Sacrifice in Washington; The guest will pay for the Republicans' warfare?
Thomas Massey, the Republican representative of the state of Kentucky, introduced the impeachment motion against Pete Guest, the Secretary of Defense of the United States, for starting and continuing the war against Iran without the authorization of Congress and violating the War Powers Act. The guest was also accused of violating the laws on the protection of civilians and abusing the powers of the Ministry of Defense.
To approve the impeachment proposal in the House of Representatives, a majority vote of those present and of the voting representatives is required. According to the calculations above, if all the Democrats and Thomas Massey support this plan, only the support of two other Republicans can provide the necessary votes for its approval. At the same time, the possibility of some Republicans joining this plan could be a sign of an attempt to distance themselves from the political consequences of the war against Iran. In such a scenario, Republicans might sacrifice Hoggest to blame the government's military decisions on the defense secretary and absolve themselves of the political consequences of the war.
If confirmed, Guest would be the third member of the US cabinet to be impeached in this country's history and the first defense secretary to face such a process since 1876.
With the approval of the impeachment in the House of Representatives, the case will be transferred to a trial in the Senate. At the end of this process, the senators will vote on the conviction and dismissal of the guest, and for the purpose of this decision, the approval of at least 67 senators out of a total of 100 people is needed. Therefore, the approval of the impeachment in the House of Representatives alone does not mean the dismissal of the Minister of Defense. If convicted in the Senate, the guest will be removed from office; An incident that makes him the first American cabinet minister to be removed from office by the impeachment mechanism.