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Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Impeachment Threats


                What are the chances that Barack Obama will be impeached?  Only two Presidents in the history of the United States have been impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives, Bill Clinton and Andrew Johnson; however, neither of them left office because the Senate did not vote to convict them.  Richard Nixon resigned the office of President before he could – and probably would have – been impeached.

Many people have been disturbed by the way Barack Obama has usurped authority and made numerous end runs around Congress.  He seems to enjoy testing Congress by the way he “rules” by executive orders.  It is quite obvious that he does not like the United States Constitution.  More threats of impeachment are increasing in the past month as “discussions” about gun control have occurred. 

An Article of Impeachment has already been filed against Obama by “citizens” for “sedition against the Constitution.”  Alex Jonesreported, “There can no longer be any doubt – the forces of tyranny are running wild across our once great Republic.  The time has come for all good men and women to rally to the aid of their country.  We have now entered a historic crossroads that will decide the destiny of the United States.  Arrogance and corruption has long festered in Washington DC, but the last decade has seen an extreme acceleration of criminal looting and attacks on liberty – every freedom is under sustained assault….

                “Articles of Impeachment Against Barack Hussein Obama – Filed by Citizen Alexander Emric Jones, January 15, 2013.  He has clearly communicated his intent to eviscerate the second amendment rights of American citizens by pursuing executive orders to curtail the right to keep and bear arms without congressional authorization and in violation of the second amendment.” 

The following offenses were listed:  1) “He aided America’s enemies, violating his oath, by sending funds to insurgents in Syria who are being commanded by Al-Qaeda terrorists.”  2) He has violated federal law by overseeing a cover-up surround Operation Fast and Furious….” 3) “He has lied to the American people by overseeing a cover-up of the Benghazi attack which directly led to the deaths of four American citizens….” 4)  “He has brazenly undermined the power of Congress by insisting his authority came from the United Nations Security Council prior to the attack on Libya and that Congressional approval was not necessary….”  5) “He has ignored Congressional rejection of the cyber security bill and instead indicated he will pursue an unconstitutional executive order.”  6) “He has signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act which includes provisions that permit the abduction and military detention without trial of U.S. citizens, violating Habeas Corpus….  7) He has enacted universal health care mandates that force Americans to buy health insurance, a clear violation of the Constitution in exceeding congressional power to regulate interstate commerce….”  8) “He has declared war on America’s coal industry by promising to bankrupt any company that attempts to build a new coal plant while using unconstitutional EPA regulations to strangle competition….”  9) “He has violated the Constitution’s Takings and Due Process Clauses when he bullied the secured creditors of automaker Chrysler into accepting 30 cents on the dollar while politically connected labor unions and preferential others received better deals.”  10) “He has violated Article II of the Constitution by using signing statements as part of his executive usurpation of power.”

“For these, and other offenses which constitute high crimes and misdemeanors, including perjury of oath, abuse of authority, bribery, intimidation, misuse of assets, failure to supervise, dereliction of duty, conduct unbecoming and refusal to obey a lawful order, we call for the immediate impeachment of Barack H. Obama.”

                U.S. Representative SteveStockman  issued a statement that he would take action against Obama if the President attempts to make an end run around Congress by issuing Executive Orders against the Second Amendment.  “The White House’s recent announcement they will use executive orders and executive actions to infringe on our constitutionally-protected right to keep and bear arms is an unconstitutional and unconscionable attack on the very founding principles of this republic.  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.”

                Alan Caruba in his article “Obamais Begging for Impeachment”  wrote that “A constitutional crisis is looming.  Only the Congress has the power to pass laws.” 

                “I am not a Constitutional scholar, but I am aware of the consequences of past executive orders.  The nation now has a rogue government agency, the Environmental Protection Agency, by virtue of an executive order by President Nixon.  Later, President Carter reorganized the executive branch and created a separate Department of Education. . Currently, executive orders permit the President to seize control of the entire nation in the event of an attack or the declaration of a national emergency.

