Daily News | The Pa. Senate formally accepted articles of impeachment against Philly DA Larry Krasner
, with all Democrats opposing it and all but one Republican voting to approve it.
About a dozen political and community leaders from Philadelphia released statements Wednesday expressing their support for Krasner and condemning Republicans’ efforts to impeach him. Many called the move anti-democratic and called on the legislature to support other measures they believe could prevent violence, like funding public schools and passing gun control reform.
Senate Republicans presented their actions as largely obligatory, with one leader stressing the body had a constitutional duty to consider the articles of impeachment sent to them by the lower chamber. “This is an undertaking that the Senate did not ask for, did not instigate, and did not collaborate in,” said State Sen. Lisa Baker .
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