{"id":11511,"date":"2023-11-12T06:00:06","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T11:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weazel-news.online\/?p=11511"},"modified":"2023-11-12T06:20:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-12T11:20:56","slug":"8th-congress-passes-articles-of-impeachment-votes-with-supermajorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weazel-news.online\/index.php\/2023\/11\/12\/8th-congress-passes-articles-of-impeachment-votes-with-supermajorities\/","title":{"rendered":"8th Congress Passes Articles Of Impeachment Votes With Supermajorities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Rockford Hills, Los Santos (WZL)<\/em> – Monday, November 6th, the 8th Congress of San Andreas passed proposed Articles of Impeachment with supermajority votes against sitting representative Justin Lee, and Circuit Court Judge Kinsley Photopopulous. Representative Lee was sworn in following the 8th congress elections, and Judge Photopopulous was appointed to her role by Richard Starr<\/a> during the 6th San Andreas Congress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The articles introduced against Lee<\/a> speak towards an absence of a state representative. They mention that Lee has not written a singular bill of resolution since taking office, despite multiple opportunities. It also mentioned Lee has not attempted to participate in his role as a representative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Judge Photopopulous has had articles brought forward due to \u201cMisconduct and Incompetence\u201d. According to the articles of impeachment<\/a>, there have been \u201cnumerous examples and incidents which display a pattern of misconduct or incompetence\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Article V of the San Andreas State Constitution<\/a> lays out the impeachment process by which the Governor, elected officials, State Judges, or appointed heads of Executive Departments can be removed from office. Reasons for remove include mal-administration, corruption, or violation of the State Constitution, which poses a threat to the safety of the State. The State Legislature exclusively holds the power to impeach and pass Articles of Impeachment, requiring a supermajority vote (4\/5) to initiate an impeachment trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Article V \u2013 Impeachment<\/strong>
Section I \u2013 Impeachment<\/span><\/strong>
Subsection I \u2013 Definition<\/strong>: The Governor, elected officials, State Judges, or appointed heads of Executive Departments, offending against the State, either by mal-administration, corruption, or violating this Constitution, by which the safety of the State may be endangered, shall be impeachable by the State Legislature.

Section II \u2013 Who can Impeach<\/span><\/strong>
Subsection I \u2013 Power of Impeachment<\/strong>: The State Legislature holds the sole power of Impeachment and shall be the only body that can pass Articles of Impeachment.

Section III \u2013 Impeachment Process<\/span><\/strong>
Subsection I \u2013 Articles of Impeachment<\/strong>: A sitting State Representative has the power to submit articles of impeachment to the State Legislature. A supermajority vote (4\/5) in the State Legislature is required for articles of impeachment to be passed. When the State Legislature passes an article of impeachment it will then go to an impeachment trial.

Subsection II \u2013 Impeachment Trial<\/strong>: The Chief Justice shall preside over all Impeachment trials. The outcome of any Impeachment trial shall be determined by the State Legislature. A supermajority vote (4\/5) by the State Legislature is required to determine the outcome of any Impeachment trial. If the Chief Justice is unable to preside over an Impeachment trial for any reason, they shall appoint an alternative Justice to preside in their stead.

Subsection III \u2013 Conviction and Removal from Office<\/strong>: Any Government Official that has been impeached and convicted shall be removed from office and shall no longer be eligible to hold any elected or appointed government office in the State of San Andreas.
<\/p>Article V – Impeachment – San Andreas State Constitution<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Weazel News reached out to Judge Photopopulous, who declined to comment, and Representative Lee who was unavailable for comment at the time of publication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The San Andreas Legislature issued a press release<\/a> regarding H.R. 287<\/a> – Article of Impeachment for State Representative Justin Lee:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Press Contact:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maxine Finch<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secretary of the San Andreas Legislature<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phone: (833) -799-9131<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email: morningcloud@leg.sa.gov<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:<\/strong> Monday, 6 November 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT: STATE REPRESENTATIVE JUSTIN LEE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rockford Hills (City Hall) <\/strong>\u2013 Today, Representative Jacob Wheeler filed Articles of Impeachment against Representative Justin Lee. The Legislature has voted to proceed with the process of impeachment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The San Andreas State Constitution grants State Representatives the \u201csole power of Impeachment\u201d as they are \u201cthe only body that can pass Articles of Impeachment\u201d against government officials who offend the state, \u201ceither by mal-administration, corruption, or violating the Constitution, which the safety of the State may be endangered.\u201d Justin Lee was elected to serve the people of San Andreas with the implied promise to uphold the responsibilities of his office, including drafting and submitting legislation, participating in weekly legislative meetings, casting votes, and engaging in constituent outreach, among other duties. Therefore, the Legislative Branch has put forth Articles of Impeachment against State Representative Justin Lee for neglecting to submit or draft legislation, for numerous absences at both meetings and during voting, and for a general lack of active participation.

The Articles of Impeachment can be found clicking this <\/em><\/strong> blue text. <\/em><\/strong>
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<\/em><\/strong><\/a>That\u2019s all. More to come!<\/em>
<\/em>Maxine<\/em><\/p>\nPRESS RELEASE – Legislature – Articles of Impeachment – State Representative Justin Lee – 20231106<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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