Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) ripped Democrats in the upper chamber for dismissing two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday, claiming they tossed over two centuries of “precedent” in the Senate.
“Yesterday, Chuck Schumer threw over two centuries of precedent in the United States Senate out of the window,” Cruz wrote in a post on X Thursday.
“He stripped the Senate of the right to hold an impeachment trial.
Democrats do not care about the Constitution or the rule of law.” The Democratic-majority Senate on Wednesday killed two articles of impeachment against Mayorkas, voting along mostly party lines 51 to 49 to do so just a few hours into proceedings.
Cruz, speaking on NewsMax, pointed out that in the 22 times the House was brought impeachment articles against an individual, the Senate conducted a trial in each instance except for the cases where the individual died or left office.
They would not hear any evidence and instead, they simply ruled at the outset that we’re not going to consider the matter,” he said.
Republicans had long sought an impeachment to shed light on the Biden administration’s record on immigration and border security.
The House articles accused Mayorkas of violating immigration laws as well as “breach of public trust,” arguing he violated his oath of office.
Sen. In an attack on Democrats in the upper chamber, Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said that they had thrown away two centuries’ worth of Senate “precedent” by tossing out two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday.
“Chuck Schumer threw out of the window over two centuries of precedent in the United States Senate yesterday,” Cruz stated in a post on X.com. He deprived the Senate of its authority to conduct an impeachment trial. Justice and the Constitution are unimportant to Democrats. “.
Just a few hours into the session, the Democratic-majority Senate on Wednesday rejected two articles of impeachment against Mayorkas, voting mostly along party lines, 51 to 49. Rather than holding a floor trial or referring the case to a special committee for review, the Senate voted for the first time in 225 years to dismiss the impeachment charges that were approved by the House.
Cruz made this observation on NewsMax: of the 22 times the House was presented with articles of impeachment against a specific person, the Senate held a trial in every case—with the exception of those in which the person passed away or was removed from office.
This had been the consistent practice for two centuries, but yesterday all Democrats made the decision to abdicate their constitutional obligations and prevent a trial from taking place. They simply declared at the outset that they would not be considering the matter, refusing to listen to any evidence, he said.
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (Democratic-N. Y. contended that the House had sent over “the least legitimate, least substantive, and most politicized impeachment trial ever in the history of the United States,” negating the need for a trial. “.
Cruz moved to have the Senate meet in private to discuss whether the impeachment was constitutional, but Democrats voted it down in an effort to stop Schumer’s attempt to drop the charges.
In order to expose the Biden administration’s record on immigration and border security, Republicans had long advocated for his impeachment. The House articles claimed Mayorkas had broken his oath of office and had broken immigration laws in addition to a “breach of public trust.”.
