Pic Of The Moment: GOP Rep. Says House Republicans "Probably" Have Enough Votes To Impeach Obama

[EarlG]

GOP Congressman: Probably Have Enough Votes In House To Impeach Obama

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[KansDem]

1. They may have enough votes for building a rocketship...

...to send illegal immigrants to the moon, but they wouldn't vote to fund the program.

[HughBeaumont]

2. They probably have enough votes . . . . .

. . . To make "God Bless the USA" our new National Anthem.

. . . To retroactively make the 28% TMTR during Reagan permanent.

. . . For "One Nation Under God" to be retrofitted in all documents in the National Archive.

. . . For Fox News to be the State Network.

. . . For all high schools to have mandatory Bible and Ayn Rand classes.

. . . For every home to display Old Glory . . . OR ELSE.

[Lugal Zaggesi]

7. Do they realize they only control 1/2 of 1/3 of the Government ?

And 1/6 gets you nothing but the right to throw sand into the Wheels of Progress ?

(and the Senate filibuster allows them to keep pushing the Stop button like a naughty 10 year old)

[Half-Century Man]

12. Unfortunately I have to point out that

The Supreme Court is overtly republican leaning and covertly christian leaning. So, they control 1/2 of 1/3, can jam up the other half of the same third, and reliably count on their view point being favored by the top of a second third.


at the moment

[AlinPA]

13. ...we can often argue that they control the senate by means of filibuster.

[iamthebandfanman]

3. Good at naming them,

just not helping them stay open.

[valerief]

4. They have enough votes to legalize slavery. Oh, wait. They've already

done that in their own special ways.

[DissidentVoice]

5. In a hog's ass...

...as my dad used to say of things about as likely to happen as a fart surviving a hurricane.

I get a huge kick out of going on Yahoo! (almost as much RW Kook Central as FreeRep) when they start in on impeachment...I get them really pissed off with just a few simple questions.

1. On what grounds? The Constitution requires "high crimes and misdemeanours."
2. Specific charges?
3. Have you told your Representative/Senator these specific charges and DEMANDED Articles of Impeachment?
4. If not, why the hell haven't you got off your duff and onto the phone?
5. I'll tell you why. It's because you have slightly less evidence for impeachment than for the existence of the Tooth Fairy.

Man, do they ever get hot about that. If I get less than 10 thumbs-down it's a miracle.

[Lugal Zaggesi]

6. What's the quickest way to get to Reaganville ?

The Reagan National Airport ?

[Blue Idaho]

8. Did he mention

What the President has done to deserve impeachment?

[wordpix]

10. high crimes (he passed O-care) and misdemeanors (he's black, I mean "exotic")

That's all you need to meet the requirement according to repugs

[Jamaal510]

11. Because he is of the opposite party. eom

[liberalhistorian]

28. He's also

"presidentin' while black", a huge, giant no-no in their make-believe bubble world.

[Blue Idaho]

24. I'm betting its occupying the White House while black.

The modern republican party is made up exclusively of John Birchers and Klu Klux Klan members.

[pansypoo53219]

9. i hope they do before 2014.

strategery.

[liberalhistorian]

29. I will never, ever

stop laughing and jeering at that word. Ever. Same goes for "misunderestimating."

[demwing]

14. Bring it on, you mental mosquitos

after all, it worked so well for you last time.

Sometimes I think we're headed for another Civil War. Sometimes I think we're already In one - a Civil Cold War.

Regardless, when the dust settles I'm hoping that the words "I Vote Republican" will have the social impact of saying "I have puss filled blisters on my genitals."

In other words, it may be true, but it won't win you any friends.

[dotymed]

18. It is Hitlers Germany

at this point in America. They had a bad guy to pin it on but it was the wealthy profiteers who kept it going.
We do not have a bad guy to pin it on. We have a whole class who I hope will eventually be held accountable. It obviously doesn't matter if there is a "D"or an "R" behind your name. This erosion of humanity has been increasing since ( at least)
Reagan under "both" parties.

