[Cheburashka]

This is why the House is not merely authorized but REQUIRED to impeach a criminal president like the one we have.

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What good would that do? The HR can impeach the president all they want, but it is the Senate that tries, convicts, and removes from office. You need 67 votes in the Senate to remove someone from office. At present there are 47 Republicans. Please list by name the 20 Demonrat Senators that will vote to convict.

[Ragnar54]

It is important for the House to take a stand against Obama’s abuse of power. Impeachment can be justified for a large number of reasons. It is not known how many Demonrats will vote to convict, but any Senator who stands with Obama will eventually have to answer to the voters. The Demonrats maintained a constant attack on Bush in particular and Republicans in general; the current Republican approach is to engage in self-censorship unless they are certain of victory. Obama’s arrogant assertion of powers beyond Constitutional limits should be the main issue in the campaign, but is somehow being lost in the current “beauty contest”.