IIRC, BK actually had a pretty legitimate reason for his absence too. This hackery on Senator Windjammer's part is disappointing, to say the least.
Which hackery? I would like all of us to explain me in which way this is "hackery" to try actually impeach Bacon King because:
1) Had he resigned or impeached, his party chairman (Polnut) would have appointed a new senator, likely Averroes I guess?
2) That's an automatic impeachment
3) And this is your right to believe BK should or shouldn't be impeached, but, he could have had posted a leave of absence.