“...Congress acting alone can do a lot to neuter him by declaring his actions illegal and treasonous, demanding his resignation...”
THAT part of the statement, yes; if they took the Bully pulpit every day, every time he does anything, yes.
The power of the word “No” is amazing. It signifies that you will NOT comply, you will NOT give in or agree or capitulate.
But we have a “Speaker” who is more weeper than speaker and has lost his spine, and aside from a few staunch Conservative/Tea Party folks, the rest are largely acting on Boehner’s lack of leadership and following suit.
I would love to see Trey Gowdy stand up and openly challenge Boehner for the SOTH position, call for a vote of “No Confidence” and make it happen.
Then maybe you would in fact see Congress finally step up.
In order to get respect, you must first have Self-respect; and the SOTH reflects the lack of self-respect as far as I’m concerned.
Obama wont resign.
Is Trey Gowdy a member of the British House of Commons or a similar parliamentary system? If so, then he have a vote of “No Confidence" against the party leader. Otherwise, it doesn't work that way in the United States. You can't change leaders in the middle of a session.
In theory I suppose he call for a "no confidence" vote against Boehner and it could even pass, but it would have symbolic effect only (unlike in parliamentary systems where it would cause the government to immediately dissolve and new elections to be held).
Ironically, I most often see the "we're a Republic, not a democracy!" people demand "no confidence" votes, which just proves they don't know what a "Republic" is, and despite the fact they claim to defend it so much, they seem to prefer an old European style monarchy, complete with no confidence votes and government-appointed upper houses.
Is Trey Gowdy a member of the British House of Commons or a similar parliamentary system? If so, then he can have a vote of “No Confidence" against the party leader. Otherwise, it doesn't work that way in the United States. You can't change leaders in the middle of a session.
In theory I suppose he could call for a "no confidence" vote against Boehner and it could even pass, but it would have symbolic effect only (unlike in parliamentary systems where it would cause the government to immediately dissolve and new elections to be held).
Ironically, I most often see the "we're a Republic, not a democracy!" people demand "no confidence" votes, which just proves they don't know what a "Republic" is, and despite the fact they claim to defend it so much, they seem to prefer an old European style monarchy, complete with no confidence votes and government-appointed upper houses.