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TexasTowelie

(112,167 posts)
Sat Jun 21, 2014, 11:59 PM Jun 2014

S.D. Republican Party calls for Obama impeachment

Source: Sioux Falls Argus Leader (Gannett)

The South Dakota Republican Party state convention passed a resolution calling for the impeachment of President Barack Obama Saturday.

The resolution says Obama has "violated his oath of office in numerous ways." It specifically cites the release of five Taliban combatants in a trade for captive U.S. soldier Bowe Bergdahl, Obama's statement that people could keep insurance companies, and recent EPA regulations on power plants.

"Therefore, be it resolved that the South Dakota Republican Party calls on our U.S. Representatives to initiate impeachment proceedings against the president of the United States," the resolution reads.

Read more: http://www.argusleader.com/story/davidmontgomery/2014/06/21/sdgop-obama-impeachment/11212075/



Delegates voted 191-176 in favor of the resolution.
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S.D. Republican Party calls for Obama impeachment (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jun 2014 OP
South Dakota made the top 10 most corrupt states, announced this week. n/t kickysnana Jun 2014 #1
That does not surprise me but..... prairierose Jun 2014 #3
And no resolution to carve Reagan into Mt. Rushmore? Zambero Jun 2014 #2
I think they want to save room on Mount Rushmore for GWB. olddad56 Jun 2014 #12
To the entire Middle East actually. merrily Jun 2014 #20
well of late since Republicans attack Republicans PatrynXX Jun 2014 #30
Im sure this has them up all night at the White House KinMd Jun 2014 #4
... ailsagirl Jun 2014 #6
Yes, the Obamas are terribly worried! Just look at them: freshwest Jun 2014 #36
I love this photo. In_The_Wind Jun 2014 #42
No offense but... ailsagirl Jun 2014 #5
"Violated the oath of office in various ways?" Warpy Jun 2014 #7
+1 rosesaylavee Jun 2014 #19
Of course they did.. and they have no clue what President Obama has done.. all they know is Cha Jun 2014 #8
...stupid fucks. SoapBox Jun 2014 #9
Thank you for saying what yuiyoshida Jun 2014 #23
They want to impeach him because the EPA did something it's allowed to do? jmowreader Jun 2014 #10
They sight the trade of 5 Taliban for Berghdal as the reason for impeachment n/t SleeplessinSoCal Jun 2014 #15
They cite three specific charges jmowreader Jun 2014 #18
Aside from misspelling "cite", I'm one for three. They're zero for three. SleeplessinSoCal Jun 2014 #37
The EPA regulations aren't even the duties of the president! jmowreader Jun 2014 #39
They are when it relates to national security. And his regulations most definitely fit the bill. SleeplessinSoCal Jun 2014 #41
That's fellatio. TexasTowelie Jun 2014 #45
no way do I win a spelling bee. n/t SleeplessinSoCal Jun 2014 #47
And Nixon for trading prisoners for McCain, GWB for releasing 500 for prisoners, etc. PBO's crime: freshwest Jun 2014 #38
Idiots sakabatou Jun 2014 #11
Because Obama never found......... Grassy Knoll Jun 2014 #13
One of them is likely to take a US Senate seat that has been held by a Democrat. Comrade Grumpy Jun 2014 #14
So did some guy in my local paper. JohnnyRingo Jun 2014 #16
The oil fumes out there in SD must be getting to them. Hulk Jun 2014 #17
So, I guess the Republican Party of South Dakota will be exercising its impeachment power soon? merrily Jun 2014 #21
Did they also vote to declare their penises larger than they appear? onehandle Jun 2014 #22
And some people wonder why I hate my home state. Hong Kong Cavalier Jun 2014 #24
The South Dakota Republican party did not add what is the most serious charge against the President. Botany Jun 2014 #25
Even worse than that though TexasTowelie Jun 2014 #26
They really are members of the D.F.A. better known as the Dumb Fucks of America Botany Jun 2014 #32
With a Caucasian mother HoosierCowboy Jun 2014 #34
Yeah, sure, ya betcha Faux pas Jun 2014 #27
The 17 people who live there are stunned lake loon Jun 2014 #28
Oh, a lot more than 17 people live there jmowreader Jun 2014 #40
I'm amazed the vote was so close Jim Lane Jun 2014 #29
Attention South Dakota Republicans. 47of74 Jun 2014 #31
What is it about petroleum under your feet HoosierCowboy Jun 2014 #33
That's right, Republicans cabot Jun 2014 #35
annoying at most............. lunasun Jun 2014 #43
His real crime is "Presidentin' while black" tclambert Jun 2014 #44
Copycats. Texass did it weeks ago! blkmusclmachine Jun 2014 #46

prairierose

(2,145 posts)
3. That does not surprise me but.....
Sun Jun 22, 2014, 12:36 AM
Jun 2014

I don't think these guys are really very good at being crooks..I thin k they are pretty incompetent. However, they do support all the ALEC initiatives that come along.

