Actually, I had back surgery yesterday and checked myself out of the hospital this morning to make sure I voted to IMPEACH Hegseth.
He’s the most incompetent & immoral SecDef in history and he needs to go!
@sbxirr@adammocklerr He doesn’t have to disclose his medical procedure. That’s his right to privacy. But he’s a public servant, and his constituents have every right to ask why he missed an important vote. Medical privacy and political accountability are not mutually exclusive.
Correa hasn’t disclosed what the medical issue or procedure actually is. If he was medically unable to attend, that’s understandable. My post simply encourages constituents to contact their elected representatives and hold them accountable. There’s nothing wrong with asking questions, and there’s certainly no reason for personal attacks.
You’re right about the risk of a Republican-controlled Senate trial. But defeating the motion to refer wouldn’t have automatically sent anything to the Senate. The House still had to vote on impeachment. And even if it passed, transmission could be delayed, as Pelosi demonstrated in 2019. Those are separate decisions.
Fair point about Senate leadership controlling the trial. But you’re overlooking something: the House can impeach without immediately transmitting the articles to the Senate. Those are separate steps. The House could establish accountability now and delay transmission until January. Why assume the only options are doing nothing or handing Republicans an immediate trial?
So your argument is that an elected representative should avoid holding government officials accountable because they control federal funding? That’s not exactly the defense you think it is. And constituents calling congressional offices to demand answers isn’t harassment. It’s democracy.
@MikeFouquette@adammocklerr I’ve always liked her but you can’t show up late for an important vote when you’re representing 711,000 people.
Most of us have much less responsibility and if we have to make it to something important we leave early AF. No excuses! Innocent lives are on the line.
You’re confusing impeachment with conviction. The House votes to impeach; the Senate conducts the trial. Democrats taking the Senate doesn’t guarantee conviction (that requires a two-thirds majority). And yesterday’s vote wasn’t even a final impeachment vote. It was a motion to bury the resolution in committee. Why shouldn’t representatives be expected to go on record?
Nobody is diminishing veterans housing. Wilson secured $3 million for the project, and that’s commendable. But yesterday’s groundbreaking doesn’t erase yesterday’s missed vote. She’s still collecting a congressional salary, still holds office, and still has a responsibility to show up. Why is expecting accountability from an elected official suddenly controversial?