Obama’s Threat of Climate Change Executive Order Taunts Republicans

Shark Tank ^ | 2/15/13 | Javier Manjarres

[SoFloFreeper]

If Congress won’t act soon to protect the future generations, I will, I will direct my cabinet to come up with executive actions we can take now and in the future to reduce pollutions. - President Barack Obama

Earlier today, House Speaker John Boehner said that he didn’t “think that he (Obama) had the ability to impose a national energy tax on Americans without the authority of Congress.” Reading between the lines, Boehner is saying that if Obama enacts any executive order framed in the form of a tax raising directive, it would violate the constitution, as only Congress is allowed to pass legislation that raise taxes on Americans.

“I don’t know what actions the president thinks he can take I don’t think he has the ability to impose a national energy tax on Americans without the authority of Congress.” -Speaker John Boehner

Another one of President Obama’s most outspoken critics of his policies has been Florida Congressman Tom Rooney, who offered up this response to the President’s threat of unilateral executive action-

How are our families, small business owners and farmers supposed to cope with higher energy costs than we’re already facing? The President said the first question we should ask ourselves is how to bring more jobs to our country, but all of his proposals will cost us many of the jobs we already have. A national energy tax is a nonstarter in the House, and the President has no authority to impose one on his own.- Rep. Tom Rooney

Some congressional Republicans continue to privately discuss the idea of impeaching the President were he to continue bypassing Congress

[Venturer]

Whatever Obama decides to do these Chicken hearts in Congress will just say “Yassuh Massah Obama suh.”

We dasn’t oppose yo suh, we might get called racist.

[servantboy777]

Our gubbamint is so freakin corrupt. This is no way, now how what the founding fathers envisioned.

I am stunned by the lack of representation from the GOP. It's like some kind of mystery novel.

Hate to sound so fatalistic, but after another four years of this poppy-cock, I don't see how we can ever realize conservatism again in government.

Even my beloved Texas is predicted to turn blue in a lil over a decade due to upcoming amnesty and the influx of folks from yankee land and the left coast.

Perty sad.

[Avid Coug]

“to protect the future generations”

If Obama cared at all about future generations (of Americans), he wouldn’t be piling all this massive debt on them.

[lodi90]

Just another bluff by the kenyan to keep the GOP running in circles and off message RE economic issues.

[VideoDoctor]

I expect that Boehner to be on a smoke break when Obozo issues the executive order.