In a perfect world, President Joe Biden would have resigned from office long ago. Sadly, this isn’t a perfect world, and Biden isn’t resigning anytime soon. However, calls for his impeachment have grown louder in recent days. As recently reported by Rasmussen Reports, 50 percent of likely voters support impeachment. While it is not clear whether any of Biden’s alleged “misdeeds” constitute impeachable offenses, the renewed calls for his impeachment place Democrats in a difficult position. More particularly, even if Democrats do somehow agree to impeach and remove Biden, they will be no better off politically with his potential successors. In other words, Biden could very well be the “best of the worst” option for the Democrats. Sadly, however, while Biden might ultimately be impeached after the midterms, his removal from office is highly unlikely even if Republicans retake control of Congress.
Americans are well-versed in impeachment because Democrats weaponized and abused the process against former President Donald Trump. By way of refresher, the House of Representatives has the power to impeach the president with a simple majority vote. If the House does so, the process moves to the Senate, where a trial is held. If two-thirds of the Senate vote to convict, the president is removed from office.
Democrats currently control both houses of Congress, albeit narrowly, so the possibility of impeaching Biden anytime soon is a non-starter. The president has shown himself to be a mere puppet controlled by his far-Left puppeteers. So long as Democrats control Congress, and given their insatiable thirst for power, they have no reason to remove Biden, who enables them to do what they please.
Impeachment is unlikely for another reason. While Biden’s approval rating is very low, his potential successors, Vice President Kamala Harris and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, would likely fare no better. Therefore, Democrats don’t really benefit by replacing Biden with the lineup they have at their disposal. In a sense, given the available cast of characters, Democrats could hurt themselves if they choose to impeach and remove Biden.
With the midterms approaching, many continue to speculate that control of Congress will change hands and that Republicans will retake control of the House of Representatives and/or the Senate. If that were to happen, the change in power would increase the probability of impeachment. Removal, however, would still be highly unlikely.
If Republicans retake control of the House, Pelosi will no longer be speaker of the House. This is important because the speaker of the House is in line after the vice president to become president. As things currently stand, Vice President Harris would assume the role of president if Biden were impeached and removed; Nancy Pelosi would assume the role if Harris suffered a similar fate. However, if control of the House were to change, a Republican would be next in line after Harris. Democrats would lose one “layer” of protection under such circumstances, making Biden’s removal even more unlikely.
Finally, the biggest obstacle standing in the way of removal is one of numbers. If Republicans take control of the House, this will increase the odds of Biden’s eventual impeachment. However, given the high threshold needed for conviction in the Senate, Republicans would be hard-pressed to garner the requisite number of votes to actually remove the president. Without a super-majority, Republicans would need support from some Democrats to remove Biden from office, and this is highly unlikely. It also assumes that all Republicans support conviction and removal, which is far from certain.
So, unfortunately, while Biden’s policies continue to severely hurt America and Americans, his removal from office remains highly unlikely even if Republicans gain control of one or both chambers. However, although he is likely to remain in office for the foreseeable future, all is not lost. If Republicans do well later this year, they will be in a much better position to lame-duck many of Biden’s dangerous, far-Left policies. While this would not cure the tremendous damage done to date by this administration, Republicans could very well mitigate additional damage until the next presidential election, at which time American voters would have the chance to elect a Republican president who could begin to slowly rebuild America and its image around the world.