                “Now we are told that President Obama is planning to issue up to nineteen executive orders to do an end run around Congress and the Second amendment on the issue of gun control….
                “Former Attorney General Edwin Meese recently went on record to say that the proposed executive orders would be an `impeachable offense.’  There is a growing chorus of resistance to Obama’s `imperial presidency’, but whether it is the executive orders or a judgment rendered by a forthcoming Supreme Court conference, it would appear that Obama has over-reached.

                “The Supreme Court has scheduled a conference – not a hearing – regarding a case that challenges President Obama’s eligibility to be President….  If the justices were to favor elevating the case to a hearing that found Obama guilty, he could face impeachment hearings or possibly be summarily removed from office by Congress…."

                The charges against him are “using a last name not legally his, forged a Selective Service application, forged a long form and short form birth certificate, and a Connecticut Social Security number, 042-68-4425, which was never assigned to him according to E-Verify and SSNVS.”

“The conference is scheduled for February 15, 2013… 
“A hearing could generate a Constitutional crisis that could lead to Obama’s impeachment and removal.  It would mean that Obama was ineligible to run for office for both terms and would render his previous executive orders and the laws that he signed null and void….

“A constitutional crisis is looming.  Only the Congress has the power to pass laws.  If the President ignores Congress and issues executive orders that impose new restrictions on the Second Amendment, the people of the United States will have lost the power of the Constitution to protect them.  There are already legislators prepared to initiate impeachment proceedings if he does.”

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Obama's Inheritance


                    The long and bitter presidential election is over, and Barack Obama has four more years in the White House.  After all his fundamental transformation of our nation, it is only fitting that he has to deal with the mess that he made!  I wonder if he will stop blaming President George W. Bush now.

                    Obama "inherited" from himself a $16 trillion national debt that keeps growing at the rate of $1.5 trillion each year.  He "inherited" an economy that is on the brink of going over the fiscal cliff.  He "inherited" a situation where the Bush tax cuts are coming to an end and the Obamacare taxes are about to be unleashed on Americans.  He "inherited" a nation that has 8 percent of its workers either unemployed or underemployed with even more businesses closing shop due to his regulations.  He "inherited" larger numbers of citizen being on the government dole with increases in the recipients of Medicaid, food stamps, welfare (without the requirement to work), and social security.  He "inherited" a large number "looters" in our society - each looking to get everything they can from the government without paying anything into it. 

                    Obama "inherited" a nation that is badly divided by very deep and very wide chasms.  He came into office claiming that he would unite our nation, but he made the divisions even worse.  The election proved that our nation is greatly divided along many lines - age, marital status, race, religion, sex, political thinking, and dependency on government.

                    Our "old" President divided us; will our "new" President united us?  Does a leopard change its spots or a zebra change its stripes?  I do not believe that Obama will change either.  I believe that he will "double down" on all that he did during his first term in office and make everything even worse.  I believe that we will see four more years just as difficult or even worse than the past four years.              

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Obama's Watergate

                    On June 17, 1972, a security guard at the Watergate complex discovered tape on the lock of one of the doors.  A fervent media investigation began, most notably by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein of The Washington Post.  President Richard Nixon might not have been involved in the decision to burglarize the headquarters of the Democrat Party, but he was involved in the cover up of the event.  The members of the media wanted to know:  What did Nixon know, and when did he know it?  When associates in Congress advised Nixon that he most likely would be impeached, Nixon chose to resign the office of President in disgrace rather than go through an impeachment trial.

                    President Barack Obama may also be involved in a scandal; the only difference is that Obama's scandal could be three times as bad as Nixon's problem.  If our mainstream media were as fervent in investigating Obama as it was while investigating Nixon, they would be digging furiously into the background of the $535 million loan to Solyndra, the cronyism involved with LightSquared, and the gun-running debacle known as Operation Fast and Furious.

                    Solyndra is a company that made solar-power panels in a factory in California.  President Obama praised the company when he visited the factory in May 2010.  He claimed that the factory subsidized by U.S. taxpayers showed "the promise of clean energy isn't just an article of faith."

