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Ignoring Qualms, Some Republicans Nurture Dreams of Impeaching Obama
NY Times ^ | Aug 24, 2013 | By JENNIFER STEINHAUER

Posted on 08/24/2013 2:44:53 PM PDT by Jim Robinson

WASHINGTON — Representative Kerry Bentivolio, a freshman Republican from Michigan, has a legislative dream. It is not to balance the federal budget, or find a way to help his ailing state or even take away money from the federal health care program, a goal that has so animated many other Republicans this summer.

Rather, Mr. Bentivolio told constituents, it is to put in motion the impeachment of President Obama. “If I could write that bill and submit it, it would be a dream come true,” he said this month.

Mr. Bentivolio may be lacking in his understanding of the technical details of the impeachment process — he has retained experts and historians to help him with that, he said — but he is hardly the only one with this desire.

While many members of Congress have used their August break to engage in conversations about immigration policy, the federal budget and the impending implementation of the Affordable Care Act, some Republicans have taken the opportunity to raise the specter of — if not quite the grounds for — presidential impeachment.

At least two other House Republicans told voters this month that the impeachment process could happen. And last week, Senator Tom Coburn, an Oklahoma Republican who has called himself a friend of the president, told constituents that the nation was “perilously close” to an impeachment situation.

Senator Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas, lamented to one voter who asked about the prospect of impeachment that the Senate, controlled by Democrats, would probably not yield the needed votes for conviction. (This logic has not impeded Mr. Cruz from seeking to stop a short-term spending bill unless money is drained from the health care program.)

There is also a grass-roots movement in which citizens across the nation have been hanging signs on overpasses...

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: benghazi; fastandfurious; highcrimes; impeach; impeachnow; impeachobama; irs; misdemeanors; obama; treason
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To: RobbyS

Incompetent? He may be indeed incompetent, but his goal is to destroy the USA and empower radical Islam. He’s done a good job with both of those tasks. Oh, and homo-ize the country, neuter the military (ours), etc. Done good there too.


41 posted on 08/24/2013 8:14:07 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)
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To: A'elian' nation

He’s a criminal.

Criminals should face charges. Why should he not?


42 posted on 08/24/2013 8:14:51 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)
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To: Signalman
But if the Senate doesn’t have a GOP majority, he won’t be convicted.

And if the Senate DID have a GOP majority, he wouldn't be convicted either.

43 posted on 08/24/2013 8:17:27 PM PDT by Jim Noble (When strong, avoid them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.)
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To: Jim Robinson

I sent REp. Ander Crenshaw and email today demanding that he initiate Articles of Impeachment!

We must impeach, convict and imprison Ophonybama!


44 posted on 08/24/2013 8:36:24 PM PDT by Taxman (So that the beautiful pressure does not diminish!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Because impeaching Clinton really showed him.

Interesting concept - doing the right thing failed before so let's just ignore what's right and fugetaboutit...

45 posted on 08/25/2013 5:19:30 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: trebb
Interesting concept - doing the right thing failed before so let's just ignore what's right and fugetaboutit...

Interesting concept - doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results... the very definition of insanity.

The place to focus our efforts is where they might actually do some good, such as cracking down on Democrat election fraud by requiring voter id and then going after Holder when he goes after Texas for requiring Supreme Court-sanctioned voter id.

Put your money where your mouth is: True the Vote

46 posted on 08/25/2013 6:23:51 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Who knew that one day professional wrestling would be less fake than professional journalism?)
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To: Jim Robinson

this is the group that can’t even muster the courage to defund obama care

there’s no way they’ll ever impeach obama


47 posted on 08/25/2013 7:36:46 AM PDT by Cubs Fan (EVERYTHING IS RACISM!!! except hating whitey)
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To: Jim Robinson

......While the rest of us nurture dreams of a world in which the Slimes having been relegated to the dustbin of history.


48 posted on 08/25/2013 9:38:24 AM PDT by lbryce (The 22nd Amendment Lives:1148 Days Until America's Greatest Nemesis Gets the Heave "Ho")
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To: Gay State Conservative

Work for a republican Senate in 2014-—we CAN get this done.


49 posted on 08/25/2013 3:58:30 PM PDT by cherokee1 (skip the names---just kick the buttz)
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To: Jim Robinson

I keep saying we need a bill of particulars. Not just wishes and dislikes but “particulars” , specific claims/charges. Maybe there is space on FR to run a page of exact/specific charges, edited and added to as we go? No conversation-—just legitimate charges.

My suggestion for the first item is dereliction of duty for failing to show up in time to help out w/Benghazi. As commander-in-chief he is indeed subject to the charge since another country is involved and action can’t be taken without his order.


50 posted on 08/25/2013 4:11:59 PM PDT by cherokee1 (skip the names---just kick the buttz)
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To: Jim Robinson
Senator Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas, lamented to one voter who asked about the prospect of impeachment that the Senate, controlled by Democrats, would probably not yield the needed votes for conviction. (This logic has not impeded Mr. Cruz from seeking to stop a short-term spending bill unless money is drained from the health care program.)

I guess it's asking too much for the average NY Times reporter to know that it would take 67 Senate votes to remove Obama but only 41 to block legislation.

51 posted on 08/27/2013 12:37:24 PM PDT by dirtboy
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To: cherokee1
It would take 67 GOP senators to remove Obama, and probably more like 70-72 with RINO defections.

Face it, impeachment is just a formality as long as Dems have no principles. And Obama and Holder know it.

52 posted on 08/27/2013 12:47:23 PM PDT by dirtboy
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To: a fool in paradise

Nixon was not impeached.


53 posted on 08/28/2013 10:52:13 AM PDT by Borges
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