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Old 01-14-2013, 07:09 PM   #1
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GOP congressman threatens impeachment if Obama uses executive action for gun control

GOP congressman threatens impeachment if Obama uses executive action for gun control
5:20 PM 01/14/2013

Texas Republican Rep. Steve Stockman threatened Monday afternoon that he would file articles of impeachment against President Barack Obama if he institutes gun control measures with an executive order.

Stockman warned that such executive orders would be “unconstitutional” and “infringe on our constitutionally-protected right to keep and bear arms.”

“I will seek to thwart this action by any means necessary, including but not limited to eliminating funding for implementation, defunding the White House, and even filing articles of impeachment,” Stockman said in a statement.

At his press conference Monday, Obama floated the possibility of using executive action to enact policies aimed at reducing gun violence.

The freshman congressman, who served one term in Congress in the mid-1990s, further labeled the possibility “an existential threat to this nation” because, he said, the purpose of the Second Amendment is to allow the people to protect themselves from tyranny. (RELATED VIDEO — Walter Williams: People misunderstand the point of the Second Amendment)

“Any proposal to abuse executive power and infringe upon gun rights must be repelled with the stiffest legislative force possible,” he added. “Under no circumstances whatsoever may the government take any action that disarms any peaceable person — much less without due process through an executive declaration without a vote of Congress or a ruling of a court.”

He concluded by claiming that an executive order would be not just “not just an attack on the Constitution,” but also an “attack on Americans.”

“If the president is allowed to suspend constitutional rights on his own personal whims, our free republic has effectively ceased to exist,” he said.

Read more: GOP congressman threatens impeachment if Obama uses executive action for gun control | The Daily Caller
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Old 01-14-2013, 09:14 PM   #2
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Re: GOP congressman threatens impeachment if Obama uses executive action for gun control

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He has my full support.
Mine too. Obama's re-election was the single worst thing that could have happened to our Country. His divisive policies and one-sided stands on hot-topic issues, well, I'm just not sure the country is going to be able to recover.

I'm 100% serious.
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Old 01-15-2013, 12:23 AM   #3
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Re: GOP congressman threatens impeachment if Obama uses executive action for gun control

“If the president is allowed to suspend constitutional rights on his own personal whims, our free republic has effectively ceased to exist,” he said.


He largely already has and our republic is on life support.

Obama would not be removed from office if he was seen ransacking an orphanage on the 5:00 news.

And that is making the VERY LARGE assumption you find 218 Republicans in the House with the cajones to actually follow through on action like this...
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"Any proposal to abuse executive power and infringe upon gun rights must be repelled with the stiffest legislative force possible," he said. "Under no circumstances whatsoever may the government take any action that disarms any peaceable person — much less without due process through an executive declaration without a vote of Congress or a ruling of a court."

Read more: Texas congressman threatens impeachment if Obama moves on guns | Fox News
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One day soon ...!
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Can we impeach with a rope?
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Can we impeach with a rope?
And here I was thinking lynchings went out of style as 1899 turned to year 1900.
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I'll keep my AR-15 thank you and protect my family, my home and my right to bear arms against tyranny. The media spoon feeds the American people and they fall for it every time. It's time for the Nation to become educated on what is really happening. Too bad the sheep will follow like cattle to slaughter.
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Old 01-16-2013, 04:42 PM   #9
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And here I was thinking lynchings went out of style as 1899 turned to year 1900.
And that is cool? Are you really ok with that?
Really?
No, it is not funny.
I never hear people saying, Hitler had a point. Too bad we went to war after him.
Let them starve.
Wanna to do any mad experiments anyone? Grab a Jew!

Just asking.
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Old 01-16-2013, 06:17 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by OldMaid View Post
And that is cool? Are you really ok with that?
Really?
No, it is not funny.
I never hear people saying, Hitler had a point. Too bad we went to war after him.
Let them starve.
Wanna to do any mad experiments anyone? Grab a Jew!

Just asking.
I'm having trouble following your point.
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