IMPEACH OBAMA

And while we’re at it, Pelosi, Reid, and every other miscreant who participates in the destruction of our economy, national security, and in the repeated violations of the Constitution.

Remember this? These are words from the Declaration of Independence.

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.”

Jeffrey T. Kuhner, a columnist at The Washington Times said the very same thing:

The Democrats are assaulting the very pillars of our democracy. As the debate on Obamacare reaches the long, painful end, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is confronting a political nightmare. She may not have the 216 votes necessary to pass the Senate’s health care bill in the House.

Hence, Mrs. Pelosi and her congressional Democratic allies are seriously considering using a procedural ruse to circumvent the traditional constitutional process. Led by Rep. Louise M. Slaughter, New York Democrat and chairman of the House Rules Committee, the new plan – called the “Slaughter Solution” – is not to pass the Senate version on an up-or-down vote. Rather, it is to have the House “deem” that the legislation was passed and then have members vote directly on a series of “sidecar” amendments to fix the things it does not like.

This would enable House Democrats to avoid going on the record voting for provisions in the Senate bill – the “Cornhusker Kickback,” the “Louisiana Purchase,” the tax on high-cost so-called “Cadillac” insurance plans – that are reviled by the public or labor-union bosses. If the reconciliation fixes pass, the House can send the Senate bill to President Obama for his signature without ever having had a formal up-or-down vote on the underlying legislation.

Many Democrats could claim they opposed the Senate bill while allowing it to pass. This would be an unprecedented violation of our democratic norms and procedures, established since the inception of the republic. Article 1, Section 7 of the Constitution stipulates that for any bill to become a law, it must pass both the House of Representatives and the Senate. That is, not be “deemed” to have passed, but actually be voted on with the support of the required majority. The bill must contain the exact same language in both chambers – and in the version signed by the president – to be a legitimate law. This is why the House and Senate have a conference committee to iron out differences of competing versions. This is Civics 101.

The Slaughter Solution is a dagger aimed at the heart of our system of checks and balances. It would enable the Democrats to establish an ominous precedent: The lawmaking process can be rigged to ensure the passage of any legislation without democratic accountability or even a congressional majority. It is the road to a soft tyranny. James Madison must be turning in his grave.

……The Slaughter Solution is a poisoned chalice. By drinking from it, the Democrats would not only commit political suicide. They would guarantee that any bill signed by Mr. Obama is illegitimate, illegal and blatantly unconstitutional. It would be worse than a strategic blunder; it would be a crime – a moral crime against the American people and a direct abrogation of the Constitution and our very democracy.

It would open Mr. Obama, as well as key congressional leaders such as Mrs. Pelosi, to impeachment. The Slaughter Solution would replace the rule of law with arbitrary one-party rule. It violates the entire basis of our constitutional government – meeting the threshold of “high crimes and misdemeanors.” If it’s enacted, Republicans should campaign for the November elections not only on repealing Obamacare, but on removing Mr. Obama and his gang of leftist thugs from office.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/mar/19/impeach-the-president/

Rep. Michelle Bachman and Sarah Palin weigh in:

America’s system of government based on the U.S. Constitution is being overthrown through illegal legislative “trickery” Congress is using to pass controversial health-care reform

……At issue is the possibility that reforms pushed by President Obama and other Democrats will be approved without ever actually having a direct vote, but could be “deemed” to have been passed, then signed into law by Obama. The process is called the “Slaughter Strategy,” named for Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y., who chairs the House Rules Committee.

……U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., agrees with Limbaugh that the “deem and pass” method is ludicrous and worthy of impeachment.

“The other thing is treason media,” Bachmann told radio host Sean Hannity. “Where is the mainstream media in all of this not telling this story? This is a compelling story, that the speaker of the House would even consider having us pass a bill that no one votes on? That should laugh her out of the House and there should be people that are calling for impeachment off of something like this. That’s how bad this is. I mean, trust me. Dennis Hastert could have never gotten away with this. President Bush never could have gotten away with it.”

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said, “In our lifetime, this is the most undemocratic, un-American step that we’ll have ever seen our Congress take. It’s appalling. It takes my breath away that they would think that this is OK to do. But again, we can’t feign surprise. Remember this is what Barack Obama had promised in the campaign. He said as a candidate that he was just days away from beginning the transformation of America.”
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=128829

Impeachment advocates are popping up across the internet:
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=081105214913.k5rna1c2&show_article=1
The statutes covering impeachment:

18 U.S.C. § 211 Acceptance or solicitation to obtain appointive public office
Whoever solicits or receives, either as a political contribution, or for personal emolument, any money or thing of value, in consideration of the promise of support or use of influence in obtaining for any person any appointive office or place under the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

Whoever solicits or receives any thing of value in consideration of aiding a person to obtain employment under the United States either by referring his name to an executive department or agency of the United States or by requiring the payment of a fee because such person has secured such employment shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

And:

18 U.S.C. § 600. Promise of employment or other benefit for political activity
Whoever, directly or indirectly, promises any employment, position, compensation, contract, appointment, or other benefit, provided for or made possible in whole or in part by any Act of Congress, or any special consideration in obtaining any such benefit, to any person as consideration, favor, or reward for any political activity or for the support of or opposition to any candidate or any political party in connection with any general or special election to any political office, or in connection with any primary election or political convention or caucus held to select candidates for any political office, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

With all the vote-buying, kickbacks, payoffs, exchange of seats for votes, and other forms of bribery being committed to pass this oppressive legislation, impeachments are warranted.

Related posts:

Compiled list here: http://sfcmac.wordpress.com/2010/01/01/the-2009-asshat-of-the-year-award-goes-to/
http://sfcmac.wordpress.com/2010/03/18/the-road-to-serfdom/
http://sfcmac.wordpress.com/2010/03/17/pelosi-loves-the-constitution-violating-slaughter-rule/
http://sfcmac.wordpress.com/2010/03/17/hoyer-americans-dont-care-about-process/
http://sfcmac.wordpress.com/2010/03/15/the-unconstitutional-tyranny-of-dems-obamacare-tactics/
http://sfcmac.wordpress.com/2010/01/04/why-obamacare-is-unconstitutional/
http://sfcmac.wordpress.com/2009/12/22/reids-obamacare-bill-slips-in-a-super-majority-requirement-to-repeal-death-panels/
http://sfcmac.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/pelosi-dems-hold-democracy-hostage/
http://sfcmac.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/what-constitution-part-iii/
http://sfcmac.wordpress.com/2009/08/10/obamas-2010-census-will-violate-the-constitution/
http://sfcmac.wordpress.com/2009/06/17/dems-pull-another-fast-one-in-congress/
http://sfcmac.wordpress.com/2009/03/19/blinky-pelosi-enforcing-the-law-is-un-american/

Related articles:
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Robert-Gibbs-and-the-Sestak-Stonewall-87567892.html
http://pubsecrets.wordpress.com/2010/03/13/a-damning-silence/
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/mar/18/flagrant-disregard-constitution/

Obama and his Democrat thugs refuse to do the will of the represented citizens. They are not loyal to the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, or the country. They clearly demonstrate an arrogant abuse of power and turn a deaf ear to the public outrage over their hubris.

They have no idea what they’ve unleashed.