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   In article <3o9lmkp5a0ki58d9kck5ht383njcu232oi@4ax.com>,   
   prochoice@here.now says...   
   >   
   > On Fri, 16 Jan 2026 18:18:57 -0000 (UTC), Socialism fails   
   >  in alt.atheism with message-id   
   > <10kdveh$fur7$2@paganini.bofh.team> wrote:   
   >   
   > >DHS? Noem faces new articles of impeachment backed by dozens of House   
   > >Democrats   
   > >   
   > >The effort to hold the Homeland Security secretary to account probably   
   > >won?t pass, but that doesn?t make it irrelevant.   
   > >Jan. 14, 2026, 2:32 PM EST   
   > >By   
   > >Steve Benen   
   > >   
   > >After almost a year of scandals, crises and abuses, Homeland Security   
   > >Secretary Kristi Noem?s public standing has predictably deteriorated. The   
   > >latest Quinnipiac University poll, for example, found that 52% of Americans   
   > >disapprove of the South Dakota Republican?s job performance, while only 36%   
   > >approve. Both numbers are slightly worse than when Quinnipiac asked the   
   > >same question last summer.   
   > >   
   > >The DHS secretary is finding plenty of detractors on Capitol Hill, too.   
   > >   
   > >Last week, Democratic Rep. Robin Kelly of Illinois announced plans to file   
   > >articles of impeachment against Noem. This week, she followed through ?   
   > >along with quite a few of her colleagues. HuffPost reported:   
   > >   
   > >    With the support of nearly 70 colleagues, Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) on   
   > >Wednesday introduced three articles of impeachment against Homeland   
   > >Security Secretary Kristi Noem.   
   > >   
   > >    The first accuses Noem of obstruction of Congress, for denying   
   > >lawmakers access to Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities to   
   > >provide oversight.   
   >   
   > Seven days notice is required.  Where was the "oversight"   
   > when 8 billion dollars was being stolen from the government   
   > by fake day-care centers and fake transportation companies?   
   >   
   >   
   > >The second accuses her of violating public trust, for   
   > >directing DHS agents to arrest people without warrants and for ignoring due   
   > >process.   
   >   
   > I am not an attorney but I am sure federal law was followed.   
   >   
   >   
   > >The third accuses her of self-dealing, for secretly steering a   
   > >federal contract to a firm run by her friend.   
   >   
   > That is amusing since Harris just bought an 8 million dollar   
   > beach home and Nancy Pelosi set records with her stock   
   > trades.   
      
   And Harris still hasn't explained the missing 20 million   
   from her "campaign" funds.   
   >   
   > >   
   > >?Secretary Noem has called my impeachment effort ?silly,?? Kelly told   
   > >reporters. ?I want to tell her right now, ?Secretary Noem, you have   
   > >violated your oath of office, and there will be consequences. I am watching   
   > >you. Members of Congress are watching you. The American people, most   
   > >importantly, are watching you.??   
   >   
   > And enjoy what we see.  She should keep up the good work   
   > only faster.   
   >   
   > >   
   > >Those who don?t follow Capitol Hill at a granular level may not realize   
   > >this, but every year, members introduce impeachment resolutions that target   
   > >assorted figures, most of which generate very little attention or support.   
   > >That includes last year: A still-pending effort to impeach Defense   
   > >Secretary Pete Hegseth, for example, was introduced in early December, and   
   > >it?s garnered zero co-sponsors. A related push to impeach Health and Human   
   > >Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has picked up just one co-sponsor.   
   > >   
   > >The articles of impeachment against Noem, however, are quantitatively   
   > >different: Kelly?s resolution was introduced with the support of 69 House   
   > >Democrats, which represents roughly a third of the party?s conference in   
   > >the chamber, and there?s no reason to assume that total won?t grow.   
   >   
   > There is no reason to think it will.  I doubt it would ever   
   > pass the Senate and would definitely fail in the House.   
      
   They tried to get Trump and failed.   
   >   
   > >   
   > >   
   > >For most of American history, only one Cabinet secretary was ever   
   > >impeached: In 1876, the House impeached Secretary of War William Belknap ?   
   > >after he left office ? over alleged bribes. (He was later acquitted by   
   > >senators.)   
   > >   
   > >Almost two years ago, Belknap got a little company: Republicans impeached   
   > >then-Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, despite having   
   > >uncovered no evidence that the DHS secretary had done anything to merit   
   > >impeachment.   
   >   
   > Other than millions of illegals that somehow got in even   
   > though the border was "secure".   
   >   
   > >   
   > >Will Noem join the tiny club? Probably not anytime soon: The House   
   > >Republican majority in the lower chamber is tiny and shrinking, but it   
   > >exists, and GOP leaders will almost certainly ignore the Democratic effort   
   > >to hold her accountable.   
   >   
   > Like two failed attempts involving Trump.   
   >   
   > >   
   > >But there?s certainly symbolic value in the Democratic effort, which is   
   > >being used to draw attention to the failures and outrages at the Department   
   > >of Homeland Security. Watch this space.   
   >   
   > You assume anyone is watching.  Why is that?   
      
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