What kind of emergency powers can Obama use?

[Skink]

He seems cool and collected right now.

[Pretzel_Warrior]

1. we're down to super powers now. Jedi mind tricks? anyone?

I think he's too silent today. Would like to see another speech updating Americans by tomorrow.

[KelleyD]

2. Just pull the 14th...we will have your back. You know they are planning on impeachment..so do it!

[gopiscrap]

4. yup

[landolfi]

3. Agreed. POTUS knows the constitution inside out

and orders of magnitude better than the RWNJs. I think that's his ace in the hole.

[KelleyD]

5. I think he should sue the Repubs and take it to the Supremes after he pulls the 14th.

[Buddha_of_Wisdom]

8. He should have the House GOP caucus declared incomptent and unfit to serve as an officer

of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Strip of their powers, declare them persona non grata, kicked out of the Capitol, and freeze their assets.

Then have the FBI raid the Heritage Action, FreedomWorks and all Tea Party-related organizations for RICO charges. Also raid the Koch offices and the John Birch Society and all related right-wing organizations and shut down for RICO as well.

[PADemD]

14. +1000

[Niceguy1]

6. levetation?

Or maybe auper human strength? ???

[grantcart]

7. Emergency powers will not work

They will leave bond investors rattled.

The only thing that will work is to force the Republicans to give up and not to try it again.

[NightWatcher]

9. Give him a Louisville Slugger

[blkmusclmachine]

10. Ask the GOP for permission to go 14th Amendment on their sorry ass???

[KelleyD]

11. Investors are rattled anyway...it would take a few months to get to trial, by then we can embarrass

their gluts and vote them out, take over the house and keep the Senate. (notice I didn't capitalize "house"...they don't deserve it. Gurantee they won't pull it again.

[KelleyD]

12. I like Buddas idea!

[KelleyD]

13. Typos galore...sorry, but typing too fast.

[Fumesucker]

15. Two words

Drone strikes.

Two more words.

Enemy combatants.

[Blue Idaho]

18. ^This^

[demwing]

16. My wish

Obama watches as the House leadership and Tea Party Caucus drive the vehicle of state off a financial cliff.

Instead of invoking the 14th Amendment to raise our debt ceiling, Obama accuses House Teapublicans of Ethics Violations for questioning the validity of the debt in violation of the 14th.

Dems take up the call for the House Ethics Committee to investigate the Tea Party.

The Republican Ethics Committee Chair (Michael Conaway of Texas - who was Primaried by the Tea Party in 2010), along with the 5 Dems that sit on the evenly divided committee, finds all Tea Party members derelict in their duties, in violation of their oaths of office, and a threat to our national economic security, and so puts up a floor vote to expel the Tea Party.

90 Republicans and 200 Democrats (a 2/3rds majority) vote to simultaneously expel the Tea Party from the house and pas a CR.

Dems are big heroes, the Republicans get credit for cleaning up the crazy house, and all is well in the world.

Ahh, wishes.....

[KelleyD]

17. demwing...how long will that take? Time is ticking.

[Dkc05]

19. maybe nationalize the Banks, Phone Companies, oil companies. Wall street companies

Do away with capitalism and give the wealth to hard working American's -- The working poor. Time to redistribute the wealth that was stolen from the masses.