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To: livius; flaglady47; mickie; pax_et_bonum; Maine Mariner; seekthetruth; Bushbacker1; Bob Ireland; ...
You're correct. Impeachment is meaningless and futile due to the Dem-controlled Senate. The votes are not there.

In addition, an impeachment process will just unite, motivate and turn out the Obama/Dem base as the November election looms.

A daily impeachment publicity bombardment by the media would virtually eliminate focus on vital campaign issues, i.e., economy, jobs, amnesty, obamacare, scandals, Dem administration lawlessness, etc.

The Boehner lawsuit is enough at the moment. Draw up articles of impeachment against the bastard after the election to keep him tied down as much in possible in the dangerous two years left in his term. And if we hold the House and take the Senate, the impeachment might be successful.

Now is not the time.

Leni

15 posted on 07/09/2014 4:53:21 AM PDT by MinuteGal
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To: MinuteGal
A daily impeachment publicity bombardment by the media would virtually eliminate focus on vital campaign issues, i.e., economy, jobs, amnesty, obamacare, scandals, Dem administration lawlessness, etc.

I think we're already seeing it, actually. I don't watch morning TV shows but I gather from posts here that they're all babbling about the evil Republicans and their impeachment talk and, of course, bringing up memories of the impeached Dem hero, Bill Clinton. And we all recall exactly what impeaching Bill Clinton achieved: nothing.

The fact that they are avoiding talking about the lawsuit implies to me that they might actually be worried about it and also, possibly, that it might even be at least tacitly supported by some Dems who are miffed by the fact that Obama has just taken over the functions of the legislature and they are simply being ignored.

18 posted on 07/09/2014 5:30:33 AM PDT by livius
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To: MinuteGal

I seriously doubt that even after the election there will be enough Senate votes to remove Obama from office. The Constitution requires a 2/3 majority of the Senate to convict on articles of impeachment and remove the President. While a GOP majority in the Senate is likely, a 2/3 majority is certainly not going to happen.


21 posted on 07/09/2014 5:47:20 AM PDT by stremba
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