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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Tue Jun 17, 2014, 09:41 AM Jun 2014

GOP Rep: Obama Impeachment 'Probably Could' Pass The House

NICOLE LAFOND – JUNE 16, 2014, 5:29 PM EDT

Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA) said Monday he thinks impeachment of President Barack Obama “probably could” pass in the House of Representatives.

“He’s just absolutely ignoring the Constitution, and ignoring the laws, and ignoring the checks and balances,” Barletta said during an appearance on a local radio show, audio of which was first posted by BuzzFeed. “The problem is, you know, what do you do for those that say impeach him for breaking the laws or bypassing the laws. Could that pass in the House? It probably, it probably could.”

Barletta also mentioned the defeat of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor to a little known tea party candidate David Brat, calling the upset a “big message” that people in Washington “better pay attention to.”

Although the Republican congressman said impeachment could pass among fellow lawmakers, he was unsure if the public would be in favor of it.

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GOP Rep: Obama Impeachment 'Probably Could' Pass The House (Original Post) DonViejo Jun 2014 OP
I hope they do. It will show them for what they are. hobbit709 Jun 2014 #1
Go for it, Barletta! Really. MineralMan Jun 2014 #2
Bring it you A-Holes, let us watch you proceed... monmouth3 Jun 2014 #3
What's your point Congressman? nt ladjf Jun 2014 #4
"Because you can" is not grounds for impeachment, racist Republican dumbass. nt tridim Jun 2014 #5
FFS! Get a life, Barletta! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2014 #6
Barletta is an idiot. WhiteTara Jun 2014 #7

MineralMan

(146,192 posts)
2. Go for it, Barletta! Really.
Tue Jun 17, 2014, 09:44 AM
Jun 2014

That would ensure that a Democratic majority in the House would be elected in November. Just do it! Introduce the impeachment in Congress immediately and start rounding up a public list of representatives who would vote for it.

I dare you, you moronic toad!

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