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To: STE=Q

What do you think these court cases are about?

At least Lakin is arguing a somewhat defensible proposition - if Obama was born overseas, as Lakin believes, then he truly is ineligible. Who would remove him is an open question, with many arguing for the Supreme Court to step in - because let’s face it, the Democratic Congress we have right now wouldn’t impeach Obama if he sold state secrets to the Chinese on live TV.

Others want the courts to rule that the child of a Kenyan cannot be President, which would effectively result in a sitting President being removed for an offense known prior to the election.


1,185 posted on 10/19/2010 6:00:54 PM PDT by Mr Rogers (When the ass brays, don't reply...)
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To: Mr Rogers
"Who would remove him is an open question, with many arguing for the Supreme Court to step in - because let’s face it, the Democratic Congress we have right now wouldn't impeach Obama..."

They can argue for the Supreme Court to "step in" all they want, but only the Congress has the power to "remove" a setting President.

The SCUTUS -- or another court -- could make a ruling that would be, ahem, "embarrassing" to Obama... thus turning up the pressure in such a way that his power would be neutered, at best, with a good chance of him stepping down of his own accord.

I have great respect for the constitutional principle of separation of powers of the three branches of government.

One branch of government does not have the authority to usurp the powers delegated -- by the Constitution -- to another branch of government.

It may be worth noting that President Nixon was never impeached: but under mounting public pressure he was "forced" to resign.

The idea is to get him and his anti-American cabal out of The White House without too much disruption to our republic.

You are correct in that we should not want to depose a would be dictator at the expense of finding ourselves living under a judicial oligarchy.

Frankly, I don't think he has another term in him.

Let us pray!

STE=Q

1,208 posted on 10/19/2010 8:24:22 PM PDT by STE=Q ("It is the duty of the patriot to protect his country from its government" ... Thomas Paine)
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