So many pejorative terms to lay on this, so little time or space to count them all.
Let’s start with disgusting, revolting, sickening, reprehensible and colossally stupid.
That’s where I come down on this notion of impeaching President Obama for exercising his constitutional executive authority.
http://news.yahoo.com/could-obama-impeached-over-immigration-order-173840884.html
The impeachment babble has begun boiling again on Capitol Hill. Some Democratic lawmakers say it’s possible, which is no surprise. What is a surprise is that now a Republican or three is talking openly about impeaching the president if he goes ahead with plans to issue an executive order that delays deportation of some 5 million undocumented immigrants.
On what basis would they impeach Barack Obama? They think he’s overreaching.
I’ve looked up the impeachment provision in the U.S. Constitution. Article II, Section 4 says the president or vice president can be removed from office if they are convicted of “Treason, Bribery or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.”
I’ve yet to know what “high crime or misdemeanor” the president would commit if he is acting in accordance with his legal and constitutional authority.
And, gosh, do you think the president’s legal team is going to turn him loose without first understanding what he can or cannot do? I doubt it.
Yet the “I” word has returned to the debate if the president acts.
For the record, I hope he doesn’t execute those orders during theĀ duck session of Congress. I want him to wait for the new Congress to take its seat. I want him to push forward the legislation he favors, demand quick action on it after thorough debate and then let Congress vote it up or down.
If it goes down, or if he gets a bill he cannot sign, thenĀ the presidentĀ can take the action he deems necessary.
This impeachment talk — in the simplest term possible — is pure crap.