Secretary Mayorkas Guilty of Maladministration

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Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, Secretary Mayorkas is guilty of maladministration of our immigration laws on a cosmic scale, but we know that is not grounds for impeachment because the American Founders specifically rejected it.

They didn't want political disputes to become impeachments because that would shatter their separation of powers that vests the enforcement of the laws with the President--no matter how bad a job he does.

Cabinet Secretaries can't serve two masters. They can be impeached for committing a crime relating to their office, but not for carrying out Presidential policy.

This border crisis can't be fixed by replacing one leftwing official with another. It can only be fixed by the American people at the ballot box by replacing this administration with one committed to securing our borders, defending our country, and upholding the rule of law. Americans are already coming to that conclusion.

Mr. Speaker, I am afraid that stunts like this don't help.

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