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<http://www.therightplanet.com/?author=2> Cowardly Republicans; Impeach
Obama
Now!<http://www.therightplanet.com/2012/07/cowardly-republicans-impeach-obama-now/>by
Sard <http://www.therightplanet.com/?author=2>
*By: Tom Tancredo*
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“John Roberts says impeach Obama now”
Oh, you missed that headline? Let me refresh your memory by summarizing the
principle behind the Roberts decision on Obamacare. If we apply the Roberts
principle to the impeachment question, then impeachment is not only a good
idea, it is a constitutional imperative.
The argument heard most often against impeaching and removing President
Obama is the following. Well, yes, we all know Obama deserves to be
impeached and removed, but we have elections for that – and, moreover, the
election is less than four months away.
But our Supreme Court chief justice disagrees with that line of thought.
Roberts believes, as we all must, that constitutional imperatives are
different and quite separate from political imperatives. In Roberts’
opinion, the political imperative for overturning Obamacare was irrelevant
to the constitutional question of whether or not Congress had the authority
to enact Obamacare. He concluded that Congress does have that
constitutional authority –and that constitutional principles trump
political imperatives.
What does that have to do with impeachment? It’s very simple.
That principle means that if there is a constitutionally valid reason to
impeach and remove a president, then the election process is irrelevant. If
a president should be removed for violating the Constitution, then he
should be removed today, not four months from today or four years from
today.
To put it another way, the constitutional reasons for removing a president
are quite different from the political reasons for voting against an
incumbent. And here, some of the critics of impeachment are quite right: a
president should never be impeached for political reasons, that is, for
disagreements over domestic or foreign policy. That, indeed, is the
business of elections.
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But in Obama’s case, the arguments for impeachment are not based on policy
disagreements but on his actions in violation of the Constitution.
Obama has committed at least a half-dozen specific offenses that meet the
standards set in the Constitution for impeachment and removal. Thus, there
is a constitutional imperative for removing him through the
constitutionally prescribed process, not through an election.
In fact, when adequate grounds for impeachment exist, delaying impeachment
because of an impending election is an affront to the Constitution! That’s
putting politics ahead of the Constitution! Justice Roberts would not
approve.
Viewed from this constitutional perspective, the reasons for inaction on an
impeachment resolution in the House of Representatives seem not only weak
but downright cowardly. The gap between the courage of patriots and the
timidity of Republican leaders in Congress is sickening. Tens of millions
of Americans believe Barack Hussein Obama needs to be impeached by the
House and then removed by a vote of the Senate. Yet, not a single member of
Congress has drafted and introduced a formal impeachment resolution to
start the process. This is an insult to the Constitution, and as such, it
is shameful.
What we hear as an excuse is this cynical argument: If Obama loses the
election in November, impeachment is unnecessary. And if he wins,
impeachment is impossible because Republicans will be accused of “sour
grapes.” Both statements are wrongheaded and surprisingly naïve.
To put that question in more concrete terms, ask yourself this: If Obama
loses the election on Nov. 6, do you trust him and his lame-duck Congress
to govern the nation in a constitutional manner for the 10 weeks between
his defeat and the inauguration of his successor on Jan. 20, 2013? If you
answered “no!” then you must also agree that it is imperative to remove him
as soon as possible.
Yes, we all understand that the present Democrat-controlled Senate will
never take up an impeachment resolution even if one were passed by the
House. But Justice Roberts would say that is irrelevant. Impeachment is a
necessary and proper step when the Constitution has been violated,
regardless of the political prospects for success of the indictment.
Is there adequate evidence to warrant a serious, formal impeachment
investigation by the House Judiciary Committee? Yes, absolutely, and
committee Chairman Lamar Smith ought to start that process immediately.
There is an avalanche of evidence that Obama has committed numerous crimes
against the Constitution. Here are only a few examples:
- He violated the Constitution by appointing executive branch officials
when the Senate was not in recess.
- He approved leaks of sensitive national security information for
purely political gain.
- He improperly used executive privilege to block a congressional
investigation of Eric Holder’s participation in the illegal Fast and
Furious gun-walking scandal.
- He violated congressional authority by ordering an end to the lawful
deportation of illegal immigrants.
- He ordered or personally approved grants and contracts to private
companies as a payoff for political campaign support.
The list goes on. These are not mere policy disagreements. Any president of
any party who behaves in this manner ought to be removed through the
constitutional prescribed manner – impeachment.
And that process needs to begin now, not in January or June of 2013.
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