Vote Yes to Impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Remove Him

Today I take pen in hand to write and urge yiu to Vote YES on Rep. Thomas Massie's articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The charges are serious: three violations of the War Powers Resolution in Iran and Yemen, extrajudicial killings in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, suppression of free speech, and the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro without congressional authorization. These are not technicalities. Hegseth oversaw military strikes and a foreign capture without Congress ever authorizing them. The War Powers Resolution exists precisely to prevent one person in the executive branch from waging war unilaterally. Every administration that has ignored it has made the next violation easier. Voting yes is a chance to draw a line. I know Senate conviction is a long shot. That does not make this vote meaningless. As Massie put it, what is at heart here is the balance of power between the executive branch and Congress. A vote to impeach is a vote to say that balance still matters. Thank you.

First sent on November 9 by Mark