Conservative Leaders Play Useful I***ts: Only Willing to Uphold Constitutional Impeachment if American People are Desirous of it
Suzanne Hamner 16 hours ago
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Many have said that the House of Representatives will not impeach Obama because of the 1998 impeachment fiasco over then President Bill Clinton lying under oath about his affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. Speaking on impeachment as it concerns the current occupant of the Oval Office, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele stated, "I don't see the passion for it, quite honestly. It obscures the issues we want to talk about. I don't think Speaker Boehner or (Senate Minority Leader Mitch) McConnell want to dance on that pin. People remember 1998."
Even some tea party leaders are calling impeachment talk an "unwanted distraction." Sal Russo, a co-founder of Tea Party Express, has said, "You have to think we learned a lesson from Clinton's impeachment. To do it, you have to have public support for it, and I don't think that's present. I don't see it [talking about impeachment] as an issue today."
Rush Limbaugh, conservative talk show radio host, agrees with Russo and Steele. Even though Limbaugh believes Obama has committed violations against the Constitution, he doesn't believe the public "has an appetite for impeachment." In a recent statement, Limbaugh maintained, "Without that, it's a waste of time, if you don't have the political will. Meaning, if the Republican Party doesn't have the gonads, and if the American people are not desirous of it, then it's just whistling into the wind."
So, according to these two "leaders" of parties and one conservative talk show host, the American people have to have the "desire" to enforce the law of the land before the law of the land can be enforced or it's considered an "unwanted distraction" or "just whistling into the wind." Funny thing is there is nowhere in the oath of office that says a member will "uphold, protect and defend the Constitution only when the people are desirous of it."
Democrats, riding on the 1998 failed impeachment of Bill Clinton, believe an "Obama impeachment would be bad for the country and good for the party."
Chris Lehane, a Democratic Party strategist, who worked in the White House under Clinton, imparted this tidbit; "From the Republican perspective, it may be good politics in their primaries, but it would also be helpful to Democrats in midterm e******ns to bump up Democratic turnout. It would be the GOP 'Thelma and Louise' approach: Let's get in the car and drive off the cliff."
It seems both Democrats and Republicans look at impeachment as "political maneuvers" to gain Congressional seats instead of impeachment being a remedy for a lawless, out of control executive branch that violates the law of the land and other laws of our nation.
Bill Clinton was impeached for lying under oath about his activities with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. Lying under oath constitutes perjury, which is punishable by law well it is for the average American. However, then President Clinton was given "a pass" on perjury which established a precedent for future presidents, along with government agency personnel, to commit perjury with impunity. Anyone else that lies under oath is subjected to perjury charges not to mention what happens if you lie to the police these days.
No one really cared what Bill Clinton did with Monica Lewinsky, how often it was or where it happened. What America expected from a president was honesty and t***hfulness when answering questions under oath. America didn't get the t***h from Clinton, but perjury. However, America was willing to "overlook" that character flaw because it was deemed a "political stunt." Maybe it was. The fact remains that "Slick Willy" committed a crime and according to the law, impeachment was the appropriate remedy.
The President of the United States, in addition to the eligibility requirements to hold office, should possess qualities of honesty, t***hfulness, integrity, impartiality, fairness, respect for the law and dignity. In today's society, one would be hard pressed to find an individual seeking public office to have high moral character. But, because the office is the highest held elected position in our country, America should expect its president to have that high moral quality to avoid the possibility of coercion, blackmail or undue influence that could be detrimental to the country. The case in point is the current man occupying the Oval Office.
It has been reported that South Dakota's Republican Party has passed a resolution calling for the impeachment of Obama for violations of his oath of office in many ways. Former Rep. Allen West (R-FL) has expressed support for Obama's impeachment on his website and Rep. Steve Stockman (R-TX) handed out the book, "Impeachable Offenses: The Case For Removing Barack Obama From Office" by Aaron Klein and Brenda Elliot, to members of the House last year. Andrew McCarthy has offered a template for removing Obama from office in his book "Faithless Execution: Building the Case for Obama's Impeachment."
The news media and some members of Congress accuse "the far political right" as the only sect urging for the impeachment of Obama. Based on Obama's actions, documented in the media and elsewhere, there have been clear violations of his oath of office, criminal activity and over-reach in violation of the law of the land. Should not everyone be calling for accountability when violations of the law occur? News organizations and l*****t liberals label conservatives and "the far political right" as being against government and supportive of anarchy. However, when a government fails to follow the law and that action is supported by a sycophantic portion of the public, how is that not considered anarchy?
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