Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX): Impeachment 'A Possibility' If Obama Moves Ahead On Immigration EO

[big_dog]

Source: Talking Points Memo & Buzz Feed

Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) said on Monday that impeaching President Obama "would be a consideration" if he moves forward unilaterally on immigration.

Barton's comments were made during an interview with former Rep. J.D. Hayworth (R-AZ), who now hosts NewsMaxTV's right wing program "America's Forum."

Barton was asked about the possibility that Obama could take executive action to slow deportations.

“Well impeachment is indicting in the House and that’s a possibility. But you still have to convict in the Senate and that takes a two-thirds vote," Barton said. "But impeachment would be a consideration, yes sir."

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/joe-barton-impeach-obama-immigration

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[Eridenus]

1. Impeachment will go nowhere..

And I am even betting $100 right now that impeachment won't even happen - they'll be infighting too much to give a fuck.

I bet we'll even see some defections to the Democratic Party after the infighting produces absolutely nothing, and the reps needs to calm the voters down.

[big_dog]

2. this is a repeat of the late 90's all over again

and it will backfire just like it did on Gingrich, Livingston, Hastert and Lott!!!

[Independent_Liberal]

3. That's what I'm thinking.

I think it's just a bunch of hot air. Even if they try it, the public outrage and backlash would be so great they may not even bring the articles to the floor for a vote.

[Politicalboi]

14. I wouldn't rely on the public outrage and backlash

28 BILLION dollar shut down, and they still put the GOP in charge. Possibly losing their healthcare didn't matter either. The American people are too stupid to care.

[AlinPA]

18. Exactly.

[kairos12]

29. American stupidity is practically unfathomable.

[SoapBox]

34. + a bazillion

Stupid doesn't even sum it up.

[Independent_Liberal]

42. Yeah, the American people are stupid but...

...they're not retarded. Or maybe they are? I don't know.

If it is like you say, my only concern then would be the idea of it ensuring another Repub in the White House in 2016. It's been pointed out before that every party that impeached always won the White House in the next election (ex. the Dems after Nixon, the Repubs after Clinton, etc.). But then I guess Bush wasn't really elected, but that's another story altogether.

[kardonb]

36. nowhere

in which case they'll drag out their trusty old standby , Benghazi . That'll really get them somewhere , right ?

[BeyondGeography]

4. Lovely

Please proceed.

[City Lights]

5. I double-dog dare you, Joe!

Game on, fucker!

[thelordofhell]

6. Please Please PLEASE impeach the President!!

Make yourselves the laughingstock of the country with your petty partisan politics that will insure a Democratic majority and President in 2016!!

[big_dog]

11. exactly. looks like Leon Panetta wrote his bio a bit early....

"thanks B. I can take it from here!!'

[onecaliberal]

7. For f*%#s sake

Is that supposed to be a threat. If you do your job I will ----- (fill in the blank) the republicans are insufferable.

[sakabatou]

22. +1

[sharp_stick]

8. Joe Barton is the original

10 pounds of shit stuffed into a 5 pound bag. He's a useless dick that only sounds coherent because he's sharing the stage with Louis Fucking Gohmert.

[kairos12]

30. I used to watch that program Gohmert Pyle.

[Independent_Liberal]

9. I totally have an impeachment charge they can use!

Try this on for size:

A few of our most progressive Dems in the House should draw up their own articles which charge with the failure to prosecute BushCo for war crimes. Grayson or somebody should totally beat them to the punch on it with this!

Can you imagine the teabagger heads that would be blowing up left and right? LOL!!!

[fasttense]

44. I would clap if they brought up impeachment charges for the TPP

But that corporate power grab is just what the RepubliCONS really want.

[RKP5637]

10. MAKE OUR DAY, ASSHOLE! n/t

[Turbineguy]

12. Somebody has to be first to suggest it.

After all, what's the point of stealing an election if you cannot impeach anybody?

