Behold My Articles of Impeachment, Three
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🗓️ 16 January 2026
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
OA1226 - We begin with a review of the unprecedented lawsuit that Minnesota has filed against ICE with the extreme leftist radical demand that they obey the law and U.S. Constitution. How much power do states have to limit federal operations, and what are the chances a court order might put some guardrails on the largest enforcement operation in ICE history? We then consider the legal and political merits of articles of impeachment filed against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem. Finally: we honor the passing of civil rights hero Claudette Colvin, whose bravery as a 15-year-old on a Montgomery, Alabama bus nine months before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat put the final nail into the “separate but equal” justification for racial segregation established by the Supreme Court in Plessy v. Ferguson.
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State of Minnesota v. Noem, complaint filed 1/12/2026
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“House Resolution 935: Impeaching Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense for the United States for high crimes and misdemeanors,” Rep. Shri Thaneder (12/9/2025)
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“House Resolution 944: Impeaching Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services for high crimes and misdemeanors,” Rep. Haley Stevens (12/10/2025)
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“House Resolution ___: Impeaching Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors,” Rep. Robin Kelly (1/13/2026)
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“Firm Tied to Kristin Noem Secretly Got Money from $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts,” ProPublica (11/14/2025)
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“Impeachment: The Constitution’s Fiduciary Meaning of ‘High Crimes and Misdemeanors,’” Robert G. Natelson, The Federalist Society (6/19/2018)
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“Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies” (NPR, 1/13/2026)
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Browder v. Gayle, 142 F.Supp. 707 (1956)(aff’d per curiam by U.S. Supreme Court 12/20/1956)
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| 0:00.0 | Getting up there and calling the victim of this shooting a domestic terrorist completely without |
| 0:06.6 | basis and just lying, that's impeachable. |
| 0:08.3 | That's absolutely impeachable. |
| 0:15.4 | Defendant's actions force such an impermissible choice. |
| 0:20.1 | Use state or local law enforcement resources to carry out the federal government's civil immigration priorities or accept occupation by federal troops. |
| 0:35.4 | Hello and welcome to opening arguments. |
| 0:37.0 | This is episode 1226. I'm your host, Thomas Smith. me as always is immigration attorney Matt Cameron. How are you doing, Matt? I'm feeling really impeachy out of you. But just impeachy. Yeah. Yeah, you know, I, I'm so glad. We don't get that much to cling on to, but these impeachments are a big deal. You'll tell me exactly where they all stand. I've just seen a bunch of headlines about impeachment, and that's good. That's a good thing. It is. And I think we can have a bit of a positive episode today because, you know, lots of different fighting back. Yeah, one different ways. And Minnesota, of course, fighting back against what ICE is doing to it right now, sending good thoughts to everybody in Minneapolis and St. Paul right now. |
| 1:15.0 | It's a pretty strong suit. |
| 1:15.9 | I think we can go through it a little bit. |
| 1:17.0 | Yeah, lots to talk about there. |
| 1:18.8 | Excited, as always. |
| 1:20.5 | Just feeling positive. |
| 1:21.3 | We had a cool interview. |
| 1:22.3 | It's not going to be out for a minute, but we interviewed some journalist who's covered covered Antifa on where there's woke. And I'm just, you know, I'm reminded of like how many amazing people have come before us, whether it's the punk rockers fighting skinheads and punk concerts and all that. And I don't know. There's just, there is a lot. There's not a ton to be positive about. But when you see, you know, I just had a conversation where it's like, |
| 1:44.2 | oh, man, there is such a history of people fighting fascism, you know, and it's, it's so unknown to the mainstream America, you know, it's so unknown. Wow. The amount of, like, fighting Nazis and fascism that's gone on in this country. And I don't know, I'm just feeling a little positive from that. So I'm excited to record today. We didn't even talk about this, but that is exactly what |
| 2:02.9 | today's footnote is about somebody. Oh I don't know. I'm just feeling a little positive from that. So I'm excited to record today. |
| 2:01.1 | We didn't even talk about this, but that is exactly what today's footnote is about somebody who... Oh, we didn't even plan this. That's so funny. You might risk getting forgotten by history who stood up to something that... A story that you think you know that actually has a lot more to it. Oh, I love this. I can't wait. Yeah. Got a nice tribute today for someone. But no, it's already my favorite part anyway, and now it's going to be extra my favorite. |
| 2:19.1 | Can't wait. |
| 2:19.6 | All right. |
| 2:20.0 | It's a good one. |
| 2:20.4 | Well, we'll take our first break. Yeah, got a nice tribute today for someone. But no, it's already my favorite part anyway, and now it's going to be extra my favorite. |
| 2:19.1 | Can't wait. |
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