New York Times: Thomas Massie Moves To Impeach Pete Hegseth

The future is libertarian.

New York Times:

“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth could face an impeachment vote in the House as early as this week, as lawmakers return to Washington after an election in which voters delivered a sweeping rebuke of the Trump administration and the president’s handling of the war with Iran.

The effort is being led by Representative Thomas Massie, Republican of Kentucky, who on Monday called up a resolution accusing Mr. Hegseth of violating federal law and the Constitution, and abusing his authority on a number of fronts.

Democrats have signaled broad support for the effort, and several Republicans have expressed discontent with Mr. Hegseth, though the outcome remains uncertain in a narrowly divided House. …”

So, what happens now?

I’ve said for months now that Trump has destroyed MAGA with the Iran War and set the clock back to the Obama years and that we were on the cusp of a Lost Decade like 2006-2016. The first phase of my prediction came true when Republicans suffered their worst defeat since 2006.

The second phase will be the resurgence of libertarianism which surged from 2006 through 2016. We’re going to relive the Ron Paul Revolution with disaffected rightwing Independent voters parking at Libertarian, Reform Party, Constitution Party or some third party equivalent for the foreseeable future. Rand Paul might draw some of these voters if he runs for president in the 2028 Republican primary or Thomas Massie if he becomes the Libertarian Party candidate in 2028.

Ex-MAGA voters will splinter in the usual way. The bulk of those who remain active in politics will be drawn into a reinvigorated anti-system, populist libertarianism running against tariffs, AI data centers, the Epstein class, the Iran War, etc. A huge number of them will be lost to conspiracy theories, cynicism and apathy and will drop out of politics entirely. Some will undoubtedly be radicalized into White Nationalism. The Alt-Right flourished between 2006 and 2016 and we might see the next wave of that.

Democrats will be in charge. Republicans will have a broken coalition, a toxic brand and will stink to Independent voters. Rightwing Independents will drift away from the GOP and experiment.

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