Posted on 07/09/2014 4:13:03 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
Of course, what Johnny the Drunk has really done is give himself cover through election season. The Republicans are not to be taken seriously until this guy is replaced as speaker. It is too much to ask that he be voted out in his district, which is the safest of safe seats, populated by blue-haired senile clubwomen who love their debonair Johnny and whose care-givers fill in their absentee ballots.
Free Republic is famous for being critical of the congress and especially the Speaker, for doing nothing.
If the suit is thrown out the effort will at least disprove the “do nothing” notion. Being thrown out will certainly indicate that the congress has little or no remedy against despotic President.
Being thrown out will set the stage for impeachment proceedings in the new House and trial in the new Senate.
Head Fake
How could one intelligently vote on such a resolution without first seeing a draft the proposed complaint?
Forget the law suit.
A better idea is to change the locks on the WH doors-—Boobamba will never figure that one out.
He’ll just conclude the lovely Michelle did it.
ROTFLOL.
The constitutional remedy is not to file a lawsuit, but to file articles of impeachment.
The lawsuit is a joke, just like Boehner.
Impeachment may sound good, but it’s meaningless. Even if the House votes to impeach, the Senate will not vote to remove.
The lawsuit is an excellent idea and attacks the problem head on.
It the “law suit” goes like everything else gubmint does, it should be about ready in March of 2020, by then, like Hitlary said, “What Difference Does It Make”?
Kabuki theatre by the oompah-loompah.
Then Boehner will cry.
He has done so little for so long that nobody cares what he says he’s doing now.
By letting opportunity after opportunity pass, while feathering their own nests, the GOP has brought us to the present state. Had they done their jobs when they controlled the government, we would not have Obama or the debt or the financial collapse.
Screw them all!
In addition, an impeachment process will just unite, motivate and turn out the Obama/Dem base as the November election looms.
A daily impeachment publicity bombardment by the media would virtually eliminate focus on vital campaign issues, i.e., economy, jobs, amnesty, obamacare, scandals, Dem administration lawlessness, etc.
The Boehner lawsuit is enough at the moment. Draw up articles of impeachment against the bastard after the election to keep him tied down as much in possible in the dangerous two years left in his term. And if we hold the House and take the Senate, the impeachment might be successful.
Now is not the time.
Leni
I think we're already seeing it, actually. I don't watch morning TV shows but I gather from posts here that they're all babbling about the evil Republicans and their impeachment talk and, of course, bringing up memories of the impeached Dem hero, Bill Clinton. And we all recall exactly what impeaching Bill Clinton achieved: nothing.
The fact that they are avoiding talking about the lawsuit implies to me that they might actually be worried about it and also, possibly, that it might even be at least tacitly supported by some Dems who are miffed by the fact that Obama has just taken over the functions of the legislature and they are simply being ignored.
This is just as hollow as an impeachment effort would ultimately be, but it allows the House of Representatives to appear to be doing *something*, while avoiding the strife that an impeachment vote would bring. It's all meaningless.
Strongly disagree as the lawsuit is merely for show. Lawsuits are an invitation for delays, most likely on a procedural basis. In other words, Obama would probably continue his second term without meaningful resistance. One of my major problems with Republicans is they are whiners. Rather than do something about a situation, they’d rather sit back and complain looking for sympathy. Citizens deserve leadership, not more of Obama!
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