Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) filed articles of impeachment against Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Wednesday, accusing him of abusing the powers of his office and undermining public health, putting Americans’ lives at risk.
He “has got to go,” Stevens said in a video announcing the impeachment articles. In an accompanying press statement, she said Kennedy, who rose to prominence as an ardent anti-vaccine activist, “has turned his back on science, on public health, and on the American people—spreading conspiracies and lies, driving up costs, and putting lives at risk.” She called him the “biggest self-created threat to our health and safety.”
It is very unlikely that an impeachment push will gain traction in the Republican-controlled Congress. No other Democratic lawmakers are backing the articles.
pointless gestures for $100, Alex
At least it’s on the record that they tried, even if it’s a futile endeavor.
It’s just one person, not even the whole Democrat party. Useless.
I dunno what value that has. It seems to me that the democrats really only resist fascism in these futile ways so they can point at them when asked “why didn’t you do anything?” They never actually address the material conditions of Americans that lead to people losing faith in democracy and wanting authoritarianism.
Anything that takes time away from them dismantling the government is a good thing
What would you suggest as a better, more effective, outlet?
As it stands, you are just commenting on the internet while others are advancing legislation. I am curious what you are doing that is so much more effective that the rest of us should be considering.
Focus on flipping the House and Senate in '26.
Use RFK and all the other bozos as reasons to regain control.
An impeachment process would seem to be a great way to put RFK under a spotlight for this plan. 🤷♂️
Except that with Republicans in control there will be no impeachment process. Johnson will not allow it to come to a vote.
Honey, they are literally the lawmakers and rulers of the country, I’m some dude that makes some part of some company’s wheels turn. People in my position and those like mine do not have the power to run the country while those in Congress do. There is not an equivalency in responsibility.
They have a responsibility and duty to actually help address the many many issues this country is facing and they seem to conveniently only remember that when they can’t possibly muster the political power to do anything useful. They knew Donald Trump and his fascist goons would try to wrestle control of the country again in 2024 and they spent four years with their heads up their own asses. And that’s only looking at four specific years. For decades they’ve done the bare minimum to keep in power all while the rich got richer, the poor got poorer, and those in power got more powerful.
When it’s their turn, they don’t remove or restrict the tools of oppression they know the right will use against the populace. Fuck, they expand them! They either half-heartedly talked about or actively fight against measures like raising the minimum wage, addressing the housing crisis, or the cost of healthcare. Don’t even start talking to me about the civic process being roadblocks, we’re watching those roadblocks break way for the GOP. The DNC never even tries that kind of strong arm behavior to improve things.
Yeah, I’m kvetching on the internet, it’s a forum, that’s what it’s for!
I asked for a suggestion and got back a screed. Let them worry about legislating, then.
What can you or I do right now instead of whining about their job performance? What could you do in your community? Maybe if you tell me a challenge you want to tackle toward this end, I could tell you one I’d like to take on in mine and we could try to motivate each other.
This is our chance.
dEmoCrAt bAD
Yeah dude. They suck ass. They’re the better of the two options, but they fucking blow! It would kick ASS if they didn’t suck!
If they got far better, I have a feeling your rhetoric wouldn’t change.
But yours would because you’re better than everyone else.
Cool
What else can they do? I think what’s despicable is that no other dems are backing this. At least all dems should back it, so that it’s 100% visible for everyone who is responsible for children dying from preventable diseases.
Democrats are in the minority, they literally have 0 power to move anything like this forward.
Get caught trying, it’s way better than doing literally nothing. Where are all the other house dems on this?
Democrats love doing fucking nothing
This is literally the legal process for “doing something”.
Not much else they can do except raise awareness and get people to vote in the midterms. Which isn’t nothing.
It’s not “the democrats” it’s just one person. The rest of them are sitting on their hands and cashing bribe checks.
dead children is too political for the politicians. Holding some sort of opinion may alienate donors who have have different opinions.