Overkill

"In light of the Moscow police force's systemic, long-standing, atrocious work ethic,

which has already seriously damaged our national image and investment environment,

I hereby announce that I will initiate impeachment proceedings against Gudlav, chief of the Moscow Police Department!

I recommend that the Ministry of Internal Affairs immediately remove Gudlav from his position and select a more capable, more responsible chief.

And take practical measures to swiftly improve the current atmosphere within the police system..."

Wang Ye announced every word with force and conviction.

The Duma did not have the authority to directly remove the chief of the Moscow Police Department, but it did possess the power of impeachment.

In other words, if the Duma believed that the head of a certain government department was truly unsuited to their current position, it could issue a formal notice to that person's superior department, or even to the Kremlin itself.

Demanding the appropriate personnel adjustments.

Under normal circumstances, the Duma would not use this power.

But once it did, the relevant department had better show the Duma some respect. Otherwise, this matter would absolutely not be allowed to rest!

After all, according to the constitution, the Duma could even impeach Putin...

In fact, this was the first time the entire Duma had invoked this power since Wang Ye entered it.

Unexpectedly, the target of impeachment was merely a city police chief. It did seem rather like using a sledgehammer to kill a chicken...

But Wang Ye did not care.

Some powers—if you never used them, then over time, others might come to think you did not have them at all!

Why had Russia's Duma always appeared so weak, while America's Congress seemed so powerful?

Certainly, the differing political environments of the two countries played a part, but the bigger factor was