Posted on 07/11/2014 4:48:41 PM PDT by Citizen Zed
Boehner's response to Palin's call reflects concerns about the tricky politics behind impeachment proceedings, and Republicans' own record of going down that road in the past.
New York Democratic Rep. Steve Israel said Boehner is right to stand his ground. "On this, I happen to agree with Speaker Boehner, that we should not be spending our time or wasting our money pursuing the impeachment of this president," Israel told Fox News in an interview.
Minnesota Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann says the House should consider impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson for not fully enforcing the nation's immigration laws, and suggested that might stop Obama's overreach.
"I'm not advocating that we impeach the president right now," Bachmann told Fox News. "I'm saying that what we need to do is defund selective portions of the Executive Branch, and impeach certain officials in the Executive Branch."
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Rooster, we both know that “the SOB” will not be removed from office. Period.
Any thoughts of winning the necessary 23 majority in November (more like 70+ seats to cover Collins, Snowe, McCain and a few others) represent fantasy bordering on insanity.
This is not about removing Obama from office. This is about congress standing up to The Imperial President and saying, “WE are the representatives of the American people and you WILL NOT usurp that power.”
Do not kid yourself, this “lawsuit” is nothing more than an effort to pacify the sheep. Nothing was expected form it and nothing will be allowed to come from it. It is only a ploy to run out the clock.
Creating a big issue before an election will detract from the ones we are going to use to win the Senate.
After Nov, have at it.
I agree that is the way to go. The trick will be finding someone who has been harmed by the president postponing deadlines set by Obamacare.
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