Could the President face impeachment, if the Supreme Court strikes the 'Slaughter Solution'?

London Telegraph Blogs (U.K.) ^ | March 19, 2010 | Gerald Warner

[Schnucki]

The nasty car crash that is Obamacare is dragging down Barack Obama’s presidency. The cancellation of his visit to Indonesia and Australia to stay at home offering pork-barrel enticements to doubtful House Democrats is the kind of desperate expedient we expect from Third World dictators apprised of a potential coup at home. It advertised to the world the precarious nature of a presidency that has all but lost control.

In his obsession with his healthcare fantasy, Obama is prepared even to allow the subversion of the US Constitution. For what else is the so-called Slaughter Solution? Leaving aside the grim irony of this name being associated with legislation that seeks to promote an explosion of abortions in America by injecting billions of dollars into state support of that abomination – and thereby making every taxpayer complicit in abortion – the fact remains that the fundamental purpose of the Slaughter Solution is to bypass the American Constitution.

What is Joe Public supposed to make of that unambiguously malign intent? Its secondary purpose is to remove accountability from members of Congress – this from the administration of a president who was swept to power promising an end to Washington deal-making and a new era of transparency in government. Has anyone before, in the entire history of the United States, ever attempted to deny citizens knowledge of how their Congressman voted on a highly contentious topic?

It is, of course, profoundly self-defeating. When the sweating, cornered rats from Capitol Hill face the public in November, they may be able to bluster that they did not actually vote for the Senate Bill in the House. “Maybe not, pal,” will be the obvious answer, “but you sure as hell supported the subversion of the American Constitution and, in my bag, that is far worse.”

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[Cyber Liberty]

This is silly talk, and it’s obvious the Brit that wrote this doesn’t understandd that this is not a Parlimentary system, like their’s is.

This is not a Prime Minister that can be taken out with a vote of “No Confidence,” but is a President that is a separate co-equal branch of the governemtn (hah!). Removing a President by force is very heavy business, and that’s why it generally doesn’t happen.

[nysuperdoodle]

Why would he? The Slaughter solution is evidently un-constitutional, but its a legislative issue, having to do with the Congress, and not an executive issue. It puzzles me as to how we can hold the executive branch accountable for the criminal actions of the legislative branch, just because the legislative branch is allowing itself to be pushed around by the executive.

[Nickname]

I don’t see them doing it for two reasons. The race card and the prospect of civil unrest with Obama, plus they impeached the last Dem president.

Personally, I think they should be a lot more concerned about the level of anger and frustration coming from John and Jane Q Taxpayer but I don’t see it.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

We owe all who have gone before us further attempts by standard political means before the start of the coming Social War. Impeachment in my view is one such attempt as is trying to vote out the scum this November.

[Lorianne]

Pelosi, Slaughter went to court against GOP in 2005 case that exposes Slaughter

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Pelosi-Slaughter-went-to-court-against-GOPs-self-executing-rule-in-2005-—87773712.html#ixzz0ieNsklun

http://openjurist.org/486/f3d/1342/public-citizen-v-united-states-district-court-for-the-district-of-columbia

[divine_moment_of_facts]

That deck of cards doesn’t play anymore.. They’ll see civil unrest if they don’t impeach.

[353FMG]

Hell, they’re even reluctant to find out Obama’s true identity. Imagine, America may just be sunk by a Kenyan and no congresscritter cares.

[Redleg Duke]

Laz, the House impeaches. The Senate removes the impeached person from office.

Minor detail, but important.

[calex59]

Regardless, it is still unconstitutional, whether it has been practiced before or not. It just goes to show the amount of corruption the FDR administration practiced.

[holden]

the Supreme Court never addressed the constitutionality

Of course, SCOTUS is not, of its own volition, empowered to give itself cases upon which it would then pass judgment or strike down laws. That must come through due process--not some grand dialectic. Its members view current events transpire as do any of us, but irrespective of how its members may feel about such things, those feelings are not allowed to be the impetus for any decision.

HF

[mia]

Well, if he is “deemed” to be ineligible to be president (birthgate), then even if he signs the bill it won’t be legal, because he isn’t a lawful president. Oh, to dream. . . . . . *sigh*

[holden]

If the deem-n-crat Congress sees civil unrest, they'll be quick to pass whatever resolution Soetero might whimsically desire from them to let it appear the government is of one mind in its fell determination to "restore order" to what they'll call extreme-right inspired, domestic terror.

HF

[divine_moment_of_facts]

Let them try it.

[Semperfiwife]

A simple solution if this travesty is passed...close your checking accounts. Deny their IRS jackboots access to your money. Use cash only. Black Markets will crop up for health care.

[MozarkDawg]

It would require those Democratic members of the House who will vote for this Slaughter solution to pass Articles of Impeachment based on the Slaughter solution ... highly HIGHLY doubtful, people

[MozarkDawg]

They’ll see civil unrest if they don’t impeach.

A majority vote on one or more Articles of Impeachment in the House does not mean 0bama would no longer be president -- these Dems are not going to forward them, no GOP House will do it next year and certainly, no GOP Senate will vote to remove next year based on legislative procedure, not executive authority.

[patriot08]

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[FreeReign]

Why would he? The Slaughter solution is evidently un-constitutional, but its a legislative issue, having to do with the Congress, and not an executive issue.

That's like saying the guy who only drives the getaway car in a bank robbery is not responsible for the bank robbery.

Obama would be signing a bill created by an unconstitutional process. He would be part of the scam.

[giotto]

“Abomination” (Obomanation), “deem and pass “ (demon pass), “Slaughter Rule”...Is God a punster?

[kevao]

Obama would be signing a bill created by an unconstitutional process. He would be part of the scam.

He certainly cannot claim ignorance; he's the most brilliant constitutional scholar ever to serve as TOTUS!