Zambero

(8,964 posts)
2. And no resolution to carve Reagan into Mt. Rushmore?
Sun Jun 22, 2014, 12:34 AM
Jun 2014

Oh well, maybe next year then. At least Reagan only sent 1,500 missiles to Iran for release of hostages. No biggie!

olddad56

(5,732 posts)
12. I think they want to save room on Mount Rushmore for GWB.
Sun Jun 22, 2014, 01:38 AM
Jun 2014

after all, he brought democracy to Iraq and Afghanistan

merrily

(45,251 posts)
20. To the entire Middle East actually.
Sun Jun 22, 2014, 06:54 AM
Jun 2014

Remember, people in other countries were supposed to look at our occupation of Iraq and say, "Hey, I want me some of that!" And the whole Middle East was supposed to turn.

Of course, members of the Lebanese Parliament were surprised to learn that Iraq was the first example of democracy in the Middle East. Not to mention the surprise of people like the Sultan of Brunei, the House of Saud and the King of Jordan and even Saddam Hussein himself to learn that the US was so zealous about democracy in the Middle East. Not to mention the descendants of the Shah of Iran.

PatrynXX

(5,668 posts)
30. well of late since Republicans attack Republicans
Sun Jun 22, 2014, 12:53 PM
Jun 2014

doubt there's any room for Reagan. right now I don't see any major republican person in the GOP. Eric Cantor's gone so ho hum.

Warpy

(111,255 posts)
7. "Violated the oath of office in various ways?"
Sun Jun 22, 2014, 01:03 AM
Jun 2014

Sorry, buddy, but that's just not going to do. You have to come up with specific charges, not quotes from your average, ignorant jackass calling in to your favorite hate radio station.

Watching them scramble for things that weren't started by Stupid during his 8 years and blockaded into place by recalcitrant GOPs in the House and filibuster tantrums in the Senate is going to be a really tall order.

Cha

(297,202 posts)
8. Of course they did.. and they have no clue what President Obama has done.. all they know is
Sun Jun 22, 2014, 01:12 AM
Jun 2014

greed among themselves.

Thanks TxT

jmowreader

(50,557 posts)
10. They want to impeach him because the EPA did something it's allowed to do?
Sun Jun 22, 2014, 01:19 AM
Jun 2014

Next thing you know they'll decide he needs to be impeached because he has more than one dog in the White House.

jmowreader

(50,557 posts)
18. They cite three specific charges
Sun Jun 22, 2014, 05:23 AM
Jun 2014

1) The prisoner exchange
2) Obama's statement that "if you like your healthcare plan you can keep it"
3) New EPA power plant regulations

By the standards of this resolution, George H.W. Bush should have been impeached over "read my lips - no new taxes."

SleeplessinSoCal

(9,114 posts)
37. Aside from misspelling "cite", I'm one for three. They're zero for three.
Sun Jun 22, 2014, 05:36 PM
Jun 2014

No way do these charges amount to criminal wrongdoing. They're the duties of the POTUS. Even the claim that "you can keep your healthcare" is dubious because it's all in a day's work in Washington and not the letter of the law.

For comparison's sake, how about "no doubt that there are weapons of mass destruction, lets go to war" Bush? Apparently that wasn't even impeachable. Lying about phalacio under oath? Now that's impeachment material!

jmowreader

(50,557 posts)
39. The EPA regulations aren't even the duties of the president!
Sun Jun 22, 2014, 07:33 PM
Jun 2014

President Nixon signed the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act. Once such a law passes, the government agency responsible for carrying it out (the EPA, in this case), is empowered to create the regulations necessary for the law to work. Those don't have to be approved by Congress - if they did Congress wouldn't be able to do anything else, assuming of course the Congress in session at the time chooses to do anything at all.