                    PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP warned two months earlier that Solyndra had deep financial troubles.  Jim Snyder and Christopher Martin of Bloomberg wrote on September 12, 2011:  "The Obama administration stood by Solyndra through the auditor's warning, the abandonment of a planned initial public offering and a last-ditch refinancing where taxpayers took a back seat to new investors.  That unwavering commitment has come under increasing scrutiny since the company's travails culminated in its filing for
bankruptcy protection on Sept. 6 and a raid on its headquarters by the Federal Bureau of Investigation two days later."

                    The FBI and a committee in the House of Representatives are now investigating the loan to Solyndra.  What did Obama know, and when did he know it?

                    Apparently the Pentagon has been worrying for months about a project that might interfere with the military GPS.  The concerns are about a satellite broadband company in Virginia called LightSquared.  An investment fund run by Democrat donor Philip Falcone is the majority owner of this company.

                    General William Shelton is a four-star Air Force general who oversees Air Force Space Command.  When General Shelton walked into a highly secured room on Capitol Hill a couple of weeks ago to give a classified briefing to members of Congress and their staffs, he dropped a big surprise.  When legislators pressed him, General Shelton told them that he was pressured to change his testimony by the White House who wanted his testimony to be more favorable to the company.

                    The Daily Beast  reported:  "There was an attempt to influence the text of the testimony and to engage LightSquared in the process in order to bias his testimony," Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) said in an interview.  "The only people who were involved in the process in preparation for the hearing included the Department of Defense, the White House, and the Office of Management and Budget."

                    Rep. Turner is the chairman of the House Armed Services subcommittee that oversees the space command and GPS issues.  The issues between LightSquared and the Pentagon were explored at a panel hearing on Thursday, September 15, 2011.   General Shelton gave his testimony to Turner's committee and shared the Pentagon's concern that the LightSquared project would cause significant disruptions to the military GPS.

                    The White House confirmed that its Office of Management and Budget had suggested changes to the General's testimony but insisted that the changes were not politically influenced.  LightSquared admitted that its representatives had met with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy for guidance in getting their project approved.  They said that their project is consistent with President Obama's goal to expand the access to the broad band wireless nationwide.

                    The DailyBeast reported on September 20, 2011, that a second government official came forward alleging that the White House tried to influence his testimony concerning LightSquared.  Anthony Russo, director of the National Coordination Office for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing, told the Daily Beast that he had received "guidance" rather than "pressure" from the White House's Office of Budget and Management concerning his testimony.  He rejected the suggestion for him to testify that the government's concerns with LightSquared could be resolved in 90 days because he thought the testing would take at least six months.

                    Is LightSquared more of a scandal than Solyndra?  What did Obama know, and when did he know it?

                    The Operation Fast and Furious gun running scandal has been in the news since at least the first part of the summer.  According to Wikipedia, Operation Fast and Furious "was the name of a sting run by the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) between 2009 and 2010 as part of Project Gunrunner in its investigations into illegal gun trafficking.  The stated purpose of the operation was to permit otherwise-suspected straw purchasers to complete the weapon's purchase and transit to Mexico, in order to build a bigger case against Mexican criminal organizations suspected of being the ultimate buyer.  The operation started in the fall of 2009 and ended in late 2010 shortly after the death of Brian Terry, a US Border Patrol Agent and has since become the subject of controversy and a U.S. congressional investigation.  During the operation, the sale of at least 2,000 guns was facilitated by ATF knowing most would be trafficked to Mexico.  By June, 2011, the guns have been linked (through eTrace, ATF's electronic tracing program) to some 179 crime scenes in Mexico.  The remaining 1,400 guns have not been recovered."

                    United States Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry was gunned down in Rio Rico, Arizona, on December 14, 2010, while trying to apprehend a group of armed suspects.  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Special Agent Jaime Zapata was killed by one of the gun-walker weapons in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosi on February 15, 2011.  An investigation revealed that many agents on the U.S./Mexico border intended to apprehend gun smugglers attempting to take weapons across the border but were told to let the smugglers pass.
                    
                   U.S. Representative Darrell Issa, chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, held hearings on the gun running problem in June 2011.  During the hearing an agent from the ATF testified, "I cannot begin to think of how the risk of letting guns fall into the hands of known criminals could possibly advance any legitimate law enforcement interest."

