Posted on 06/24/2014 1:59:47 PM PDT by smoothsailing
Did you read the post?
Patrick Roberts ain’t from OK......
Romney not so much............
I asked my supposed Tea Party congressmen, Steve Southerland (FL-2) if Obama committed an impeachable offense when he made appointments to the NLRB and CFPB without senate consent.
I was informed that policy differences between congress and the senate were not impeachable.
Had he told me that yes, Obama committed a high crime but there wasn't the political will to impeach, I wouldn't have liked the fact, but certainly would have appreciated his honesty.
I'm just weary of being lied to.
I miss Reagan. At this point I even miss Nixon. :-)
Is that addressed to McCarthy or anyone in particular?
Krauthammer says we should give Lois Lerner immunity and force her to tell what she knows.
If we make the offer conditional on what she knows and can prove, then is it worth it??
I despise the woman so there must also be a provision about not profiting from her treason. No books, movies, speeches etc. ever. She will pay later anyway!
It does. And it ain't. At least, not with this current Senate.
But, come 2015....
It remains inconceivable that even a GOP-majority Senate would remove a black President. But a GOP-majority may well be able to remove, say, an IRS Commissioner and a few other high mucky-mucks.
Given a thorough electoral thrashing in 2014, five or six 'Rat Senators might look upon the situation as an opportunity to get right with history.
The House of Representatives has the power to impeach, and the Senate has the power to try the President, Vice President and all civil officers of the United States. Civil Officers are any government official that requires Presidential appointment and Senate confirmation. This would include the Attorney General, the Director of the IRS, Secretary of the Treasury, all Federal Judges etc. The Congress cannot impeach/try Senators, Representatives or Officers of the Armed Services of the United States. In the IRS and VA situations, officials who were confirmed by the Senate for their positions can be impeached. Many IRS/VA officials at lower levels are Civil Service, and not considered civil officers of the United States, therefore they cannot be impeached. They are subject to civil service disciplinary rules.
If the House impeaches, and the Senate does not convict, is the official in question deprived in any way from further exercising their office?
-PJ
No, if the official was found not guilty by the Senate, they return to work. President Clinton finished his term in office after his impeachment trial ended in Feb 99.
So the same applies to any and all high officials: Both houses must act, whether it be President or AG. Is there any other legal recourse to defang the AG or force him to execute his office? He’s obviously taken prosecutorial discretion to a whole different level.
The Senate will not convict a Democrat in the new government structure (two-party vs three co-equal branches), and the MSM will not beat the drums for a Democrat to step down in disgrace, even though the MSM will concoct a story to demand a Republican to step down in disgrace.
-PJ
LOL....I had a dream last night that we (family, I guess) were all getting ready to go watch the public floggings. It was a big deal. We were back in Colonial times....
Thus the Democrat chant, “Rule of law! Rule of law! Rule of law!”
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