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To: Campion

The Constitution is very clear on this matter. The Supreme Court does not have the Constitutional authority to remove a sitting President (and may not even have oversight to determine eligibility). Once a President assumes power, only an impeachment and conviction can remove him.

As we have seen, the Courts are very subject to the political whims of a single individual, and the public has no oversight of the Courts. The Founders likely did not want to leave the authority to remove a President up to such whims.

Thus, only the legislature can remove him. Assuming office fraudulently would certainly fall within the purview of a “high crime and misdemeanor”.

SnakeDoc


75 posted on 08/02/2009 1:16:51 PM PDT by SnakeDoctor ("Talk low, talk slow, and don't say too much." -- John Wayne)
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To: SnakeDoctor
I think the only way that obama and the corruption in both houses, the judiciary can be removed is by the highest ranking generals initiating a coup and suspending the constitution all together, and declaring temporary marshal law until a new government can be established.

There is simply too much corruption and cowardliness in the legislature to initiate removal.

We are screwed. Can't say our founding fathers didn't warn us. Freedom is hard won but so easily lost.

107 posted on 08/02/2009 1:39:06 PM PDT by Nathan Zachary
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To: SnakeDoctor
The Constitution is very clear on this matter.

That's a matter of opinion, but it doesn't seem very clear to me.

The Supreme Court does not have the Constitutional authority to remove a sitting President

If he's not Constitutionally eligible, is he really the "sitting President"?

119 posted on 08/02/2009 2:02:07 PM PDT by Campion ("President Barack Obama" is an anagram for "An Arab-backed Imposter")
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