As calls for HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to resign have gone unheeded, opponents are stepping up their game and calling for him to be impeached -- though experts question the move's validity as a path forward.

Last week in an Instagram post , pediatric allergist Zachary Rubin, MD, called for Kennedy's impeachment, which garnered tens of thousands of likes.

And today, Stand Up for Science launched a petition to impeach Kennedy.

Both argue that Kennedy's actions since he's become secretary meet the Constitution's requirement of "high crimes and misdemeanors" for impeaching not just presidents and vice presidents, but also cabinet secretaries.

In the past, Congress has interpreted this benchmark to include abuses of power, dereliction of duty, breach of public trust, corru

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