Plenty of time for a remorseful crying jag or two.
The feeling will pass after a round of golf with prezzie and a sit-down on the 19th hole.
Posted on 06/25/2014 11:03:48 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Wednesday said he plans to sue President Obama on behalf of the House over his frequent use of executive actions that Republicans believe are beyond his authority.
During his weekly Capitol press conference, the Speaker accused the president of violating his oath of office by not “faithfully executing the laws of our country.” But Boehner said the lawsuit would not lead to an attempt to remove Obama from office.
“This is not about impeachment,” Boehner said. “This is about his faithfully executing the laws of our country.”
The Speaker would not say what specific executive actions the House would challenge, though Republicans have long complained that Obama has exceeded his authority in the various delays the administration has announced in implementing the Affordable Care Act, as well as the president’s enforcement of immigration laws.
A lawsuit could take years to wind through the courts and outlast the Obama presidency. Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Tuesday called the move “subterfuge,” but Boehner denied it was designed to gin up the Republican base ahead of the November midterm elections.
“This is about defending the institution in which we serve,” he said. “You know, if you look back over the last 235 years of our history, there’s been a movement between the inherent powers of the executive branch and the inherent powers of the legislative branch.
“And what we’ve seen clearly over the last five years is an effort to erode the power of the legislative branch,” the Speaker continued. “I believe the president is not faithfully executing the laws of our country, and on behalf of the institution and the Constitution, standing up and fighting for this is in the best long-term interest of the Congress.”
A Boehner aide said more details on the lawsuit could be made available Wednesday afternoon.
Cristina Marcos contributed.
Yup, the establishment is trying to placate the base in the run up to November. It is all a sham.
This is the third such headline today. The last one changed as I was commenting.
He is not suing
He is talking about it
Hopefully after 2016, if they don't keep screwing up these "open" GOP primary elections.
You're too kind.
He's just lying. Again.
When during the Civil War, the Supreme Court ruled against President Lincoln. He asked them what army will they use to enforce it.
I bet he’s shaking in his golf shoes. Is the suit strongly worded?
"... that Republicans believe are beyond his authority."
Who cares what the Republicans think about Obama? The problem with Obama is not a matter of somebody's opinion. The problem with Obama, which we're probably not going to hear from the spineless HoR regardless that they've read the Constitution at the beginnings of the 2011 and 2013 legislative sessions, is the following.
Obama, and corrupt Congress, are regularly exercising constitutionally nonexistent federal government powers, powers which the states have never expressly delegated to the feds via the Constitution.
Plenty of time for a remorseful crying jag or two.
The feeling will pass after a round of golf with prezzie and a sit-down on the 19th hole.
Holder and Reid should be named as parties in the suit
Oooooooooow. A lawsuit! Barry had better watch out or he may find himself in contempt of Congress.
How about suing Boehner for incompetence and neglect.
It wouldn’t bother him and more than it bothers obama to be sued.
This guy controls the purse of the entire US and he’s diddling around with BS stunts like this.
Real simple Boehner. You don’t like an Exec Order....PULL THE MONEY FOR IT.
It’s a co-equal branch of government!
IMPEACH THE A-HOLE, not gingerly take him to court!
The American people should be allowed to bring a class action lawsuit against Obama and all of his cohorts who participated in the destruction of the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights and the United States of America. America was never intended to be governed by a “smart phone” and an ink pen. That is not how a republic works.
Yes, that would be Boehner's hope, so as to let it appear the eGOP is doing something, just in time for the mid-term elections.
Horowitz elucidates these treacherous bastards' motives.
HF
Obama's response?
An Executive Order that suspends and reverses Boehner's lawsuit.
LOL!
I understand the attempted strategy - try to get the judiciary (a 3rd party) to rule against Obama instead of House impeachment which is a political solution. The problem is that I doubt it would work. It would take years to work thru the courts and by the time it reaches the Supremes Obama may be almost gone. Then I believe Supremes may say the House can deal with Obama directly via impeachment and ask “why is the House suing when they have the power to impeach?”. This one would be an easy one for Supremes to avoid dealing with. This goes nowhere IMO
I think the drinking has taken it’s toll on Boehner.
Sue-sue-sudio...
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