Ohio Rep. Bob Gibbs filed articles of impeachment against President Joe Biden on Wednesday, a move that underscores growing frustration in the GOP but ultimately won’t go anywhere.
The Lakeville Republican, who represents the 7th Congressional District in north-central Ohio, said Biden botched the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan and has failed to secure the U.S.-Mexico border. Gibbs also accused Biden of violating his duties by attempting to extend the moratorium on evictions, even as he acknowledged his decision likely wouldn’t hold up in court.
Republicans in Texas and Arizona have also signed onto the resolution. In a statement, Gibbs acknowledged that it won’t advance in a Democrat-controlled House but said he “could not stand by” any longer.
“This is a shot across the bow,” he said. “When Republicans take back the House, we will take our commitment to the separation of powers, our role as a check and balance to the executive branch seriously. President Biden, Vice President Harris, and the entire administration is officially on notice.”
The resolution comes over a month after Gibbs penned a letter to his colleagues asking them to consider and discuss Biden’s impeachment.
“As conservatives and Republicans, I believe we understand impeachment is a serious constitutional mechanism, meant to be used only in the rarest and most grave circumstances,” he wrote in August. “Sadly, we saw our Democrat colleagues debase it and use it as a talking point for electoral gain. We must strenuously avoid such trivial treatment of our duty.”
Gibbs opposed both efforts to impeach Trump.
Haley BeMiller is a reporter for the USA TODAY Network Ohio Bureau, which serves the Columbus Dispatch, Cincinnati Enquirer, Akron Beacon Journal and 18 other affiliated news organizations across Ohio.
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By impeaching the corrupt puppet president Biden, we may exspose his handlers and puppeteers.
The ones who are really attempting to destroy our country. 🙁 🙁 🙁
ITS NOT just biden that needs impeaching…
Remarkable that it took this long. The disgust, dispicable dem-rats were calling for Trump’s impeachment before he even took office.
It’s been one blunder, one catastrophe after after another with Babbling Biden, and it took 8 months for suggest impeachment.
Why have the RINOS been silent for so long regarding impeachment? The RINOS are in bed with the Democrats.
Which is why its MORE than just biden, who need to go..
Here’s the first 3 steps in impeaching a president:
First, an impeachment resolution must be introduced by a member of the House of Representatives. OK, done.
The speaker of the House must then direct the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary (or a special committee) to hold a hearing on the resolution to decide whether to put the measure to a vote by the full chamber and when to hold such a vote. Oh, wait, Who’s speaker of the House? Anyone think Nancy Pelosi will do this?
A simple majority of the Judiciary Committee must approve the resolution. Who has the majority on all House committees including Judiciary? Democrats.
Read the rest of the hurdles to impeachment. Removing him requires a 2/3 vote of the Senate.
Trump was impeached twice by the power hungry Democrats in the House but he was never removed because Republicans held the Senate and a 2/3 vote could not be achieved.
From the article: Republicans in Texas and Arizona have also signed onto the resolution. In a statement, Gibbs acknowledged that it won’t advance in a Democrat-controlled House but said he “could not stand by” any longer.
Want to impeach Biden. Take back the House and the Senate and it will require 67 votes in the Senate to remove him.
PITY WE can’t impeach the speaker first…
Let’s say the impeachment proceeds, look who is going to take over!! That sends shivers down my spine! The best option would be to have the GOP control both houses of Congress in 2022
So do nothing, because the alterative may be worse? Great way to show the left, they’ve won.