Tag: articles of impeachment

Minnesota Rep. Introduces Bill That Would Imprison Governor for Unilaterally Declaring Emergencies

The Center Square

Rep. Erik Mortensen, R-Shakopee, introduced a bill that would take away the governor’s power to unilaterally declare a peacetime emergency or to issue executive orders that are treated as law.

The Unilateral Emergency Powers Repeal Act, HF 2204, would require a two-thirds majority vote from the House and Senate to declare a peacetime emergency.

In an email, Mortensen said, “By unilaterally declaring emergency powers, Walz completely eradicated our republican form of government and started becoming the supreme lawmaker of the land.” This bill would take away that ability.

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Commentary: There Is No Clever Democratic Impeachment Strategy

Minnesota Sun Staff

We are now approaching three weeks since the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Trump on December 18. After passing the articles of impeachment that identified no actual crimes, congressional Democrats scattered all over D.C., celebrating in posh restaurants and ritzy bars.

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Minnesota GOP Delegation Says Only Thing Bipartisan About Impeachment Is ‘Opposition To It’

Anthony Gockowski

Every Republican representative in the nation voted against both articles of impeachment Wednesday night, including all members of Minnesota’s Republican delegation.

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DFL Chair Says Trump Left the House ‘With No Possible Alternative’

Anthony Gockowski

Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party Chairman Ken Martin applauded the U.S. House for voting to impeach President Donald Trump, but claimed that it brings him “no joy.”

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Democrat Collin Peterson on ‘Failed’ Impeachment: ‘History Will Show This to Be a Mistake’

Anthony Gockowski

Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN-07) tends to avoid the spotlight, but the 15-term congressman roasted the “failed impeachment inquiry” in a statement released Thursday.

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Angie Craig’s Lone GOP Challenger Says He Would Support Impeachment

Anthony Gockowski

Congressional candidate Rick Olson, so far the only Republican seeking to take on Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN-02) in 2020, said this week that he would vote in favor of the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.

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Trump Impeached: U.S. House Impeaches President for Third Time in Nation’s History

Anthony Gockowski

The U.S. House of Representatives officially impeached President Donald J. Trump Wednesday evening, making him just the third president in the country’s history to be impeached.

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Collin Peterson Was Asked to Join Republican Party

Anthony Gockowski

Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN-07) recently revealed that Republican leadership has been pressuring him to join their ranks and defect from the Democratic Party.

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Angie Craig Will Vote in Favor of Both Articles of Impeachment

Anthony Gockowski

After taking the weekend to sit with the committee testimony and the House Intelligence Committee’s final report, Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN-02) announced Sunday that she will vote in favor of both articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.

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Angie Craig Still Undecided on Impeachment, Dean Phillips an ‘Absolutely’

Anthony Gockowski

Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN-02) hasn’t made a decision yet on whether she will support the articles of impeachment brought against President Donald Trump, the first-term congresswoman told reporters Wednesday.

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McCollum Says Impeachment Isn’t a ‘Political Decision,’ Not Based on ‘Partisan Affiliation’ 

Anthony Gockowski

Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN-04) said she will vote in favor of the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, but claimed it “is not a political decision based on loyalty or partisan affiliation.”

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Conservative Leader Calls on Collin Peterson to ‘Be a Profile in Courage’ and ‘Publicly Oppose Impeachment’

Anthony Gockowski

A conservative leader from Tennessee is calling on Minnesota’s Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN-07) to publicly declare “his opposition to his own party’s abuse of power” and announce he will vote against both articles of impeachment brought against President Donald Trump.

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Collin Peterson Leaning Against Voting for Articles of Impeachment: ‘Too Divisive’

Anthony Gockowski

Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN-07) said he’s leaning against voting for the articles of impeachment that House Democrats officially introduced Tuesday morning.

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