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(46,340 posts)
Thu Oct 17, 2013, 03:49 PM Oct 2013

Steve Stockman wants to impeach Obama...

Just look who he wants to "investigate" the President.

Steve Stockman Asks Religious Right Law Firm To Investigate Impeaching Obama

Submitted by Brian Tashman on Thursday, 10/17/2013 2:40 pm

Not only will Rep. Steve Stockman (R-TX) distribute WorldNetDaily’s conspiracy-laden book calling for President Obama’s impeachment to every member of Congress, but he has also hired a Religious Right law firm to make the case for impeaching Obama, evidence he will then present to the House leadership.

In an interview with WorldNetDaily, Stockman said that impeachment is on the table:

The congressman also mentioned that he hired attorney Bill Olson to see if Obama should be impeached.

Olson’s law firm, which has worked with Stockman before, is the home of Christian Reconstructionist leader Herb Titus, who believes Obama is ineligible to be president and supports the imposition of biblical law, and claims it specializes in “biblical wisdom.”

Such biblical wisdom apparently includes helping a religious company which claims its food supplements can cure cancer.

- See more at: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/steve-stockman-asks-religious-right-law-firm-investigate-impeaching-obama#sthash.FvCwfcjW.dpuf

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Nuclear Unicorn

(19,497 posts)
4. For what? It's not a crime to use constitutional authority to petition a policy position
Thu Oct 17, 2013, 03:54 PM
Oct 2013

I wish people would stop wasting time and amping tempers with this nonsense.

 

giftedgirl77

(4,713 posts)
7. Steve Stockman must be next in the
Thu Oct 17, 2013, 04:00 PM
Oct 2013

batter's box to make an utter fool of the batters. Stockman please proceed with your nuttery and thank you for hiring the one law firm that is more likely to cite biblical law than constitutional law.

onehandle

(51,122 posts)
8. Obama is still ignoring my request to deport Steve Stockman to North Korea.
Thu Oct 17, 2013, 04:04 PM
Oct 2013

Pretty soon, I'll start stomping my feet, too.

Chief D

(55 posts)
9. Article states he has 435 copies of the book ready to distribute
Thu Oct 17, 2013, 04:22 PM
Oct 2013

Inquiring minds want to know. Seriously, Amazon Books: Impeachable Offenses, $18.36. (X 435???) WND Bookstore price: $23.36 (X 435???) $7986.60 or $10,161.60 spent on these books, either through use of taxpayers' monies or even his supporters' monies. Benefit of the doubt, and in fairness, he might have paid for them out of his own pocket. Even if the author donated them to this congressman, (could be an ethical issue with congressman receiving such a high priced gift), I hope he has them stored in his home garage because I wouldn't even want the books stored in a facility that my taxes pay for.

"The House gift rule provides that a Member, officer, or employee may not knowingly accept any gift except as provided in the rule. The rule is comprehensive, i.e., a House Member or staff person may not accept anything of value from anyone – whether in one’s personal life or one’s official life – unless acceptance is allowed under one of the rule’s provisions.

As is detailed below, the rule includes one general provision on acceptable gifts, and 23 provisions that describe additional, specific kinds of gifts that may be accepted.

The general gift rule provision states that a Member, officer, or employee may not accept a gift from a registered lobbyist, agent or a foreign principal, or private entity that retains or employs such individuals. Definitions of the terms registered lobbyist and agent of a foreign principal are provided in the section "Definitions of Registered Lobbyist and Agent of a Foreign Principal." 22
The general provision goes on to state that a Member, officer, or employee may accept from any other source virtually any gift valued below $50, with a limitation of less than $100 in gifts from any single source in a calendar year. Gifts having a value of less than $10 do not count toward the annual limit."

 

NuclearDem

(16,184 posts)
10. And I've got the impeachment documents right here!
Thu Oct 17, 2013, 04:24 PM
Oct 2013

No, wait, that's the letter I got from McVeigh.

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