The New Congress Will Consider Impeachment

Have I posted this right?
Since it is from an e-mail, I don't know how to post just a link. I am trying to follow the rules!!

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The New Congress Will Consider Impeachment

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Floyd Brown

by Floyd and Mary Beth Brown

The new Congress elected in November will surprise everyone. They will seriously consider impeaching Barack Obama.

Growing under the radar of the mainstream media is a movement that is gathering momentum.

More than one million citizens have signed petitions calling on the U.S. Congress to impeach Barack Hussein Obama. Some of the soon-to-be-elected members of Congress are amongst those who have signed up, and they are not about to be cowered by establishment Republicans scared silly of the issue.

Ultimately, it comes down to a commonly shared belief amongst Tea Party activists that Barack Obama is systematically trying to hurt America. Obama, the argument goes, is not an incompetent boob in over his head. Nor is he is not some well-meaning community organizer who has seen his plans go astray.

Barack Obama is a dishonest, manipulative liar who actually is pursuing an agenda that he hopes will take America off the international leadership stage. He wants America to fail so that the vision of internationalist socialists can be realized. America is hated by the elite intellectuals of the world because we have been the single biggest roadblock to their plans to establish a one world governing system with them in charge.

Americans has consistently rejected socialism. Whether it is Hillarycare or Obamacare, Americans are speaking with a loud, clear voice against socialism.

The Left hates America because of our belief in God, our belief in rugged individualism, our belief in private property, and our belief in the right to keep and bear arms.

It is only through impeachment that the new Congress can send Barack Obama a clear and unambiguous message that he does not have carte blanche to run roughshod over America.

Impeachment is the political tool given by the Founders to correct abuse by a president. Impeachment is often misunderstood because of confusion about what exactly constitutes an impeachable offense.

Former President Gerald Ford, while serving in the House of Representatives, said an impeachable offense was “whatever a majority of the House of Representatives considers it to be at a given moment in history.”

Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution reads: “The President, Vice President and all civil officers of the United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.”

The key phrase here is “high crimes and misdemeanors,” a concept in English common law that was well-known to our Founding Fathers but is grossly misunderstood in this day and age.

“High crimes and misdemeanors” essentially means bad behavior.

Here’s a passage from C-Span.org which succinctly and beautifully summarizes the historical significance surrounding the inclusion of the term “high crimes and misdemeanors” in the Constitution:

“High crimes and misdemeanors” entered the text of the Constitution due to George Mason and James Madison. Mason had argued that the reasons given for impeachment – treason and bribery – were not enough. He worried that other “great and dangerous offenses” might not be covered… so Mason then proposed “high crimes and misdemeanors,” a phrase well-known in English common law. In 18th century language, a “misdemeanor” meant “mis-demeanor,” or bad behavior.

In other words, “high crimes and misdemeanors” does not refer to a criminal act, as some would lead you to believe. Our Founding Fathers fully intended to allow for the removal of the president for actions which are gross incompetence, gross negligence, outright distasteful, or in the case of Barack Hussein Obama, actions which clearly show “malevolence toward this country, which is unabated.”

And for those who mistakenly hold the illusion that impeaching Barack Obama would be a simple matter of “playing politics,” the Founders fully intended that the impeachment of a sitting president be a political act.

The Founding Fathers deliberately put impeachment into the hands of the legislative branch rather than the judicial branch, thus transforming it from strictly a matter of legal definition to a matter of political judgment.

The Obama administration qualifies as the poster-child for bad behavior.

Obama and those around him are ravaging this great country and adding a sorry chapter to a noble history.

Impeachment, as written in the Constitution, was tailor-made for Barack Hussein Obama and our Founders placed it in our Constitution for such a time as this.

What a colossal waste of time. Idiotic and gives you guys a bad name. When the lefties tried this crap with Bush I felt the same. Talk about a waste of tax money. He was elected and has 2 years left, vote him out instead of trying these cheap political stunts.

I don't know where you get this stuff, but you should probably get off that email list.

This line alone is pure bulls**t:

The Left hates America because of our belief in God, our belief in rugged individualism, our belief in private property, and our belief in the right to keep and bear arms.

First, the left does not hate America.

Second, many on the left are religious and believe in God. The right, which is where I presume this writer is from, does not have a monopoly on God.

Third, contrary to the writers belief, many on the left own personal property.

Fourth, many liberals also keep and bear arms.


The first thing one does when they want to stir up trouble is to dehumanize their enemy. That's what the writer of this email is doing. He is dehumanizing the liberal side of the country, which is approximately half of the population. Just remember that several of your neighbors are probably liberals.

Oh, yeah, this thread is about impeaching Obama. Sorry. If the new congress swings to the right and they bring up articles of impeachment and they actually try him like they did Clinton, you will see the wrath of the voters unlike anything ever seen before. It will be a tidal wave of backlash against the Republicans for wasting time while the country burns. Most people consider the Clinton impeachment as the Republicans hunting for anything to bring down a sitting President. People will see a similar action against Obama for the political grandstanding that it is.

Nmsys is in serious need of some anti-psychotic drugs... Every day is a new day to be afraid of the world coming to an end... (There are some people for whom I can hardly wait for the Rapture to happen...)

Well Scruffy, you did what I asked you to do and finally put forth an argument. I, too disagree with the generalization of the writer. I do think that what he applies to all Liberals, should be addressed only to the extreme Progressives who do fit that mold. Unfortunately the Left does seem to be under fire. doesn't it?

LJ:

I have read the New Testament, so I understand your comment, but let me remind you that I am not a Christian. I happen to be celebrating a holiday today called Yom Kippur, the day of atonement, so I am somewhat under the weather due to fasting, not sure if I would qualify as one of the 144,000.

JMC:

If you read the article, you will see that it actually declares that it is to be a political act. I am not saying that I feel the way of the writer, just sharing it to see the reaction. There aren't too many posters who would dare bring up the subject. In regards to Bill Clinton, remember " I did not have sex with that woman"?

I expected attacks and I got them. Duh!! :chillpill:

My point Nym is that these useless political acts cost $ and resources that could be used elsewhere. I felt the same about Bush and Clinton. Enjoy your Holiday.

nmysys: Blessed Yom Kippur --here's to a long happy and peaceful life.

Thank you to you both.

JMC:

I understand your logic. Gee we thought we would never agree on anything. I stated clearly that I didn't necessarily agree with the article. I was hoping to actually get debate on the subject of Impeachment and whether or not Obama actually does stand any chance. Lets face it, there are many questions in the minds of many Americans! I personally don't think that even the newly elected Congress People who committed to this course before the primaries, would actually do what this says they will.

I do remember a segment of the Left who clamored to put Bush up for charges.

Hmmm!! whoever Daisychain is she put a heart after her posting. Could there actually be someone who likes me on this forum?