Sadly, I think they'll just go looking for another target.
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
UPDATE 02/07/2024:
The final vote was 214-216, with only House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) absent due to treatment for blood cancer.
Scalise’s absence made the difference for the vote, as did the surprise appearance of Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) – who was absent for votes earlier in the day and a vote just before the Mayorkas impeachment articles came up.
With Green’s absence, the House GOP could have spared three defections and still approved the impeachment articles, but his attendance changed that math, giving Republicans a cushion of just two votes.
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Opposition from Reps. Ken Buck (R-Colo.), Tom McClintock (R-Calif.), and Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) in the slim GOP majority sank the bill.
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In a statement after the vote, Gallagher said Mayorkas had “faithfully implemented President Biden’s open border policies and helped create the dangerous crisis at the southern border.” But he said proponents had failed to show his conduct met the standards for impeachment.
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Rep. Blake Moore (R-Utah), the chair of the GOP conference, flipped his vote to “no” seconds before the vote closed, a procedural maneuver that allows the conference to bring the legislation back to the floor at a later date.
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Raj Shah, deputy chief of communications for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), posted on X after the vote that “House Republicans fully intend to bring Articles of Impeachment against Secretary Mayorkas back to the floor when we have the votes for passage.”
The Hill
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