tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266999069608532549.post7659134007941817106..comments2020-05-14T13:07:50.928-04:00Comments on Conservative Crank: A Case For Impeachment of President Obama--Libya, Syria, and the War Powers ResolutionConservative Crankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06065347326281702034noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266999069608532549.post-41949481839869264662013-09-03T19:22:53.620-04:002013-09-03T19:22:53.620-04:00I grant you we aren't talking about parking ti...I grant you we aren't talking about parking tickets or even armed robbery here, though I would hope that a literal case of the latter would be grounds for removal from office. But the oath of office that Obama took was to uphold and defend the Constitution. Of all the scandals of this administration, I think Libya is the one that most clearly demonstrates a failure to the obligations of that oath, and is the most bullet-proof case for impeachment on "purely Constitutional" grounds. In reality? Crass calculus of politics, party loyalty, and the desire for re-election will never let Articles get off the ground, much less a trial with conviction. But if we had politicians who cared more for country than the letters after their names or feathering their beds, this would be a done deal already, no?Conservative Crankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06065347326281702034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266999069608532549.post-61001882374559831612013-09-02T23:10:59.726-04:002013-09-02T23:10:59.726-04:00Impeachment is a weird beast. There is a basic pri...Impeachment is a weird beast. There is a basic principle that politicians cannot be held accountable for what would ordinarily be a crime if committed by lesser folk, but can instead be removed from office. So the process of impeachment at the Federal level has always had a vague "high crimes and misdemeanors" in it. That said, there have only been 19 of 'em under this Constitution (see http://tinyurl.com/2wrbshm ).<br /><br />And also note the further career of Alcee Hastings after his removal from office.<br /><br />--cthulhuAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com