Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s impeachment case begins with his
dereliction of duty when he failed to inform the White House when he was
incapacitated by a medical procedure. Under Austin’s watch, the
Pentagon has also blatantly disregarded the Hyde Amendment and is
facilitating the procurement of abortions for servicewomen using
taxpayer funds. ...
With a Democratic-controlled Senate, these impeachments will not be successful in removing these officials from power, but that is not the point. As Democrats set the standard in 2019, impeachment is now an exercise of partisan political power, and it should be treated as such. ...
Furthermore, it would also have the strategic effect of jamming the schedule of the Democratic-controlled Senate. If the upper chamber were forced to contend with numerous impeachment trials, it would have less time to vote on judicial nominations and billions of dollars in foreign aid.
