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Congressman Thomas Massie is taking his fight over unlawful U.S. military action directly to the House floor, introducing eight articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

The majority of the current republican led Congress has supported the war, would they vote for this?

Seems unlikely.

Although Massie may not expect much support from the rest of Congress, he’s pressing forward anyway.

The Kentucky Republican argues that Hegseth has disregarded congressional authority over war, particularly through the ongoing conflict with Iran. Massie points to the 1973 War Powers Resolution, which generally limits unauthorized hostilities to 60 days unless Congress provides authorization.

The administration found a way around that important safeguard.

They claimed they stopped the war at 60 days but then made every subsequent event a new micro war unrelated to the others, allowing the conflict to go on and on.

Massie also points to a June congressional resolution directing the administration to withdraw U.S. forces from unauthorized hostilities with Iran.

According to Massie, those efforts have failed to change the administration’s actions, leaving impeachment as the remaining legislative option he’s hoping will force accountability and transparency.

And when an Iranian girls’ school is hit on day one of the war, killing at least 168 people, most of them children, accountability should be demanded.

The charges go well beyond Iran, though. Massie accuses Hegseth of weakening Pentagon systems designed to reduce civilian casualties, conducting lethal operations against alleged drug boats, unlawfully retaliating against Sen. Mark Kelly over his speech, directing the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and launching unauthorized operations in Yemen, and other serious allegations.

For those who may not give much thought to how the people of Iran and other foreign countries are being treated at the hands of Washington and Hegseth in particular, perhaps it is worth bringing the issue closer to home by considering this…

When the U.S. abandons its moral compass in how it conducts war and treats those caught up in it, it risks establishing a standard that could eventually be applied to American troops themselves. The rules of engagement and protections we uphold for others today can become the same protections, or lack thereof, our own soldiers depend on in a future conflict.

So, is it worth filing impeachment proceedings if it forces Congress to examine Hegseth’s actions and bring potential wrongdoing into the light? I think it is.

Take a moment to watch our latest segment where we sit down with Rep. Thomas Massie to discuss his reasoning behind introducing these articles of impeachment.