Impeach Obama Bill

This is the problem with congress: They spend more time doing STUPID things like this, and ignoring the real problems in this country. Why would you EVER try to impeach someone for a crime THEY HAVEN'T COMMITTED? This is pure IGNORANCE, and I hope the person that came up with this bill lose their next election. We need LESS ignorance in Washington, not more, and that is what this person is: IGNORANT!!!!

Wow, thegreatdebater didn't know you were so passionate about a bill that is still in the House Judiciary committee and which may not see the light of day. There are certainly plenty of stupid bills out there and yeah some of them are blatantly ignorant. The chances of this bill making it passed Sen. Harry Reid are nil to zero. But if President Obama does go into Syria even without this bill, he will catch a lot political heat not only from Republicans but Democrats as well. There are a lot of Congressional Democrats that won't be the least bit happy at military action against Syria.

Here this is an example of pure idiocy. http://news.yahoo.com/toilet-paper-crisis-jerseys-capital-city-190032220.html

You're arguing with the wron person Debra. Ladybug doesn't care about the constitution. She fully believes that SHE should have all the rights in it, but feels any and all such rights are completely void if the government can force her will on everyone else.

Yes, Iran not Syria. Again, huge difference between the two countries. Such a move on Syria would be a violation of the US Constitution. That is serious business. This is not about the economy or the health care bill or a free speech issue. This would be a very direct violation of the powers granted to the President. Read the Constitution. Frankly, there are quite a few Congressional Democrats who would not support President Obama if he decided to make a military move without informing Congress. There will be some bi-partisan support. How much is still in question. But Congress can quickly turn against a President (no matter how popular he is) if he stomps on their Congressional powers. You want to see Congress move really fast, this might be the one that propels lots of very quick action. On a side note, it will hurt President Obama's approval ratings because the mood of the country is that they do not want another war. In fact, pressure is increasing to get out of Afghanistan.

"There is already Congressional support for going into Iran" - Its called AIPAC

Not likely. There is already Congressional support for going into Iran. Iran's position is a bit different than Syria.

The term "declaration of war" just isn't PC enough I guess. Now they call it "authorization to use military force". In my opinion, when military force is used to attack another country it's war, but that's just me. I agree with you, we should have focused our resources on Afghanistan. Not really the Taliban, as they weren't the ones to attack us, but on catching bin Laden. It's been about a year since we caught him. What are we still doing with our troops in that $h!thole of a country?

Oops, Taliban.

I think you're right. Had we narrowed our focus on bin Laden and al-Qaeda we might be out of Afghanistan by now. We should have gone after him ourselves rather than pay local war loads to get him. The Taliban has too much support from a lot of the people and especially has support in northern Pakistan. I'm not positive, but I don't think we've had a declared war since WW II.

Bush got congressional approval for the Iraq war. That is a FACT Obviously hypocrites on the left like Biden, Clinton, and Kerry who voted for the war pretend it was Bush doing it himself, but their votes are a matter of public record. I don't know how anyone could be unaware of the reaction to the illegal Vietnam war. That, along with the Korean war, were what led to the War Powers Resolution. Unfortunately Obama has made a joke of that by pretending that it gave him the power to enter into illegal wars for 3 months without congressional approval. Kucinich and several other congressman tried to force a vote on the illegal war in Libya, but they got voted down by both sides. The left voted it down because most of them blindly support anything Obama does, and the right voted it down because they just wanted that war in Libya and were apparently okay with Obama doing it illegally.

Yes, Bush got approval from Congress to invade Iraq. I have not heard of anybody denying it. Lyndon Johnson got approval from Congress to take serious military action in Vietnam. Ronald Reagan did not get approval to invade Grenada. So Congress waffles and wavers and often lets the president do what he wants. Funny how Congress, since the time of Bill Clinton, is only interested in flexing its muscles when a Democrat is in the White House. Korea was different. That was a UN enterprise, even though the troops were mostly American. If we really need a war, then Congress should declare it. Bills like the one this post refers to are just anti-Obama legislation, and as such serve no meaningful purpose.

You do realize that you just called President Obama an idiot right? He is the one in charge.

If you actually read the post you would see he HASN'T done this. The bill was written IN CASE he does it. I wonder how many more of these bills will be written IN CASE Obama does something? This what happens when you put IDIOTS in charge!!!

yeah!! I feel he's way too much silent on many issues on Foreign policy and Economy!! I don't feel he deserves a second term in office!!Mitt Romney or sanctorum is way ahead!!

People seem to forget that President Obama has power, but not that much power. If Congress doesn't want it, then they will do what they can to prevent it from happening. Also, our fore-fathers came up with Checks and Balances to prevent any one person or group of people from having too much power. If President Obama did this, then it would kill his political career.

Don't be surprised if President Obama does try to launch a military action based on discussions with NATO. There is little appetite in Congress even with Congressional Democrats to go to war with Syria. But even if the bill doesn't pass and the President does order military action on Syria (not Iran), then stand back because you will see Congress move fairly quickly on impeachment charges. There will be fallout. The one thing Congress will never stand for even in a popular President is the President stepping on their Congressional Powers as stated in the US Constitution.

This appears to be a preemptive strike. I don't know of its chances but I do know there are a few Democrats who really aren't keen on going into another country. But it will certainly be watched.