http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/210548-wh-boehner-lawsuit-not-the-way-to-go
White House: Boehner move ‘not the way to go
Justin Sink, The Hill - June 25, 2014 - 1:25pm
Republicans have “shifted their opposition into a higher gear” with Speaker John Boehner’s (R-Ohio) planned lawsuit against President Obama, the White House said Wednesday.
“Frankly it’s a gear I didn’t know existed,” White House press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters. “The fact they are considering a taxpayer-funded lawsuit against the president of the United States is a step that I think most of the American people wouldn’t support.”
“We feel completely confident that the president was operating within his authority,” he said.
“I am not sure what the strategy is behind the House Republican announcement today.”
Earnest added that the lawsuit is not something that will consume the attention of the White House.
Earnest also accused Republican leaders of “lapsing into these kind of tactics” that have ground Capitol Hill to a halt, and said the lawsuit was “frankly not the way to go.”
The spokesman said that the president preferred “that we be able to find opportunities” to work with Congress, calling legislation the “focal point of the president’s domestic agenda.” But, he said, the president has also looked for opportunities to act where Congress has not.
Earlier Wednesday, Boehner told reporters on Capitol Hill he would file the lawsuit because he believes the president has not been “faithfully executing the laws of our country.”
“This is about defending the institution in which we serve,” he said. “You know, if you look back over the last 235 years of our history, there’s been a movement between the inherent powers of the executive branch and the inherent powers of the legislative branch.
“And what we’ve seen clearly over the last five years is an effort to erode the power of the legislative branch,” the Speaker continued. “I believe the president is not faithfully executing the laws of our country, and on behalf of the institution and the Constitution, standing up and fighting for this is in the best long-term interest of the Congress.”
Boehner did not immediately say which of the president’s recent executive actions he would be challenging in court.
Republicans have complained vocally about both delays the Obama Administration imposed unilaterally during the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, as well as the president’s move to allow some migrant children who entered the country illegally to remain under a deferred action program.
Earnest would not say if Boehner told Obama about the plans when the Speaker visited the White House for a golf event on Tuesday afternoon.
update 1:46
But Boehner said the lawsuit would not lead to an attempt to remove Obama from office.
Then why bother? A law suit? Yawn!
Through a veritable Niagara Falls of bitter tears, Boehner pledged to take down Obama.
... and everyone laughed
Better late than never? Should have done it right off the bat the first time. When you don’t swat a punk down, they keep right at the same thing. Just like a child, if you don’t do anything, it is assumed consent.
Obama and Valerie are laughing hysterically, rolling around the floor of the Oval Office, holding their sides in pain, and gasping for breath between hoots.
More Kabuki theater.
“he plans to sue”
Codewords for “No I won’t, especially after the threats I will receive at the secret White House luncheon to which I have just been invited.”
“Sue” as opposed to “impeach”?
That should really scare Obama.
Bonehead is worthless.
How come the EFFING IDIOT BOEHNER seeks to reassure America's enemies that they need not fear retaliation for their crimes?
Then why didn't you do this three years ago? We've been screaming as loud as we could and YOU, Mr. Speaker, would not listen to us!
IT NEEDS TO BE ABOUT IMPEACHMENT AND REMOVAL AND WHATEVER ADDITIONAL & APPROPRIATE ACTION IS NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT THIS SCUM BAG PAYS THE CONSEQUENCES FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS OF HELL HE HAS PUT THIS COUNTRY THROUGH. PERIOD.
Frankly, I watched Will calmly talk about Obama as President for years. Always with respect, decorum and in the vein as a discussion-worthy President who may be misdirected or overly liberal in one view or another, but STILL a legitimate President who had the best interests of this country at hand.
Loyal, but not-to-vocal opposition. Token opposition at that, being a twice weekly paid contributor to the Washington Post.
Too late the bandwagon, George. We don’t need you to tell us anything about Obama. We have LIVED it for nigh on SIX YEARS - you have certainly most not!
Any citation(s) to Federlist Papers?
He’ll be out of office before the suit even gets going.
It will be very interesting to see if the administration’s argument rests upon authority derived pursuant to the bankruptcy of 1933.
The only way this could be a positive thing for the country is if they are able to successfully charge him with overstepping his bounds, he ignores the verdict and at that point there is sufficient public and congressional support for an impeachment. Although, this would all need to happen very quickly to have any possibility of happening. If this process was started 3 years ago as it should have been, it would be a completely different story.
If he sues over obamas order to DHS not to enforce immigration laws, I’m all for it