[ThoughtCriminal]

13. Just what is the... err... "Legal Theory" here?

I can see a legal challenge to an executive order. Slight chance it might find it's way to the Supreme Court, and then maybe the Extreme Court says, "Nope. the POTUS can't do that". And then purely hypothetical since it would not happen in any of the parallel universes where the sky on Earth is a shade of blue, President Obama then defies the Court. Then you could start to hold some hearings that would create something other than face-palms.

Or we can just admit that this is nothing but pandering to the KKK/Birther voters.

[big_dog]

16. more red meat to the base

they have nothing to run on in 2016 except machine guns, removing health care, ISIS & Ebola so they hoping to scare up the tea party voter to turn out

[TheCowsCameHome]

15. Go for it, Joe.

Show America what a real asshole you are.

[AlinPA]

17. They will do it. They have the votes to impeach in the US House.

[big_dog]

19. the funniest thing is going to watch Sen McConnell deal with this nonsensical case in the Senate

he is going to look like someone who just got a flaming dog turd dumped on his porch, at least the clown car 'prosecution' team of Ted Cruz, Joni Ernst and Mike Lee will be happy to get more national TV time and alienate all of the swing voters in the electorate during the process

[truthisfreedom]

20. Scream about the waste of taxpayer dollars.

idiots.

[malokvale77]

21. Go ahead and yammer on about...

the loud mouth miscreants in Texas. In the mean time Jeb Hensarling is fucking all of you over.

The Democratic Party has yet to run a candidate against him.

[Vattel]

23. What impeachable offense is Obama planning to commit?

He has the power as President to grant amnesty to every undocumented worker in the nation.

[douggg]

24. So impeach already!

We have seen your empty bluff.
Now put up or shut up.

[Lil Missy]

25. Please proceed Joe. n/t

[alcibiades_mystery]

35. Ayup

[onehandle]

26. I hope they successfully impeach him.

His Presidency is over anyway. Joe Biden can do the veto thing. Impeachment would give us 2016 in spades.

[Chemisse]

27. They can impeach him and he can still be in office.

That's what happened with Bill Clinton.

[C Moon]

38. +1

[Independent_Liberal]

41. Won't happen in a million years.

Like Joe says, they need two thirds of the Senate to convict. No way they'll get enough Democrats to go along. And anyway, they wouldn't want to get stuck with Biden.

[weissmam]

28. go right ahead ,make my day

[TygrBright]

31. Right on schedule. Kabuki has more surprises in it. n/t

[Thor_MN]

32. Now that thy have control of congress, they have to DO something, not just say NO.

So they might choose to just waste a bunch of time by talking about Impeachment. I don't know that they are going to be able to switch from just sitting with their thumbs up their asses to actually trying to pass laws.

[C Moon]

39. The Koch brothers probably have it all nicely etched out.

[The Wizard]

33. Isn't Barton the moron

who said the wind was a finite resource? Why do Republicans seem like extras in "Deliverance?"

[Liberal Lolita]

43. Why do Republicans seem like extras in "Deliverance?"

Because you have a pretty mouth.

[C Moon]

37. Maybe if they go through with impeachment, folks will realize how important voting is—ALL THE TIME!

[bhikkhu]

40. Or they could just pass their own immigration bill

...as the president has pointed out. Any law passed by congress supercedes an executive order, as one would know if they took high school civics. Perhaps the repugs need a refresher, after so many years of doing nothing.

[bpj62]

45. Floor Managment in the House

The decision to impeach will be up to John Boehner. He can either take a stand and not allow this motion to get to the floor of the house where it will surely pass or he can just put his hands up and say I allowed the process to go forward. It will die in the Senate because the republicans do not have 67 votes to pass it. I want to say that Boehner will not let it go forward but he feels emboldened by the mid term results and it will give the rabid part of his party the red meat they are looking for. As for the legal grounds to impeach, how about the fact that Obama is a democrat, a black man and he has failed to do what the republicans have told him to do. What court of law is going to stop this kangaroo court from convening in January?

[big_dog]

46. there are already too many tea party whackos in the house caucus

these are the same fools who voted to abolish the Afforable Care Act 60 times and tried to dethrone Boehner on a procedural vote!

[Odin2005]

47. This is just asking for a "Martin, Barton, and Fish" joke.