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Republicans are expected to win back control in both the House and the Senate in the upcoming election and action will be taken. Alabama GOP Rep. Barry Moore thought our power should be used for impeachment and to investigate Pelosi’s role in January 6. Interest in those hearings was never high and continues to drop, even with all the major cable news networks carrying it both day and night.
Impeachment and removal
This isn’t about playing politics. Sometimes it is. This has more to do with the rule of law and keeping our republic intact.
Rep. Barry Moore explained,
“You know, both parties play politics sometimes, but I think at this point with a constitutional republic, it is going to benefit us to look into some of these issues that undermined our Constitution or tried to undermine our Constitution. And I look forward to [Ohio GOP Rep.] Jim Jordan heading Judiciary Committee. I think there’s a lot of opportunities for him to get to the bottom of some of this, to open some of these hearings. Impeaching Biden may be part of that. It may be on the table. Certainly, what role did Pelosi play on January 6? That’s the reason [Jordan] and Banks are not on [the January 6] committee right now. They would have some pretty tough questions for her — how we managed to have such lax security knowing there was probably going to be some people in D.C. that day. There are a lot of unanswered questions.”
Impeachment is one of several steps
About 20 million people tuned in last month but viewership has dropped off 11%. According to Nielsen, the eight hearings averaged 13.1 million.
There were two prime time hearings that averaged 18.9 million. The daytime hearings averaged out at 11.2. These numbers are solid but not huge. Biden’s State of the Union pulled in 38 million viewers. In 2018, President Trump’s same speech attracted over 45 million people.
Impeachment in conversation
Republicans are talking. House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik mentioned,
“[Democrats] are doubling down looking for any desperate attempt to try to change the narrative. But look, the American people are smart. They see through this, they want a Congress that’s focused on the issues that matter to them. We’re working very closely with President Trump and his team with Leader Kevin McCarthy, with Jim Jordan, and really all of the House Republicans will be pushing back in a rapid response fashion. You will see us all over the airwaves, we will be setting the record straight. We will be telling the truth to the American people sharing the facts and also really pointing out how unprecedented and unconstitutional and illegitimate this committee is.”
GOP members have a number of media bookings, ready to capitalize. Stefanik continued,
“But similar to impeachment sham one and really impeachment sham two, just out there every single day. Number one, talking about issues that matter to the American people. But number two, prosecuting the case against how much Speaker Pelosi, Democrats, and Liz Cheney have failed this country, and they’ve failed to focus on the issue. If they want to talk about securing the Capitol, which they refused to, they have failed to do that job. They have shred Congress as an institution, and they are invading on the privacy and really the speech and debate rights of all these elected members of Congress. And they’re targeting everyday citizens, young staffers who worked on the Trump campaign.”
