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John Boehner Lawsuit: Ignores Constitutional Remedy of Impeachment for Out of Control President
Freedom Outpost
Suzanne Hamner
6/26/2014
Excerpt:
What does a nation do with a president who has blatantly violated the Constitution? The remedy contained in the Constitution is impeachment. However, it has been postulated the Senate will not convict since it consists of a Democrat majority. Certain members of the House have talked about articles of impeachment tantalizing an already outraged public at the continued ineffectiveness of an impotent Congress. Since the House has already predicted defeat with impeachment proceedings, John Boehner (R-OH), Speaker of the House, has announced that the House will vote later this year on whether to sue Barack Hussein Obama. Boehner has concluded that filing suit against Obama would maybe "force" this lawless criminal to follow the Constitution.
Boehner, out of his own mouth, stated, "The Constitution makes it clear that the president's job is to faithfully execute the law, and in my view, the president has not faithfully executed the laws."
Gee, John, where have you been? Obama has demonstrated time and again over the last five years his refusal to "faithfully execute the law." Obama has "legislated" through executive order and policy along with making unilateral decisions on issues ranging from Obamacare mandates, environmental policy, prisoner exchange, immigration, and national security. Talk is cheap John; it's past time to "man-up."
Meanwhile, the White House, in true Obama fashion, mocked this effort by Boehner.
Josh Earnest, White House press secretary, stated, "The fact they are considering a tax-payer funded lawsuit against the president of the United States for doing his job, I think, is the kind of step most Americans wouldn't support."
Well Josh, you might be right there – most American would rather see the lawless criminal impeached, removed from office, tried for treason and other criminal offenses and suffer the appropriate punishment if found guilty.
According to the Washington Times:
Unfortunately, Simon Lazarus may be correct. This may be another political "dog and pony show" to try and quiet a restless American public. The Constitution already provides the House remedies to control the executive branch. John Boehner knows the House controls the purse strings, but caved to pressure from Obama, his ilk, and crony stooges during the "government shut-down" where only non-essential agencies were closed. Funny, there was not even a bee sting's worth of pain experienced over the "shut down;" but, to hear Obama talk, "the sky was falling" as the federal government could not function. The Republican leadership needs to find it's backbone to cease funding unconstitutional laws and unconstitutional, illegal executive actions along with those alphabet agencies unauthorized by the Constitution.
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View the complete article at:
http://freedomoutpost.com/2014/06/jo...rol-president/
Freedom Outpost
Suzanne Hamner
6/26/2014
Excerpt:
What does a nation do with a president who has blatantly violated the Constitution? The remedy contained in the Constitution is impeachment. However, it has been postulated the Senate will not convict since it consists of a Democrat majority. Certain members of the House have talked about articles of impeachment tantalizing an already outraged public at the continued ineffectiveness of an impotent Congress. Since the House has already predicted defeat with impeachment proceedings, John Boehner (R-OH), Speaker of the House, has announced that the House will vote later this year on whether to sue Barack Hussein Obama. Boehner has concluded that filing suit against Obama would maybe "force" this lawless criminal to follow the Constitution.
Boehner, out of his own mouth, stated, "The Constitution makes it clear that the president's job is to faithfully execute the law, and in my view, the president has not faithfully executed the laws."
Gee, John, where have you been? Obama has demonstrated time and again over the last five years his refusal to "faithfully execute the law." Obama has "legislated" through executive order and policy along with making unilateral decisions on issues ranging from Obamacare mandates, environmental policy, prisoner exchange, immigration, and national security. Talk is cheap John; it's past time to "man-up."
Meanwhile, the White House, in true Obama fashion, mocked this effort by Boehner.
Josh Earnest, White House press secretary, stated, "The fact they are considering a tax-payer funded lawsuit against the president of the United States for doing his job, I think, is the kind of step most Americans wouldn't support."
Well Josh, you might be right there – most American would rather see the lawless criminal impeached, removed from office, tried for treason and other criminal offenses and suffer the appropriate punishment if found guilty.
According to the Washington Times:
Mr. Boehner said he has not yet decided which specific executive actions would be included in the lawsuit, though the memo suggest the House suit may instead be a broad grievance.
Simon Lazarus, senior counsel at the Constitutional Accountability Center, said that until Republicans list what specifically they'll sue over, Mr. Boehner's push is going nowhere.
"He never once names a single act that he intends to challenge or believes is unconstitutional or illegal, so it's impossible to give much credence to this," Mr. Lazarus said. "It's really quite difficult to see this as anything other than a transparent political stunt."
Mr. Lazarus said a court would be unlikely to even take up a broad complaint and that courts typically don't hear cases that they judge to be purely political disputes.
Simon Lazarus, senior counsel at the Constitutional Accountability Center, said that until Republicans list what specifically they'll sue over, Mr. Boehner's push is going nowhere.
"He never once names a single act that he intends to challenge or believes is unconstitutional or illegal, so it's impossible to give much credence to this," Mr. Lazarus said. "It's really quite difficult to see this as anything other than a transparent political stunt."
Mr. Lazarus said a court would be unlikely to even take up a broad complaint and that courts typically don't hear cases that they judge to be purely political disputes.
Unfortunately, Simon Lazarus may be correct. This may be another political "dog and pony show" to try and quiet a restless American public. The Constitution already provides the House remedies to control the executive branch. John Boehner knows the House controls the purse strings, but caved to pressure from Obama, his ilk, and crony stooges during the "government shut-down" where only non-essential agencies were closed. Funny, there was not even a bee sting's worth of pain experienced over the "shut down;" but, to hear Obama talk, "the sky was falling" as the federal government could not function. The Republican leadership needs to find it's backbone to cease funding unconstitutional laws and unconstitutional, illegal executive actions along with those alphabet agencies unauthorized by the Constitution.
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View the complete article at:
http://freedomoutpost.com/2014/06/jo...rol-president/