It has gotten so unfair that it must end soon.

[ThoughtCriminal]

15. They have the votes to repeal the 19th Amendment!

But they could probably only get half the states to ratify it.

[BlueDemKev]

16. Now they just have to find SOMETHING to justify voting for impeachment...

What this means is that there are enough House members who would like to have Obama removed from office before his term is over. But they can't just vote to remove him as they can in a parliamentary form of government, so now they just have to find something to justify impeachment.

[demwing]

20. House can impeach for nearly anything

But the Senate must convict, and that takes 66 votes.

Even if we lose the Senate we still won't lose it by that kind of margin

[BlueDemKev]

23. I know, but they have to find something that's credible with the public

[demwing]

36. You're right, but if their goal is to smear, not convict

then it doesn't matter if it can be proven, or even appear credible. In fact, when did that ever stop a Republican?

They'll say he lied about Benghazi, pretend like they've already proved it, have a vote, and boom.

[Hubert Flottz]

17. "WHAT ABOUT THE DEFICIT?"

We can't afford more frivolous nonsense.

It would be a political circus and destroy the old school GOP, IMHO. Only 20% of the people still have a favorable approval of the GOP in congress. How about the GOP get their ass in gear and help Mr. Obama fund our broken infrastructure repairs and create some of those "Jobs, Jobs, Jobs", that Mitt and the GOP were promising this time last year, instead of trying to hamstring the president.

If anyone in Washington deserves to be "IMPEACHED," they are the GOP in congress and on the bench of the SCOTUS.

[tclambert]

19. I didn't know you could impeach somebody for being black.

[panzerfaust]

22. And, As Richard Nixon ALMOST found out, you CAN impeach a president for abuse of power

... and the crimes of abuse of power - and crimes they were - from which Nixon fled from office to avoid being charged with, were less destructive, less far reaching, less pervasive and on a much lesser scale than the crimes which Obama commits every week: From creating a totalitarian surveillance state, to acting as Judge, Jury, and Executioner as he personally picks those who will die by dronefire.

If Obama were to be impeached, it would not be because of his race, but because of his egregious abuse of power and destruction of the individual liberties upon which this country was founded - liberties which are clearly set forth in the first Ten Amendments to the Constitution which were designed to protect American citizens from the very type of despotic state which Bush and Obama have labored to create.

[lumpy]

31. And so then you are in favor of impeaching Obama ?

What other abuse of power and destruction of civil liberties are you referring to ?

[IkeRepublican]

21. "Probably" Have Enough Votes To Impeach Obama

I personally love it when today's Republicans engage in this sort of 7th-grade-lunchtime tripe. It's purely indicative of how fast they're circling the drain.

[ThoughtCriminal]

25. You betcha!

[MannyGoldstein]

26. Welcome to DU

It's amazing that Ike was far, far to the left of most of today's elected Democrats.

[lumpy]

32. And many Republicans would have liked to impeach Ike also because of that.

[Autumn]

30. Welcome to DU IkeRepublican.

I have memories of sitting on Grandpas lap in the kitchen listening to the President on the radio while Grandma made bread. My Grandpa liked Ike.

[lumpy]

33. I was one of many Democrats who had confidence in Ike. One of our more level- headed

Presidents and a decent Republican.

[PDJane]

27. Question of the day; have they figured out what they're going to impeach him for? No? Thought not.

[lumpy]

34. I'm sure they are working feverously on it.

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[tclambert]

37. Get the votes first, then figure out some charges.

Ready, fire, aim.

The real reason they want to impeach him, though? They blame him for making them look stupid. Silly Republicans. They didn't need any help for that.

[blkmusclmachine]

35. So much for all that "bi-partisanship,"

for all the good it did BHO (which was SQUAT!!!)!!!

[niyad]

38. and to think that this cretin is related to our beloved sissy farenthold--ugh