Calls to revoke Cuomo's Emergency Powers Republican leaders are calling for the governor to be impeached, and his emergency powers revoked. and last updated 2021-02-12 23:17:34-05 BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) â More than a dozen elected leaders want an investigation into Governor Cuomo. Republican leaders are calling for the governor to be impeached, and his emergency powers revoked. "He has grossly abused his power and he has destroyed the credibility and the trust of the office of the governor," said Nick Langworthy, NYGOP Chairman. But what would that process be like? Associate Professor of Political Science at UB Dr. Jacob Neiheisel said it would look a lot like a federal-level impeachment.