5. Illegally firing an inspector general
4. Giving “green energy” loans to donor companies
3. Unconstitutional recess appointments
2. Illegally reinterpreting Title IX
1. Changing immigration law via executive order
Posted on 12/11/2019 2:09:35 PM PST by Rummyfan
When Democrats announced their articles of impeachment Tuesday, the first charge was abuse of power. "The president's continuing abuse of power has left us no choice," said Adam Schiff. "To do nothing would make ourselves complicit in the president's abuse of his high office, the public trust, and our national security."
Of course, presidents should be impeached for legitimate abuses of power. Their case against Trump, however, is super thin at best. Yet, for all of their platitudes about protecting our democracy and no president being above the law, they spent eight years ignoring Obama’s abuses of power, which makes their shock and awe at Trump appear completely disingenuous. Obama abused his power so much, selecting just five examples was no easy task. But alas, here's an abbreviated list of Obama's abuses of power, which, if Democrats truly cared about "our democracy" and the Constitution, they would have had no choice but to impeach him.
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5. Illegally firing an inspector general
4. Giving “green energy” loans to donor companies
3. Unconstitutional recess appointments
2. Illegally reinterpreting Title IX
1. Changing immigration law via executive order
He can still be Impeached!
Obama gave Pearson Publishing $350 million to create Commoncore text and Pearson gave Obama a $65 million dollar book deal in return.
https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/obama-gave-pearson-publishing-350-million-to-create-commoncore-text-and-pearson-gave-obama-a-65-million-dollar-book-deal-in-return/
And we haven’t even gotten to Fast and Furious and spying on reporters.
FEB 12, 2001 6:57 PM
Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., has suggested that Bill Clinton, though now out of office, could be impeached for his pardon of fugitive Marc Rich (although probably not for grabbing a couple of coffee tables). Can a former president be impeached?
Apparently, yes. Obviously a former president would not be subject to removal from office, but scholars say that Article I, Section 3 of the Constitution, which says that impeachment may result in “disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States,” could apply. In practical terms, an impeachment would mean Clinton could not serve in any other federal elective or appointive office. Clinton would not have automatic protection against such a proceeding because he was exercising his constitutionally given pardon power. Scholars say abuse of such power can be grounds for congressional action. It is less clear whether a conviction could mean the removal of his pension, government-funded office, and other perks.
What about the whole General Motors bankruptcy where he disregarded 200 years of bankruptcy law to screw over the bondholders in favor of the Auto Workers Union?
Five out of at least five thousand.
And unfortunately, most Republicans didn’t care either.
Authorized drone strikes against American citizens on US soil without due process.
Any law can be violated as long as doing so sounds good on TV.
Or weaponizing the IRS to take harass conservative groups.
Or giving millions of dollars in slush money to Iran.
Executive privilege.
Gave Hussein free reign for what ever he wanted.
This always seems to get a pass
The following comments are from my website scrolled to after the article on Parkland Florida and the war on the NRA which should have been about the promise policies used at that school.
The leadership of the so called political opposition (Republican) will wonder why as they lose a crucial election because of their inability to stand on principles. When Presidential actions should have been denouced and the police defended. When as President Obama initiated his racial division policy through the abuse of the “Bully Pulpit’ which went unchalanged and subsequently led to attacks on law enforcement. The only person to courageously do so was Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke and has because he is black received the “Uncle Tom” treatment
Clarke decried Obama’s abuse of the “Bully Pulpit” to create racial division which wound up using other similar incidents such as Ferguson MO and NYC.. Where Obama supported by the media would defend the attacker resisting arrest killed in the struggle over a law officers gun. Alledging the attacker was an “unarmed victim” of police brutality because he was black. Subsequently. There were continuous attacks on police ending up in a score of deaths.It Began when Obama used a non descript incident known as The Zimmerman trial and encouraged racial division through his twice use of the “Bully Pulpit”
. Obama defended the black attacker who was killed (a 17 year old 5’11 175 pound Trayvon Martin) by a 40 something year old 5’6” black hispanic (Jorge Zimmerman) working security in an integrated housing complex that was attacked by Martin knocking Zimmerman to the ground and the black youth was killed in a struggle over Zimmerman’s gun.
The media portayed the incident as Martin was an innocent black youth murdered in cold blood because he was black and the guard as a white hispanic guarding an exclusive white “gated”community .
Obama used the incident to declare racial division by using the “Bully Pulpit” declaring Martin was a victim of whites who could have been; First; “his son”, then; Obama himself.
When that inflammatory defense was picked by black gangs It also wound up and was used as an excuse to commit a score of racial assaults ending in deaths and serious injuries.
All the while this was happening in various areas of the country Such as the murder of an Australian visitor from Melbourne Christopher Lane killed while exercising on a Duncan Oklahoma street by members of the black gang known as the Crypts.
Such assaults were described by the press as “black youths with nothing better to do” Although there were some gang members who admitted their assaults were “for Trayvon” but met by stony silence from the democrats or denial from MSM because initially it was dismissed as a Obama miss-speak. As if he didn’t rely on a teleprompter for carefully prepared text checked out by advisers giving him the facts.
Shamefully members of the opposition so called Republicans chose not to condemn this but convenient to ignore. Thus demonstrate they are politically dysfunctional. Unwilling to work with or even recognize legitimate concerns from what they call the tea party who in reality are the Reagan voters of 2016 and unable to congeal into a unified working political unit. They did not learn from 2012,2014 and some continue to blow off 2016. http://www.theusmat.com/index.htm
0bama saved Jimmy Carter from being the worst president in the US history
Also this:
9 Times The Obama Administration Fought Subpoenas or Blocked Officials from Testifying Before Congress
During the hearings I kept screaming at them to bring up Obama’s abuses — actual abuses — and make the witnesses explain the difference between then and now.
AND tell them that we hated Obama at LEAST as much as they hate Trump. Every GOP Senator should have worked that in to his question.
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