Boehner plans to file suit against Obama over alleged abuse of executive power

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[wyowolf]

House Speaker John Boehner announced Wednesday he plans to file suit against President Obama over his alleged abuse of executive power.

"This is not about impeachment -- it's about him faithfully executing the laws of this country," Boehner said.

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The speaker had been weighing such a lawsuit in recent days, over

[Flintlock]

WHY isn’t it about impeachment, you cowardly POS???

[Viennacon]

” Dear AJ

Please please please... boo hoo... stop Obama being a meanie... boo hoo.... and can we get some tissues?

Signed BooHooBoehner....”

[353FMG]

Only the lawyers handling the case will be the real beneficiaries.

[dblshot]

Fox didn't need to put alleged in the title. If one is filing a suit one is alleging something. Using it is pejorative in the sense that it's only an allegation nothing proved yet so move on, nothing to see. It's like saying the suspect fired twice before fleeing. Well I would suspect him too. Duh!

[gwgn02]

HILARIOUS.

The drunk speaker in a moment of sober thought came up with this doozy?

Ohh i’m sure Obama’s golf game is going to be ruined now.

[bayliving]

I plan on visiting Italy one day too...

Too much talk. Not near enough action!

[Cementjungle]

I guess this means he wants to stay on as speaker of the house for another term.

[Don Corleone]

Would likely even get some Democrats in the Senate to convict, but certainly a 2/3 to oust him would be impossible.

You never know until you try.

[Triple]

Impeachment is the natural course for the congress to counter Obama’s lawlessness - anything else is just the D.O.P.E. party theater.

[puppypusher]

It looks as if John Boehner will do anything to avoid doing his damned job.

Either impeach that SOB(Obama)or defund these monsters that he's creating.

At least show that your alive in the house.

[MamaTexan]

When the Weeping Face of Boe files the paperwork and actually gets a case number, I'll believe it.

Until then, it's just more kabuki theater.

[veracious]

While I agree that something should be done, taking it to _court_ is not the solution.

Part of what is _wrong_ with USG is courts have become the defacto determiner of USConstitution law, e.g., disputes between USG branches.

Congress is a supposed to be an independent power within USG. How can USCongress submit branch disputes to a _mere_ - other branch of USG? They should use their own ability to subpoena and prosecute, leading to arrest and impeachment of unlawful Executive branch agents and agencies.

At the _very_ least, USConstitution is clear that SCOTUS is the court of origin for USConstitution issues, which would include inter-branch disputes.

[alstewartfan]

It’s called IMPEACHMENT, you phony!

[usafa92]

Boehner still shirking his Constitutional duty. The remedy is to file articles of impeachment. What the Senate chooses to do is irrelevant, it doesn’t excuse the House from doing their job. This is just political theater to get conservatives riled up for November. Obama doesn’t follow the Constitution, he could care less what a judge or court might say.

[sheana]

I plan on planning a trip to Scotland.....

[mykroar]

Barbara Steisand, pick up the yellow courtesy phone, Barbara Sreisand.

[Jacquerie]

it will be up to Congress to impeach, try, and remove him.

Agree. It isn't the duty of Scotus to fill in for congress. Thanks to the 17th Amendment we have redundant democratic houses in congress. All of them are wary of making any decision that could inflame the passions of any constituents and jeopardize their reelection this fall.

The hundred year effect of the 17th has made the congress institutionally incapable of doing its duty.

[V K Lee]

Alleged? ALLEGED??? ho ho ho!!

[Jacquerie]

Because it is not in the personal, electoral interest of a majority of house members.

[shotgun]

Next he’ll file a lawsuit against the EPA, energy, etc for writing rules for us to live by...