House Committee holding hearing on President's duty to faithfully execute laws

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First Step to Impeachment: House Committee Holds Hearing on President?s Duty to Execute the Law | The Gateway Pundit

Enforcing the President?s Constitutional Duty to Faithfully Execute the Laws - Hearings - Judiciary Committee

"The House Judiciary Panel is holding a special hearing today to see if the president went over the line of the US Constitution to advance his agenda. Depending on the findings of the panel the Obama Administration may be forced to follow the US Constitution or other extreme measures may be taken including impeachment proceedings."

 

[Birds Away]

This is laughable. Who's going to force him?

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

If they want to forfeit the elections this fall, this may be just the way to do it. Unless they find a dead body or a bunch of intern-rape-victims, this will not bode well for the gop. Vast parts of the public just do not care about some wonkish accusation about some technicality not being adhered to.

 

[HeadlessRoland]

If they want to forfeit the elections this fall, this may be just the way to do it. Unless they find a dead body or a bunch of intern-rape-victims, this will not bode well for the gop. Vast parts of the public just do not care about some wonkish accusation about some technicality not being adhered to.

Technicalities? Abiding by the limits of government as constrained by our national Constitution is just technicalities?!
I agree that most of the public won't care and that to push for impeachment before the 2014 election would be the equivalent of the GOP shooting itself in the metaphorical head, but I can't disagree more as to the nature of abiding our national charter. If disobeying the Constitution is just technicalities, then let me hop on the next flight out of here to watch from a safe distance as this whole grand experiment self-destructs. There can be nothing more important than our government obeying the Constitution of these United States of America.

 

[armedindy]

Technicalities? Abiding by the limits of government as constrained by our national Constitution is just technicalities?!
I agree that most of the public won't care and that to push for impeachment before the 2014 election would be the equivalent of the GOP shooting itself in the metaphorical head, but I can't disagree more as to the nature of abiding our national charter. If disobeying the Constitution is just technicalities, then let me hop on the next flight out of here to watch from a safe distance as this whole grand experiment self-destructs. There can be nothing more important than our government obeying the Constitution of these United States of America.

unfortunately, to most modern americans, the Constitution IS just a technicality, something to find a way to sidestep, or an archaic relic of a simpler time, that limits what our govt is capable of ( of course only the "good" things it might be capable of, its unthinkable to them that the govt might not be actually entirely benevolent)

 

[Hop]

Wow. I'm ashamed of a couple of you guys. The potus (et al) gets away with this crap because he's NOT being called out for it strong enough. I'd vote for a GOP member who could muster a strong case and show some spine over some lap dog centrist Republican.

 

[MisterChester]

This does not bode well for either side. The itchy trigger finger for impeachment is a new trend that I feel is going to be threatened against almost every future president. It's kind of like the filibuster, the more you do it the less meaning it has.

 

[No2rdame]

Have no fear, Dear Leader Obama will just use another executive order to declare this process null and void just like he has with everything else he doesn't want to follow the Constitution on. Sadly, most sheep that worship him think that's the way the president should operate.

 

[macafly]

I'm beginning to feel in the minority. I want less gov't. I have the self motivation to go to work each day to pay my debts, support my family, and don't feel the need to have a bunch of self appointed know-it-alls stealing my hard earned wages to supposedly "help". Them and their "social" programs and all the other interference/regulations.
circling the drain!
Cheers

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

unfortunately, to most modern americans, the Constitution IS just a technicality, something to find a way to sidestep, or an archaic relic of a simpler time, that limits what our govt is capable of ( of course only the "good" things it might be capable of, its unthinkable to them that the govt might not be actually entirely benevolent)

^^^^This^^^^^

Generally, the public doesn't care about some list of constitutional effronteries that can't be summed up in a sound bite or two. This is political. The public simply won't care and all they'll see is a bunch of republicans going on about a bunch of minutiae that doesn't do a bit of good finding them a job, lowering gas prices, or help them pay for their global warming induced heating bills.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

What's the Executive's role in checks and balances?

 

[HeadlessRoland]

This does not bode well for either side. The itchy trigger finger for impeachment is a new trend that I feel is going to be threatened against almost every future president. It's kind of like the filibuster, the more you do it the less meaning it has.

Something that has been rightfully used twice in the history of the Republic against a sitting President, and would be hopefully rightly deployed a third time, is somehow uncalled-for? It's the Constitutional response to Treason, Bribery, et High Crimes and Misdemeanors, of which the current President seems to want to collect 'em all and build the collectors' set of offenses against the office and against his duties and against the country. I'm way past 'I disagree with his decisions which I firmly believe to be undertaken in good faith' and my dial has been slammed all the way to 'Oh my Lord, remove him from office before hyperflation and World War III ensues, NOW!'

So if impeachment is not tenable, and acting in good faith and abiding by one's oath of office is now passé, what do you propose to do? I'd love to see the Senate flipped in 2014 and Republicans to retain the House and to replace Boehner and McConnell with some dyed-in-the-wool guys who don't spend half their days on their knees in the Oval Office. If impeachment and conviction is not possible, by all means - by any means - obstruct, obstruct, obstruct!

 

[Blackhawk2001]

unfortunately, to most modern americans, the Constitution IS just a technicality, something to find a way to sidestep, or an archaic relic of a simpler time, that limits what our govt is capable of ( of course only the "good" things it might be capable of, its unthinkable to them that the govt might not be actually entirely benevolent)

Actually, like their take on religion, it seems most Americans want to pick and choose what they thing is important about the Constitution. For instance, equal rights guaranteed by the 14th Amendment, as interpreted to mean that what they want is more important than what other people want, is paramount to various victim groups, as is a fairly isolated and restricted portion of the First Amendment - the part that lets them burn the American Flag, wallow in pornography, and advocate civil disobedience of laws with which they don't agree, while denying the portions of the Amendment that guarantee everyone's right to freedom to practice their religious beliefs. They're perfectly willing to take broad interpretations of the Constitution for themselves, while taking an extremely narrow view of other portions of the Constitution (like the Second Amendment) for others.