- United States
- La.
- Letter
Oppose Impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas
To: Sen. Kennedy
From: A verified voter in Baton Rouge, LA
April 10
I am writing to respectfully express my opposition to your position on the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
As a constituent from Baton Rouge, I am deeply concerned about the partisan nature of this impeachment effort and the lack of evidence to support the charges against Secretary Mayorkas.
The search results clearly show that the articles of impeachment do not meet the constitutional standard of "high crimes and misdemeanors" required for such a serious action.
Legal experts and even some conservative voices have argued that the charges are vague and do not demonstrate criminal conduct by Secretary Mayorkas.
Further, the impeachment appears to be a political dispute over immigration policy rather than a legal matter, as the Founders specifically rejected impeachment for maladministration.
Pursuing this impeachment is a distraction from real issues and is unlikely to succeed in the Democrat-controlled Senate, achieving nothing but political symbolism.
I urge you to reconsider your support for this impeachment and instead focus your efforts on constructive solutions to address the challenges at the border, such as working with the administration to reform immigration laws.
Impeachment should be reserved for the most serious offenses, not used as a partisan weapon to settle policy disagreements.
As your constituent, I hope you will carefully review the evidence and arguments against this impeachment and reconsider your views.