July 24th 2024.
Tennessee Republican Representative Andy Ogles has recently taken action against Vice-President Kamala Harris by filing articles of impeachment. This move is an extension of similar articles previously filed by the Republican party, specifically targeting Harris' stance on immigration - a hot topic for conservatives in the current election cycle. According to reports from The Hill, Ogles' filing includes an additional article alleging that Harris breached the public's trust by failing to disclose President Joe Biden's mental and physical well-being. This accusation is in line with recent criticism towards White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, who has also faced accusations of hiding the President's health during tense exchanges with the press in July.
The filing explicitly states that "Kamala Devi Harris has knowingly misled the people and Congress of the United States, primarily to conceal the physical and cognitive well-being of President Joe Biden." This language is consistent with Ogles' original articles of impeachment, first filed on June 12, 2023. These articles claimed that Harris is unfit for her position and has shown disregard for the ongoing crisis at the Southern border. In the filing, Harris is accused of "demonstrating extreme incompetence in carrying out her duties and responsibilities, a blatant refusal to uphold existing immigration laws, and a clear indifference to the suffering of American citizens affected by the crisis at the Southern border."
In a move reminiscent of the plot of Amazon Studios' popular television series The Boys, Ogles has called for Harris to invoke the 25th Amendment, effectively making her the President. He justified this call by expressing concerns about Biden's health - a concern that has been on the rise since the Presidential debate on CNN in June. In an interview with Fox News, Ogles stated, "I have been saying for over a year that Biden's declining health has rendered him incapable of leading our nation. With his recent absence following a supposed COVID diagnosis, it is now more evident than ever that he must either resign or be removed from office. Since Biden has made it clear that he will not resign, it is imperative that Vice President Harris take action and invoke the 25th Amendment. The safety and well-being of the American people and our nation depend on it."
According to the Bipartisan Policy Center, the 25th Amendment has only been invoked a handful of times in history, and the specific application that Ogles is calling for, known as Section 4, has never been used before. Section 2, on the other hand, was used during the Nixon-Ford Administration when Gerald R. Ford was nominated as Vice-President after Spiro Agnew's resignation. Ford then used this same section to nominate Nelson Rockefeller as his Vice-President after assuming the Presidency following Nixon's resignation in the wake of the Watergate scandal.
However, some have raised doubts about the legitimacy of Ogles' accusations. According to The Daily Beast, Ogles has a history of embellishing or even lying about his background. A local investigation by News Channel 5 Nashville revealed that Ogles falsely claimed to be an economist when, in reality, he had only taken one economics class at a community college. He also claimed to have a background in law enforcement, but it was later revealed that he had been relieved of his duties as a volunteer sheriff's deputy due to a lack of progress in training and required courses over a two-year period. These revelations may call into question the validity of Ogles' accusations against Vice-President Harris.
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