Meese: Obama Risks Impeachment If He uses Executive Order for Gun Control

NewsMax ^ | January 14, 2013 | Todd Beamon and Kathleen Walter

[paratrooper82]

Former U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese III declared in an exclusive Newsmax TV interview that President Barack Obama could easily be impeached if he bypassed Congress and enacted gun-control legislation by executive order.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

If he issues a blatantly unconstitutional EO, the Joint Chiefs should frog-march him out of the White Hut and rendition him to Gitmo that very instant.

[Baynative]

"T... who is going to ACTUALLY impeach him?!"

Absolutely no one. Obama has pigmentation immunity. Anyone daring to oppose him will be ripped to shreds by his media.

[grobdriver]

Meanwhile, the grabbers aren't waiting around.
Four additional anti-2A bills have been introduced in the House:

H.R.226 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for surrendering to authorities certain assault weapons.
Sponsor: Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. [CT-3] (introduced 1/14/2013) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Ways and Means Latest Major Action: 1/14/2013 Referred to House committee.
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R.227 : To establish a gun buyback grant program.
Sponsor: Rep Deutch, Theodore E. [FL-21] (introduced 1/14/2013) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/14/2013 Referred to House committee.
Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

H.R.236 : To ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers.
Sponsor: Rep Langevin, James R. [RI-2] (introduced 1/14/2013) Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/14/2013 Referred to House committee.
Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

H.R.238 : To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to restrict the ability of a person whose Federal license to import, manufacture, or deal in firearms has been revoked, whose application to renew such a license has been denied, or who has received a license revocation or renewal denial notice, to transfer business inventory firearms, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Meng, Grace [NY-6] (introduced 1/14/2013) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/14/2013 Referred to House committee.
Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

I note that no new legislation has been introduced in the Senate. Feinstein is just a distraction.

[Mich Patriot]

I tend to agree, but it should be done anyway. Congress needs to grow a pair.

[Jane Long]

Unfortunately, the House *leader* - along with other Pub *leaders* - have not even come out with a statement condemning 0 & Co for their latest attack on our 2nd Amendment rights. McConnel's office said he's been too busy with his out of country travels to make a statement on this! Amazing!

If they (Bonehead, et al) will not even defend our Constitutional rights, what makes you think they'll bring about and follow through with impeachment?

[concerned about politics]

You may remember from civics class that the purpose of executive orders is to implement the will of Congress and I don't remember Congress voting for gun control.
Using executive orders to deny us our Constitutional right is abuse of executive power. The American people should and could demand impeachment. It's out DUTY to defend ourselves from a rouge administration. (Where is our military when we really need it at home? )

[xzins]

The House of Representatives impeaches by simple majority vote. IOW, the current House has enough GOP votes to impeach.

However, the Senate conducts the trial for removal from office after the House impeaches. It requires a 2/3 vote, so that would be 67 Senators must vote to remove from office.

Given that Harry Reid and the Democrats are the majority party in the US Senate, there’s not a snowball’s chance of removing Obama.

[DBrow]

I’d expect Obama’s response to someone filing Articles of Impeachment would be to declare it an illegal attempt to use the power of the House for harassment, and send someone from Justice to arrest the filer. Or some other similar legal-based action against the filer.

That would be the Alinsky way.

[Qbert]

"Clinton was neutered when he was impeached. He only recently is regaining any stature."

Good point.

[Sequoyah101]

Yeah, right. By whom?

Nobody, that is who.

If we aren’t headed for a showdown by the people for the people and for freedom it will never happen. We will become like the Jews of Warsaw who took up arms too late.

[DFG]

Won’t happen with Boehner in charge. He does not have the guts.

[Logical me]

Call and order your Republican House member and demand impeachment of both King Obama and Biden. Lets get it rolling. And if done and the Senate does not support impeachment the time for the civil war.

[rolling_stone]

keep him on the defensive stop his actions convict in 2014 with new senate...

[Baynative]

"I’d expect Obama’s response to someone filing Articles of Impeachment would be to declare it an illegal attempt to use the power of the House for harassment..."

I'll guarantee that Obama has his DOJ doing extensive back ground checks on every house republican. They will be looking for just enough people they could blackmail or rip apart in the media in order to control the vote.

If the house dared to even discuss the idea of impeachment, the Team Obama would start destroying them and once the issue is repelled the republican party would be neutered for the rest of his term and maybe hand him a third term.

[DarthVader]

Unless there is a gun to the Senate’s head and I have some strong evidence that I think there is now.

[paratrooper82]

They are coming . . . enough said.

[DBrow]

Chief Justice Roberts certainly flipped easily enough.

[July4]

Perhaps we should let Mr. Obama have some more rope, so to speak. As he imperially defies the Constitution on one matter after another, the best course of action may be to bide our time until he has essentially “hung himself” with enough evidence of malfeasance of office to successfully impeach him and, possibly, remove him from office.

The Senate will resist, but there may be ways to persuade or get around Senate loyalty to Obama. One third of the Senate will be up for election again in less than two years, and an aroused populace is powerful. Republicans/Conservatives need to take a page from the Democratic/Socialist playbook: go after each individual opposition Senator—tooth and nail. Use every bad, ugly, and questionable move they've ever made against them and their reelection. Out their sexual habits, mistresses, and under-the-table political contributions. Keep it honest and legal, but spare no feelings. Let's give them a taste of their own medicine and save our republic.

[Vermont Lt]

Impeachment would be doable. Conviction would never happen. It would be an impotent move.

[jamaksin]

... and given that Eric Holder has yet to be served a subpoena on Fast and Furious, even with the GOP in control of the House.