You could come up with a genuinely impeachable offense - not BJs but real malfeasance - in just about any administration if you looked hard enough. Reagan and the Bushes were masters at it; reality is that everyone in the Reagan White House should have been removed for violating the Boland Amendment, which prohibited aid to the Contras. This one's open and shut - you can't claim they didn't know what was in the Boland Amendment because Reagan signed it and they HAD to have read it.

SleeplessinSoCal

(9,114 posts)
41. They are when it relates to national security. And his regulations most definitely fit the bill.
Sun Jun 22, 2014, 08:49 PM
Jun 2014

The inaction of our Congress on Climate Change is criminal.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
38. And Nixon for trading prisoners for McCain, GWB for releasing 500 for prisoners, etc. PBO's crime:
Sun Jun 22, 2014, 06:04 PM
Jun 2014


http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2012/10/romney-supporters-racist-fashion-statement.html

YES, Obama is... BLACK!

I found some wingnut disclaimers saying he was a Democratic plant because it was too cold to go without a coat, and showing a cropped photo.

But that's the original picture with a wider view. Look at the men standing next to him with no coats. They own this from not only these kinds of pictures, but from the laws they are forcing on people.

 

Comrade Grumpy

(13,184 posts)
14. One of them is likely to take a US Senate seat that has been held by a Democrat.
Sun Jun 22, 2014, 02:17 AM
Jun 2014

Tim Johnson is retiring, and it looks like Republican Gov. Mike Rounds will win his seat.

The Democratic contender is Rick Weiland. He could use your help: www.rickweiland.com

JohnnyRingo

(18,628 posts)
16. So did some guy in my local paper.
Sun Jun 22, 2014, 04:06 AM
Jun 2014

In the letters to the editor, some outraged writer listed reasons that meshed perfectly with a typical day of Fox News programing. What a coincidence, everything from Bergdahl to Benghazi, from the economy to veterans health care, he nailed every talking point in Sean Hannity's America why the president has to be forced into retirement to play golf (as he put it).

The overwhelming majority of the US voted for Obama, so now the Republican Party wants to decide who presides over the country. It must be hell for them to realize what it's like to be a minority.

 

Hulk

(6,699 posts)
17. The oil fumes out there in SD must be getting to them.
Sun Jun 22, 2014, 04:48 AM
Jun 2014

The crazies just keep getting crazier. I think I liked it better when they all hid under their beds. I am embarrassed to admit they are fellow Americans. How sad.

Hong Kong Cavalier

(4,572 posts)
24. And some people wonder why I hate my home state.
Sun Jun 22, 2014, 09:53 AM
Jun 2014

South Dakota is so f'ing regressive they'd ban fire if they could because it's "too progressive".

Botany

(70,504 posts)
25. The South Dakota Republican party did not add what is the most serious charge against the President.
Sun Jun 22, 2014, 10:28 AM
Jun 2014

He continues to be black.

BTW ATTN Tea Baggers & such .... President Obama is C.I.C. which means he is
Commander in Chief and so getting Sgt. Bergdahl out of being a P.O.W. is totally
In President Obama's job title.

Botany

(70,504 posts)
32. They really are members of the D.F.A. better known as the Dumb Fucks of America
Sun Jun 22, 2014, 01:58 PM
Jun 2014

Can you imagine the bile that is in their racist guts over Obama?

jmowreader

(50,557 posts)
40. Oh, a lot more than 17 people live there
Sun Jun 22, 2014, 07:36 PM
Jun 2014

Considering the entire credit card industry is there to take advantage of South Dakota's absence of consumer protection laws...hell, there are tens of thousands of South Dakotans working in the loansharking industry alone!

 

Jim Lane

(11,175 posts)
29. I'm amazed the vote was so close
Sun Jun 22, 2014, 12:47 PM
Jun 2014

Why did 48% of the delegates vote "No"? Maybe because impeachment by the House would mean a trial in the Senate, and the 48% want to skip the trial and proceed directly to summary execution.

HoosierCowboy

(561 posts)
33. What is it about petroleum under your feet
Sun Jun 22, 2014, 02:49 PM
Jun 2014

that turns people into mindless slugs?
Whats next? Succession from the union and the creation of the Republic of Dumbkota?

cabot

(724 posts)
35. That's right, Republicans
Sun Jun 22, 2014, 05:12 PM
Jun 2014

Impeach the second Democratic president in a row and the first African-American president. That will win you a lot of fans. Morons. If only Pelosi hadn't said "Impeachment is off the table." Ugh. If anyone should have been impeached and charged with thousands of counts of murder, it was GWB and his tribe of idiots.

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