San Jose Congressman Sam Liccardo is one of just nine Democrats to publicly call for the impeachment of President Donald Trump.
A citizens’ group, “Operation Anti-King,” formed in early April said it is recruiting voters in every House district to press for Trump’s impeachment.
The group’s first action was to send emails to each member of Congress, polling support for impeachment of the President.
The group received 425 “No Comment” responses, two Republican No responses and nine Democrats saying “Yes,” including Liccardo, and: Reps. Al Green of Texas, Suzanne Bonamici and Maxine Dexter of Oregon, Maxine Waters of California, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Shri Thanedar of Michigan, Hank Johnson of Georgia and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan.
One co-founder Gabe Garbowit, former staff aide for Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.); the other is Keira Havens, of Colorado, an Air Force veteran, bioscientist and blogger.
In a statement to this group, Dexter wrote: “Donald Trump’s cruel, chaotic, and unlawful actions have put our democracy at risk. ... I will not stand by while our democracy is eroded. I support impeachment because no one is above the law.” Bonamici likewise affirmed her support because Trump is “violating the Constitutional rights of people in this country and ignoring the rule of law.”
Under the House’s Rule IX, impeachment is a “question of the privileges of the House” and must be voted on within two legislative days.
House Speaker Mike Johnson could intervene with his own rules resolution, as he has on other matters. But this also requires a vote of the full House, which then effectively becomes the same thing. Thus, any individual representative has the ability to make all the others, in both parties, take a position.
The “anti-king” said the grounds for impeachment include: “Usurping the power of the purse, imposing massive tax hikes, creating illegal pseudo-offices, attacks on the First Amendment, threatening opponents, obstructing the courts, flagrant bribery, threatening to invade allies, disappearing people to a foreign torture camp.”
The group insists Trump “has demonstrated his character is marked by every act which may define a tyrant.”
Liccardo virtue-signaling as a back-bencher? Who woulda thunk?
He knows something about tyranny, though. He committed crimes against humanity under the Nuremberg Code with his Covid vax mandate and booster mandate while San Jose mayor.
He may have made some mistakes, as most politicians do, but he’s nowhere close to being a tyrant, unlike the corrupt felon we have in office!
I stand behind you, Congressman Liccardo, and the other reps alongside you!! This is far overdue & I thank you!!!
Not a tyrant? Liccardo tried to force pregnant women to take multiple experimental jabs to keep their jobs.
Only city in California with a booster mandate. His idea.
Too bad Sam has embraced the losing cause, again.
David S.Wall
Another political stunt to waste time & money as he continues to climb the political ladder. As Mayor of San Jose, he did nothing but hold ethnic parades & pose for photos. All he & his fellow Democrats know how to do is appeal to the uneducated, to the illegal immigrants and hate everyone & everything outside their DEI narrative. Disgraceful!
Glad to see that Liccardo is standing up for what’s right. Don the Con who’s temporarily occupying the White House is demonstrating that he plans to be a dictator for more than a day. He’s showing what most of us already knew, that the cruelty is the point.
Happy that Sam isn’t bowing down and kissing the boot like all the spineless repubs in Congress.
I, for one, am so very happy that Sam Liccardo, as a freshman member of Congress is standing up for what is right and necessary. He had some huge shoes to fill replacing Anna Eshoo. He has done an admirable job of stepping up. EVERY one of the Senators and Representatives on both sides of the aisle should be doing the same. Bravo Sam!