Thursday, February 26, 2015 6:25:58 PM · by Kaslin · 77 replies
Townhall.com ^ | February 26, 2015 | Daniel Doherty
Posted on 02/27/2015 8:46:59 AM PST by SharpRightTurn
First Barack Obama decided to overreach and extend amnesty by executive order. One judge in Texas has told him no and Republicans are hanging their hat on that judge’s order.
Then the FCC decided to declare internet a public utility. They overreached, rushed it through, and committed to as little transparency as possible to make it happen. Congress did nothing on this front and the FCC decided to replace the Congress on the matter.
Now there are reports that Barack Obama, by executive order and agency regulation, will curtail the manufacture of certain ammunition.
Again and again and again the President of the United States has met the boundaries of his powers and stepped across them. The Senate is now on the verge of confirming his Attorney General appointee who sees no limits to the power of Octavius Obama.
Given Barack Obama’s continuous overreaching of power, I must now ask if it is time to consider impeachment proceedings. Is it even possible?
Of course some of you think I mean against Barack Obama. No, can we impeach, remove from office, or otherwise put metaphorical cement shoes on Rep. John Boehner (R-OH)(N/A) and Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)(67%)?
The only reason Barack Obama can and is doing what he is doing is because Rep. John Boehner (R-OH)(N/A) and Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)(67%) have enabled, emboldened, and incentivized him.
Boehner and McConnell have their press fluffers claim they are tough guys scrapping for a fight. McConnell is cast as Darth Vader. Boehner is cast as the guy in the bar. But in reality they are scared school girls. They will fund the government, extend temporary funding, and otherwise bend over in front of Obama declaring, “Thank you sir, may I have another?”
It speaks volumes that at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference, neither Boehner nor McConnell are speaking. Even the American Conservative Union, which is often criticized here and elsewhere as too close to the GOP to be indistinguishable from it, is not having them speak. In fact, ACU deserves credit for the move. The mood here among the several thousand people is deep, deep hostility toward the Republican leadership in Washington.
Much of what Barack Obama is doing, Boehner and McConnell privately support. They have no desire to fight him on Obamacare. They were happy to fund it. They have no desire to fight him on amnesty. They’re happy he did it. And on the issues that they care about, they crap their pants at the thought of a government shutdown.
Folks, we do not need to impeach Barack Obama. He is only getting away with the excesses of his office because Rep. John Boehner (R-OH)(N/A) and Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)(67%) are petrified to use the power of the purse to stop him. They are so scared of political damage to themselves that they are willing to allow policy damage to the country and an undermining of the very constitution they swore an oath to defend.
At some point men have to stand up and damn the consequences to do what is right.
But we are not led by leaders of men. We are led by cowards — cowards for whom no oath is meaningful or sacred.
And they are the Republican "leaders".
Truth is stranger than fiction when it comes to Republican politics.
Nope, he’s still “black”.
Impeach McConnell first.
Sorry Erick. The a$$-licking GOP wouldn’t impeach this POS if he was caught selling nuclear secrets to the Chinese while sexually abusing a baby.
They said it’s off the table, so it’s off the table.
But in reality they are scared school girls””
Sorry, not buying it, the Ruling Class wants this badly, Obama is just taking the heat because he is viewed as untouchable due to racial aspects. They all agree with what he is doing.
Impeachment is impossible because the congress is acting as an accomplice.
A military coup is justified on moral and legal grounds.
Did NOBODY actually read the article?
Impeach? The trial balloon of a third term is being floated.
http://news.yahoo.com/president-obama-president-allowed-serve-third-term-120011730—politics.html
The house could impeach but what is the point, he would never be convicted in the senate as the dems on party politics align behind the POS on everything. They don’t need the gop to cover their POS president, they can do it themselves.
No. 60% of the people in this country would be happy if he were made president for life... Things will have to get a lot worse before fixes are even considered.
When I first saw the title, I assumed it concerned impeaching the None based upon his unconstitutional executive amnesty, bullet grab, and internet regulation.
But the article is about impeaching the two closet Dims, McConnell and Boehner.
Read the article - he wants to impeach Boehner and McConnell. :) And he is SPOT ON!
Erick is correct on most of what he writes in this piece. However, thinking there is more than perhaps a handful of individuals in congress who will do anything at all is just plain delusional. The money quote is:
“At some point men have to stand up and damn the consequences to do what is right.
But we are not led by leaders of men. We are led by cowards — cowards for whom no oath is meaningful or sacred.”
So, YES! We are NOT being ‘led’ because the tools in congress are cowards. So YES again: at some point MEN DO have to stand up and do what is necessary to save our nation, and I can guarantee you Erick, it ain’t gonna be a congress critter taking the first step by ‘standing up’.
All those who would have been removed from the ranks.
READ THE ARTICLE!! Erick is spot on in that he wants to impeach Boehner and McConnell for LETTING THIS HAPPEN!! Obama unfettered is because the Republican Congress and now the Republican Senate has failed to do ANYTHING to stop Obama. They could have used the power of the purse when we didn’t have the majority in the Senate and failed to do so. Now that we have a majority, we still willingly go along with the dictatorship of Obama!
READ THE ARTICLE!! Erick is spot on in that he wants to impeach Boehner and McConnell for LETTING THIS HAPPEN!! Obama unfettered is because the Republican Congress and now the Republican Senate has failed to do ANYTHING to stop Obama. They could have used the power of the purse when we didn’t have the majority in the Senate and failed to do so. Now that we have a majority, we still willingly go along with the dictatorship of Obama!
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