Members of Congress have promised to “hold accountable” those in power so often that the phrase has become hollow. Exhibit A: Alejandro Mayorkas. For many months, President Joe Biden’s secretary of homeland security has dodged responsibility for his direct implementation of a historic border crisis.
Until now.
On Feb. 13, the House successfully impeached Mayorkas for the irreparable damage he has done to U.S. sovereignty, security, and the rule of law. Now it’s the Senate’s turn to hold Mayorkas accountable by conducting a legitimate impeachment trial to examine the evidence in detail in front of the American people.
The House’s first article of impeachment was for Mayorkas’ willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law. As a “civil Officer” of the United States, Mayorkas doesn’t get to pick and choose which laws to enforce and which to…
