The House chamber has seen countless historic speeches, but Congressman Al Green’s first address of 2026 carried a different weight. It was not routine politics, but a warning. Declaring himself “unbought, unbossed, and unafraid,” Green spoke with urgency about what he called a republic under threat.
At the center of his speech was fear rooted in principle, not cowardice. He cited the killing of Renee Good, a mother of three shot by federal officers after attempting to flee masked agents who approached her vehicle. The administration’s swift labeling of her as a “terrorist,” Green argued, bypassed due process and shielded accountability before facts were known.
Green linked that tragedy to unauthorized U.S. military action in Venezuela, warning that executive power is replacing constitutional limits. He referenced the president’s claim that only personal morality restrains his authority, calling it a direct challenge to Congress’s war powers.
Announcing plans to introduce articles of impeachment, Green framed his stand as duty, not theater. The Constitution, he reminded the chamber, survives only when defended
