Obama impeachment a possibility, says Ron Paul

Politico ^ | 10.3.2011 | DAN HIRSCHHORN

[Razzz42]

“I put responsibility on the president because this is obviously a step in the wrong direction,” Paul said. “We have just totally disrespected the Constitution.”

The comments once again put Paul at odds with his Republican rivals over foreign policy and the war on terror in the latest indication of how his foreign policy views stray far from Republican orthodoxy even in a GOP that’s taken on an increasingly isolationist bent. Candidates like Michele Bachmann and Mitt Romney — who included the president in a list of people he commended in a statement released Friday — have generally been supportive of the killing. No one else in the field has spoken out against it.

But Paul’s stuck with the civil libertarians who’ve criticized the targeted killing of an American citizen without public due process.

Paul, speaking at the University of New Hampshire’s Manchester campus as part of a brief swing through the state, also made another pitch for eliminating the federal income tax

[Brookhaven]

While I’m unsettled at the idea of the government killing an American citizen, you can easily make the case that this was done as part of a war. Heck, how many citizens were killed in the Civil War?

Of all the things to impeach Obama over, THIS is what Ron Paul concentrates on??????? Not the misuse of govt funds by giving out loans to his supporters, not the refusal to prosecute voting rights violations by the black panthers, not the total disregard of law when it came to the GM bankruptcy, no. He wants to impeach Obama for killing a traitor during time of war without due process.

[jessduntno]

“Ron Paul is a Jew hating, 911-truther loon.”

Heh heh heh .. so...he won’t be getting your vote?

[rlmorel]

Gee. Fast and Furious, Solyndra, New Black Panthers, corruption at all levels including his campaign which had foreign money poured into it and so on, and this rumpswab of an excuse for a public servant wants to get him impeached because of the war and side with his usual buddies at Code Pink and MoveOn.org and...oh wait, even Code Pink and MoveOn.org have "moved on" because Odingleberry is holding the keys to the war, and it isn't the hated BushHitler anymore.

I presume Code Pink and MoveOn haven't given up the "9/11 was an Inside Job" even though Al-Queda is calling Iran delusional for propagating the smear. When Al-Queda is calling you delusional for promoting the idea that 9/11 was an inside job, one can only imagine what they would say to Ron Paul, who is ostensibly an American.

Even Al-Queda probably thinks Ron Paul is delusional, and worse. They likely consider him a tool and a useful idiot.

Reminds me of this, just substitute Ron Paul's name in there:

[Michael Barnes]

I’m at a loss how anyone could consider this guy anything other than an enemy of the United States.

[Amberdawn]

Max Boot wrote a column making that same point, i.e., that every Confederate soldier was also an American citizen, so should the Union have refrained from fighting and killing them?

[Timmy]

He's a nut and an embarrassment to the GOP.

[boomop1]

Boehner feels like he just ate a box of prunes having a sh** fit about now, how about growing a backbone for that matter who has heard anything from him in a while?

[GoldenPup]

Obama impeachment a possibility, says Ron Paul.

Pinch-faced delusional kook!!

[grumpygresh]

A lot of folks in RuPaul’s base like obama. In fact, if(when) obama faces the non-Paul GOP nominee, they will stay home or write in Paul knowing that would help obama.

[castlegreyskull]

During President Washington’s tenure, he led a federal army to suppress the Whiskey Rebellion. It led to less than half a dozen deaths. The rebels who died apparently were killed before President or literally Commander and Chief George Washington arrive to the scene. However, I highly doubt the army arrived with warrants. I would add many of the rebels were arrested and then aquitted.

[C210N]

Speaking of impeachment, could there be any possibility of a Torricelli/Lautenberg situation developing? Say zer0 is not primaried, is nominated, and then is impeached. Now, of course the SC is not like the NJSC... but would the republican be unopposed? Would a court say that the ‘rats not having a nominee would be an “unfair advantage” to the republican nominee?

[Westbrook]

> Heh heh heh .. so...he won’t be getting your vote?

Not hardly.
:)

[NoLibZone]

Paul will never start impeachment proceedings against Obama for this.

The Daily Paul float.

Google the term “Ron Paul to sue”.

He is one day going to sue the TSA, The Fed, Fox News, Obama over Libya.

He tosses these things out for a bump.

[rlmorel]

If I recall correctly, I believe they were pardoned and released, not acquitted.

[gunner03]

While technically I can see his point, terrorist boy may have been an American, he was far from being one when he took arms against up. As usual on foreign matters, Ron Paul is wrong

I agree with your thinking, but I keep thinking, can he target a Militia member or any armed citizen?

[castlegreyskull]

Yes, you probably right, they were pardoned and released. I was just bringing the Whiskey Rebellion up, because while people are debating whether Obama overstepped the Constitution, previous Presidents have authorized the use of deadly force on its “citizens”, including President Washington. There was also the infamous “Bonus Army”.

[Razzz42]

You could make the case that O’bummmer is a combatant, in more ways than one. Who gets to press the ‘Fire’ missile button?

It’s called a civil war because it’s a ‘civil’ war not a foreign military action.

I am glad Ron Paul said something about this because no one else did. After the fact, most figureheads agreed with the killings although they have no idea who in entirely they killed (ended with just a red spot on the ground). What a way to run a country. Either you practice the rule-of-law or you don’t.

[bgill]

Many have forgotten during W’s administration that we had John Walker Lindh aka Johnny Jihad. He took up arms with AQ against the US but he was an American citizen. Many then wanted him fed to the sharks but he had his day in court. Another point in keeping these evil doers alive is a serious interrogation might lead to saving many American lives. Sure, the down side is Johnny Jihad is alive and well and could get out in 2019.

[KevinDavis]

I agree...

[Paleo Conservative]

But there’s no way the current senate would vote to convict. Republicans would have to run the table and pick up 20 of 23 seats up next year to have a straight party vote for conviction. Of course if we picked up even half that many seats, it’s quite unlikely Obama would be reelected too. Perhaps there are good reasons for impeaching and removing a lame duck Obama in the 17 days between the swearing in of the 113th Congress and the swearing in of the next president, but it would look rather vindictive. I would like to see all the czars impeached and removed though.