Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.) announced Wednesday he plans to introduce articles of impeachment against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

Why it matters: The long-shot effort centers on two scandals currently rocking the Pentagon — a new report about Signalgate and allegations of a follow-up strike against an alleged Venezuelan drug boat.

all 45 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] 211 points 11 months ago (27 children)

Good.

Fuck Hakeem Jefferies. Pussy wanted to protect Hegseth because he's more concerned about alienating the entirely fictional demographic of GOP voters who might flip Dem if the Dems become more semi-fascist

  • source
  • hideshow 27 child comments
  • [–] 81 points 11 months ago (7 children)

    More and more it looks like controlled opposition. It sounded like a conspiracy theory, but I'm now truly starting to be convinced that Schummer and Jeffries were bought.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 7 child comments
  • [–] 13 points 11 months ago

    If you'll allow me to put on my tin foil hat for a second,

    I genuinely wonder if Israel is privately instructing them to not actually oppose Trump whatsoever.

    They're both EXTREMELY bought and paid for by AIPAC. And we know Israel LOVES Trump and Pete Kegs-breath because they both are the biggest supporters of Israel's war crimes that've ever been in their respective positions.

  • source
  • parent
  • [+] 8 points 11 months ago (16 children)
  • [–] 12 points 11 months ago (13 children)

    Well we should destroy the system that enables this and remove these people from any position of power indefinitely. I personally also think they should be put in fucking prison.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 13 child comments
  • [–] -2 points 11 months ago (12 children)

    What is the replacement system you envision?

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 12 child comments
  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago (11 children)

    There are literally thousands of books written about different systems than this one, many of which I would consider better.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 11 child comments
  • [+] 1 point 11 months ago (3 children)
  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Socialism, communism, anarchy, pick one. Imperial hegemony under christofascism/ techno oligarchy is bad for the entire world.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
  • [–] -1 points 11 months ago (6 children)

    I have no clue which ones you’re imagining. What are some examples, and how would we put it in place?

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 6 child comments
  • [–] 7 points 11 months ago (5 children)

    The first step is ranked choice voting for everything from local to federal elections.

    First past the post is literally the worst way to operate a voting system of your goal is to get an accurate representation of the populace.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 5 child comments
  • [–] -1 points 11 months ago (4 children)

    I’m very much in favor of the reforms of ranked choice and proportional representation (fairvote.org).

    But these aren’t really a replacement after we destroy the current system. More like incremental fixes for the current system.

    I’d still like to understand more about the vision of destroying (what’s the plan?) the system and what would come next (what’s part two of the plan?).

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 4 child comments
  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (3 children)

    Read some books about successful revolutions and the states that replaced them and get back to me. You’re asking me to explain an incredibly multifaceted and complicated thing with tons of historical context and political theory behind it over Lemmy and I am not willing to do that, these are things you will have to put time and effort into learning on your own lad.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 3 child comments
  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

    Wow, your tone is really strange for a place like the fediverse. It’s a place of discussion, and usually replies of interest and curiosity to a post or comment are met with enthusiastic responses of ideas and sources.

    If you’re willing to say “destroy” it, then it should be easy to a give a simple example of a replacement you prefer. Most systems people write about have a pretty short names or at least authors/titles. You could just pick one and name it. I’d love to know one you imagine would be better.

    I’m not asking what exists. I’m not asking you to explain any system. I can go learn all about it later.

    I’m asking you to give an example. Even as broad as: communism / anarchy / technocracy / Star Trek post scarcity utopia. And I am also curious how (protest/strike/voting/sabotage/armed revolution) I can work with you it get there since we may have the same goal.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
  • [–] 35 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Well good, get it on the books for future historians if nothing else.

  • source
  • hideshow 1 child comment
  • [–] 33 points 11 months ago

    Good to see resistance. Even if it doesn’t gather support now it’s always good to take the first steps. Move Kegsbreath’s impeachment into view in a corner of whatever the Overton window has become in the age of disinformation.

  • source
  • [–] 10 points 11 months ago

    Impeachments to this administration are as effective as restraining orders are to wife batterers.

  • source
  • [–] 8 points 11 months ago

    Rumors have been going around that Hegseth was gonna get fired early next year anyway.

    Apparently Trump promised not to fire any cabinet members for a year bc he had such turmoil amongst the turnover during his first term.

    Sorry for the CNN article. I actually read a story about this back in Sept but I can’t remember where and CNN was the first I could find referencing the same idea.

    At the time I read about, it was over Signalgate and the embarrassing Trump at the Fat Generals Speech.

    https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/21/politics/trump-cabinet-kristi-noem-chris-wright

  • source
  • [–] 8 points 11 months ago

    Didnt he also already put in articles of impeachment on Trump? Theyve been sitting there since March or something

  • source
  • [–] 12 points 11 months ago (4 children)

    It would be better if it's "Democrat announces articles of impeachment against Trump" instead to cut all this shit off at the root.

  • source
  • hideshow 4 child comments
  • [–] 17 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    Right because that totally worked the last time, and the time before that

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 3 child comments
  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    Impeach remove convict and then president piggy pardons him.

  • source
  • hideshow 3 child comments
  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago* (1 child)

    Impeachment is not a criminal trial.

    Impeachment is explicitly not allowed to be pardoned in the constitution.

    After a 2/3 conviction and removal, it takes only a simple majority vote to disqualify for future office. Can't pardon this, I mean they could try, then we'd be in a constitutional crisis.

    Problem would be finding that 67 senators willing to vote to convict. Aint happening, everyone is corrupt.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 1 child comment
  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (1 child)