From the article:
Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) has formally introduced articles of impeachment against U.S. District Judge John Bates, accusing him of judicial activism and attempting to undermine an executive order issued by President Donald Trump. The move comes after Bates ruled to block the administration’s order that removed gender-affirming care resources from government websites.
Ogles called Bates a “radical LGBTQ activist” and argued that his decision demonstrates a clear “weaponization of his bench.”
“Requiring taxpayer funds to disseminate information endorsing the castration of children is repugnant,” Ogles said in his statement. “Judge Bates joins the ranks of hundreds of political activists disobeying their oaths to score political points. America’s founders gave Congress the authority to impeach judges to defend the will of the people. My articles will do just that.”
The controversy stems from an order issued by Bates, who ruled in favor of the left-wing group Doctors for America, granting a temporary injunction against the Trump administration’s executive order. The order required agencies like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to restore information on gender-transition procedures that had been removed from their websites.