The Green National Committee will not move forward with a campaign urging Congress to impeach U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh after a proposal to launch a national petition drive fell short of quorum at the close of voting over the weekend, despite receiving considerable support from participating delegates.
The proposal, originally introduced in February by the Latinx Caucus of the Green Party, would have directed the party to launch a national petition drive calling on Congress to begin impeachment proceedings against Kavanaugh over his role in the 2025 immigration ruling, Noem v. Perdomo.
Balloting concluded Sunday after deliberations were extended beyond the proposal’s initial timeline. Under the rules of the national committee, adoption required participation from two-thirds of accredited state affiliates and recognized caucuses, equivalent to participation from members representing at least 30 delegations.
Results published this week by the party show that members from only 29 delegations cast votes, leaving the measure one delegation short of the required quorum. Among those who did participate, the proposal received 36 votes in favor and six against, with nine abstentions recorded.
The result also indicates the motion would likely have been adopted had quorum been met, as supporters held a large majority of the votes cast. Under the committee’s consensus rules, approval required a majority of the 42 “yes” and “no” votes cast, meaning that although the measure failed to reach quorum, it still cleared that threshold.
The motion centered on Kavanaugh’s opinion in the case holding that immigration enforcement officers may consider the “totality of the circumstances” when determining reasonable suspicion for a stop, including local immigration demographics, the types of work commonly associated with undocumented immigrants, and limited English proficiency, though ethnicity alone cannot justify one.
Sponsors of the proposal argued the ruling effectively permits racial profiling and violates constitutional protections under the 14th Amendment. Had the measure been adopted, it would have created an ad hoc “Brett Kavanaugh impeachment committee” tasked with organizing a petition drive and coordinating with the party’s Fundraising Committee to cover associated costs.
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