                    Operation Fast and Furious is being investigated jointly by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee. 

                    Former BATF Agent John Dodson testified that he and other agents were ordered to observe the activities of gun smugglers but to not intervene.  He said, "Over the course of the next 10 months that I was involved in this operation, we monitored as they purchased hand guns, AK-47 variants, and .50 caliber rifles almost daily.  Rather than conduct any enforcement actions, we took notes, we recorded observations, we tracked movements of these individuals for a short time after their purchases, but nothing more.  Knowing all the while, just days after these purchases, the guns that we saw these individuals buy would begin turning up at crime scenes in the United States and Mexico, we still did nothing."

                    After William G. McMahon, William D. Newell and David Voth, three supervisors of "Fast and Furious," appeared at a Congressional hearing, the Los Angeles Times reported that they were being transferred and promoted by ATF.  ATF denied that the transfers were promotions.

                    Kenneth E. Melson was relieved as the Acting Director of the ATF and moved to the DOJ's Office of Legal Policy as a "forensics" expert.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Emory Hurley was transferred from the criminal division into the civil division.  Dennis K. Burke, the Obama-appointed U.S. Attorney in Phoenix, resigned.

                    We don't know what else will come out of the congressional investigations, but I think we should be asking, What did Obama know, and when did he know it?

                    Since our mainstream media is working with the liberals/progressives, we cannot depend on them to help in the investigations of Solynda, LightSquared, and Operation Fast and Furious.  We can only wait for Congress to work through their investigations. Will the investigations be finished before the 2012 elections?  Will Obama decline a second term as President?  Will he be pressured by the Democrat Party to not seek a second term?  Will all these scandals just blow over and not have any effect on Obama?  Only time will give the answer to the questions:  What did Obama know, and when did he know it?


              
                             

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Obama's Big Energy Lie

Barack Obama recently announced "an expansion of offshore oil and gas exploration" in some areas off the coasts of the United States to "sustain economic growth and produce jobs" . I do not trust the man; neither do I believe what he says. It appears that I am joined by many other people who don't believe what he says. Here are some quotes from newspapers across the nation. 1) The Los Angeles Times : "President Obama … unveiled a controversial offshore drilling plan Wednesday that was driven largely by the politics of his agenda on energy and climate change - not by hopes of changing the nation's energy supply." 2) The Washington Post : "President Obama's decision … reflects a high-stakes calculation by the White House: splitting the difference on the most contentious energy issues could help secure a bipartisan climate deal this year." 3) The New York Times : "The proposal is also intended to … help win political support for comprehensive energy and climate legislation." In a report posted on April 1, 2010, Conn Carroll wrote, "In fact, if anything, the policies announced by President Obama yesterday will actually decrease and delay future U.S. oil production. The President actually canceled four lease sales off the Alaska coast that were planned to begin producing oil within the next two years, delayed a planned lease off Virginia until at least 2012, and placed some areas off limits for at least seven years. Go back and look at President Obama's actual announcement again: he only promised new exploration off the Atlantic coast. There is absolutely no guarantee that any new drilling will ever occur…." Carroll explained that President Obama must have a different agenda than actually developing new energy sources that would create more private sector jobs as well as needed revenues for both the states and the nation. He pointed out that we only need to listen to other members of the Obama Administration in order to understand what their true goals are. He quoted Energy Secretary Steven Chu as stating, "Somehow we have to figure out how to boost the price of gasoline to the levels in Europe." Carroll wrote that "Europeans were paying $8 a gallon for gas at the pump" at the time that Chu made that statement. Carroll also pointed out that the Obama Administration has taken actions in other parts of the nation to curtail energy production and to increase regulation of carbon emissions. He suggested that all these actions being taken by the Obama Administration are all part of the plan to get a cap and trade bill passed. After fighting Obama and the Congress for a year to keep Obamacare from being forced on us, we must recognize that they do not have the good of America at heart. The progressives who are now in control of our nation are continuing with their evil plan to enslave Americans. They told us that they wanted to "fundamentally transform America" - and they are in the process of doing it!