boebert’s resolution. But he too was unimpressed with the gambit by the Colorado Republican. "The timeline of our investigation is pretty much in our heads," said House Homeland Security Committee ChairmanBoebert said she’d like to see the House impeach President Biden by the end of the year.
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