43 House Republicans Are Suing President Obama For Being The President of the United States

[MrScorpio]

Yet Another Not An Onion Article of the Day: 43 House Republicans Are Suing President Obama For Being The President of the United States, Instead of Passing Actual Legislation That Could Help Millions Of People

Forty three House Republicans are sponsoring a bill that if passed would force the House to sue President Obama for behaving like a president.

According to The Hill, “Forty-three Republicans have cosponsored the resolution since Obama’s State of the Union address, where he threatened to enact policies if Congress didn’t act. The “Stop This Overreaching Presidency (STOP)” measure, introduced by Rep. Tom Rice (S.C.), now has 104 co-sponsors, including Senate GOP hopeful Reps. Jack Kingston (Ga.), James Lankford (Okla.), Steve Stockman (Texas), Paul Broun (Ga.), Steve Daines (Mont.) and Phil Gingrey (Ga.).”

The House Republicans are upset because Barack Obama had the nerve to act like a president. They are angry that he delayed the employer mandate, implemented the DREAM Act for the executive branch, let people keep their substandard health insurance policies, and ended work requirements for welfare recipients.

Courts have ruled for decades that presidents have the constitutional power to delay the implementation of a law. Like all presidents, Obama’s executive orders only cover the executive branch. President Obama didn’t implement the DREAM Act for all of the country, just for the executive branch.

http://www.politicususa.com/2014/02/17/43-house-republicans-sue-barack-obama-president.html

[hobbit709]

1. The problem with the clowns in the GOP is real simple.

There's a black man in the White House and he's NOT the butler.

They can say whatever they want but that's the real reason behind their opposition.

[Blue_Adept]

6. It's even worse really.

It's just that they're not in the White House. While there is obviously the racial element to it, after what was going on in the 90's and how things have evolved now, anyone who isn't a Republican would have this thrown at them constantly. He gets it worse in the code words and so forth and I'm not denying the racial element, but I'm convinced it's more than that now.

[Merlot]

40. Agreed - it's not just racism. They do this to any Democrat

If Hillary had won, it would be all out sexism, but even with that it's still about anyone who ISN'T a Democrat.

If the next Democrat is a white male things won't be any different. The 90's were when it started getting really obvious.

[sarge43]

18. Their own special private constitution states presidents can be only white and male. n/t

[WhiteTara]

38. assumed white male privilege. nt

[jmowreader]

43. And Republican.

[Plucketeer]

25. Your post title defines the problem

"The problem with the clowns in the GOP is: REAL SIMPLE

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

30. Hey, stop clowning around!

[Plucketeer]

32. Hey, I just heard this morning.....

it was a spot on NPR - that clowns are on the decline. Might be that they experience an identity crisis when folks assume they're ReClownicans!

[Rhiannon12866]

2. Just when you were beginning to think it couldn't get any worse...

On edit: And I really did think this must be a joke...

[MrScorpio]

3. Check out the names...

It's the Idiocracy Caucus.

[hobbit709]

4. Those clowns give a bad name to idiots.

Gohmert and Stockman make Rick Perry look like a genius.

[Plucketeer]

26. "OOPS!"

[Rhiannon12866]

7. I was just asking the other day how these totally insane individuals keep getting elected...

I worked for my Democratic congressman on both of his campaigns. He's intelligent, serious, a huge supporter of vets and farmers (there are a lot of them around here) and has ideas I support. But the first time he ran (to replace Kirsten Gillibrand) he won by the smallest margin of anyone in the House and the last time he lost to a teabagger.

[hrmjustin]

44. Hey!

[CurtEastPoint]

9. And count'em... THREE from my state of GA: Broun, Gingrey and Kingston. Total IQ? Low.

[Sissyk]

39. Rhiannon, a bunch of folks

Are worried about you. Would you please check in to the host forum?

[B Calm]

5. LOL

[JoePhilly]

8. Nut jobs.

[davidpdx]

10. Racists

Republican
Ass
Clown
Idiots
Spewing
Trash

[MrScorpio]

11. If you replace "are" with "ass" it would pack a bigger punch

Just sayin'.

[davidpdx]

12. Done

[MrScorpio]

13. Perfect!!!

Oops, make "Republicans" singular too. Missed that

[davidpdx]

14. Well your fired as the spell checker now

Kidding

[Richardo]

17. *you're

[ananda]

15. Well, they're not actually suing but sponsoring a bill that ..

.. would allow them to sue.

This won't go anywhere.

[SunSeeker]

33. Exactly. Like Obama wouldn't veto that unconstitutional bill.

But hey, at least they're not trying to repeal the ACA for the 50th time or requiring all pregnant women to be imprisoned until they give birth.

[madokie]

16. Racist, bigoted nut cases

that need to be taken off our streets let alone not allowed to be congress critters.

[bullwinkle428]

19. So, can we call this a "not-an-impeachment" impeachment?

A "deconstructed impeachment", if you will?

Seems like this is what they're going for.

[Arkana]

20. It should be called the "No Presidenting While Black Or Democrat" Act.

[wocaonimabi]

21. Why bother with the names look where they are from which is no surprise actually

par for the course in America Today.

[Ms. Toad]

22. Want to sue is different from suing.

You might change your subject line.

[rocktivity]

23. Candidate for this year's "You Call This NEWS?" Awards

the "You Forgot The 'Not From The Onion' Disclaimer" category.


rocktivity

[Dollface]

24. Geniuses, or in this case geniouses

[edbermac]

27. When are they going to sue him for being black?

[PoliticAverse]

28. "have ruled for decades that presidents have the constitutional power to delay the implementation of

a law"

So if Romney had been elected President he could have delayed the implement of the entire ACA for his 4 year term?

[Inkfreak]

29. Republicans politicians make me sick. (nt)

[czarjak]

31. GOP

Aren't they against frivolous lawsuits? I swear I heard someone say so.

[AAO]

34. Republicans are the biggest losers on the planet.

They don't know the law. They know nothing of history. And, well, they pretty much suck donkey dick.

[tavernier]

35. Oh well, it gives them something to do.

Work??? Bless their hearts, but they just don't have any muscle mass for heavy lifting.

😄

[Jamaal510]

36. Thanks, Obama.

You just had to win the election twice, didn't you? Because of you, we no longer have a sane Republican Party! What do you have to say for yourself, Mr. President??

[Pretzel_Warrior]

37. these fuck heads have completely stopped functioning as humans with actual dignity

and respect for anything. It is a scorched earth policy but they are nothing more than evil little preschooler's with a book of matches in a sandbox and no way out.

Their intent is truly evil in wishing to bring down this president, but their impotence to actually do anything with that rage borders on comical for me.

[bearssoapbox]

41. In their eyes he's gotten to 'uppity' since being elected.

[NancyDL]

42. US Republicans create ugly and divisive stereotypes for everyone they oppose...

They have to. They have no rational policies and there is no good reason for an average person to vote for them.

But they are not laughable; they are dangerous; they will take even more control of the country if rational people don't buckle down.