Impeachment Proceedings Against Secretary of Defense

Impeaching Peter Brian Hegseth, Secretary of Defense, for high

crimes and misdemeanors.

Resolved that Peter Brian Hegseth, Secretary of Defense, also referred

to as Secretary of War by the administration, is impeached for high

crimes and misdemeanors, and that the following articles of impeachment

be

exhibited to the United States Senate.

Articles of impeachment exhibited by the House of Representatives of the United

States of America in the name of itself and of the people of the United States of

America against Peter Brian Hegseth, Secretary of Defense,

in maintenance and support of its impeachment against him for high crimes

and

misdemeanors. Article one, waging war in contravention of the

War Powers Resolution of 1973, Section 2c.

The Constitution provides that the House of Representatives shall

have the

sole power of impeachment and that civil officers of the United States,

including

the Secretary of Defense, shall be removed from office on

impeachment for and

conviction of treason, bribery, or other

high crimes or misdemeanors, and misdemeanors.

In his conduct while Secretary of Defense, Peter Brian

Hegseth, in violation of his oath to support

and defend the

Constitution of the United States, and in violation of his

constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully

executed, especially with regard to the commission

of war, has

abu-abused the powers of the Department of Defense in that:

The Declare War Clause of the United States Constitution, Article 1,

Section 8, Clause 11, vests in Congress the

exclusive initiatory powers of war, while the Military

Administrative and Clemency Clause of the United States Constitution,

Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1, establishes the

president as the commander in chief of the armed forces and vests in him

operational control over wars lawfully authorized by

Congress.