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myself vanity | 1/16/2004 | myself

Posted on 01/16/2014 7:30:34 AM PST by estrogen

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If we win the Senate and hold the House.....can we start impeachment proceedings?
1 posted on 01/16/2014 7:30:34 AM PST by estrogen
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Would require the drafting of articles of impeachment, and I don’t think any of the Republicans have the stomach to do that.


2 posted on 01/16/2014 7:31:33 AM PST by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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To: estrogen

Yes, certainly. It only takes a vote in the House of Representatives. They are the indicters. The Senate is they Jury. It would end up the same as Clinton, IF you could even scare up enough RINOS to have the cojones to even indict him.


3 posted on 01/16/2014 7:33:23 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: rarestia

Not while Obama’s point-man is Speaker. The House Republicans have been neutralized by Boehner, and they like it.


4 posted on 01/16/2014 7:33:40 AM PST by Ray76
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To: estrogen

Don’t bother to impeach unless there is the ability to remove.


5 posted on 01/16/2014 7:34:00 AM PST by Chickensoup (we didn't love freedom enough... Solzhenitsyn.)
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To: estrogen
The only way he will be removed is if enough congressional democrats feel threatened in losing their seats.
6 posted on 01/16/2014 7:34:58 AM PST by AU72
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To: estrogen

Sure, we can start it, but it’s impossible for us to get the votes to remove him from office.


7 posted on 01/16/2014 7:35:57 AM PST by Boogieman
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To: estrogen
Possible? Anything's "possible" you could win the Lottery...

OTOH, is it "probable" or "likely"???

NOT!!

8 posted on 01/16/2014 7:36:28 AM PST by ken5050 (This space available cheap...)
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We could impeach — we certainly have grounds — but even if we took the Senate, we could not convict. That requires a 2/3 majority in the Upper House and as we saw during the Clinton debacle, the Dems will always vote as a bloc when one of their own is threatened. While taking a majority in the Senate isn’t impossible, getting a 2/3 majority is.

Better use of our resources would be to increase our lead in the House and use it to cut funding for the socialist schemes of this administration. And to start investigating odumbo’s many flagrant abuses.


9 posted on 01/16/2014 7:37:25 AM PST by IronJack
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To: estrogen
It will take 67 votes inthe Senate to convict. I don't see how we ever get to a place where he can be convicted. But I still think that obama should be impeached. He has violated the Constitution at every opportunity.

A lot of people are afraid that impeachment may make obama look like a martyr to the Tea Party. They point to Clinton and his popularity in spite of his impeachment. But impeachment made Clinton a victim to many people and helped raise his favorability among the low info majority. But obama's crimes are a different story. People are now being harmed by his actions and his popularity is dropping like a stone. He's recently said that he's going to do whatever he wants regardless of what Congress says or does. The only way to stop him is to bring his crimes to the forefront and expose them to the people. We can do that NOW and we should!

10 posted on 01/16/2014 7:37:58 AM PST by pgkdan
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To: estrogen

As Napoleon once said, ““When you set out to take Vienna, take Vienna.” .................


11 posted on 01/16/2014 7:38:00 AM PST by Red Badger (Proud member of the Zeta Omicron Tau Fraternity since 2004...................)
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To: estrogen

No, not possible, because he’s the first black president.

Next question?


12 posted on 01/16/2014 7:39:01 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: estrogen

And get Biden instead?

Forget that.


13 posted on 01/16/2014 7:41:13 AM PST by AppyPappy (Obama: What did I not know and when did I not know it?)
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To: estrogen

Not enough spines, stomaches or patriotism to convict unfortunately.


14 posted on 01/16/2014 7:43:06 AM PST by capydick (''Life's tough.......it's even tougher if you're stupid.'')
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To: estrogen

Impeachment sends a message that enough is enough...too much already. Even if not convicted the reputation and the flexibility of Obama and those around him that allowed and promoted these aberrations would be damaged. IMHO its always worth a try.


15 posted on 01/16/2014 7:46:50 AM PST by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: estrogen

the NSA has collected enough data on EVERYBIDY that those in elected office are likely petrified that the regime has enough “goods” on them to end their careers

I doubt that there is anyone who doesnt have some private...sun theyd not care to have splashed across the MSM headlines.

the NSA data is O’s Insurance!


16 posted on 01/16/2014 7:48:10 AM PST by MeshugeMikey (This Message NOT Approved By The N.S.A.)
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To: AU72

Bingo....this is really the only way...real longshot but possible!!!


17 posted on 01/16/2014 7:49:02 AM PST by ontap
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To: estrogen

First off, we need to have real Leadership on the House. The Hearings on the Articles of Impeachment could begin today and the vote to actually Impeach Obama would likely not happen until a year from now.

By that time, we could very possibly have the Senate back under Conservative (American) control which could make Conviction and Removal from Office a reality.

The upside of beginning Hearings now would have a number of benefits that I could list. One being that Congressional Approval Ratings would vastly improve for the Conservatives who have up to this point seemed to be feckless wimps that roll over and play dead with each Abuse of Power that Obama commits.

Another benefit would be that Obama and his minions would be occupied with fighting against each and every facet of the Hearings process that they would not feeling that they can Abuse Power with total impunity.

Further, I believe that once the Hearings got underway, there would be a ground swell of support that the Media could not ignore or cover up. Eventually, even the $5 dollar brains covered by $500 rugs would have to start facing the Reality that Obama is NOT fit to continue as POTUS.

Just my honest and humble opinion.


18 posted on 01/16/2014 7:49:11 AM PST by Howie66 (Molon Labe, Traitors!)
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To: estrogen

I could happen now. Not a cold day in hells chance though.


19 posted on 01/16/2014 7:49:47 AM PST by b4its2late (A Progressive is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: estrogen

If the Republicans hold the proper majorities in the House and Senate, they would be far better to use those majorities to simply pass un-vetoable bills undoing all of the socialism enacted and signed in the prior 6 years.

Like it or not, there’s just no way the left (I’m especially including the media here) would allow them to impeach “our first black pResident (TM)”.

And even if they did impeach (and remove), what then? All the laws that were enacted and modified by Executive action would still be in place. All the political capital would be expended on removal.

We need the laws undone, regardless of The Dear Leader’s status.


20 posted on 01/16/2014 7:49:50 AM PST by GreenAccord (Bacon Akbar)
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