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DonViejo

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Tue Jul 8, 2014, 05:38 PM Jul 2014

Iowa GOPer: 'Dictator' Obama's 'Impeachment' Should Be An Option

DANIEL STRAUSS – JULY 8, 2014, 5:13 PM EDT

State Sen. Joni Ernst, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Iowa, said that President Barack Obama had "become a dictator" and that he should be punished for his executive actions, even if that meant "impeachment."

Ernst made the comments during a candidate forum back in January in Montgomery County, Iowa. The video of Ernst's comments were first flagged by Yahoo News on Tuesday.

Ernst's comments were in response to a question about whether Obama should face "punishment" if the Supreme Court ruled against him in a case that was pending at the time on recess appointments. Here's the rambling question Ernst was asked:

The Supreme Court is presently is considering whether the president overstepped his authority with appointments that were done on January 5 when the Senate was, in fact in session, despite his arguments to the contrary. This is, likely, one of many things he has done outside the scope of his constitutional authority, as some think approaches dictatorship. If we could assume for a moment that the Supreme Court would rule that there was abuse of power, what do you think should be the punishment? And two, as a US senator, what would you to stop this blatant misuse of power, through such things like executive authority?


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Iowa GOPer: 'Dictator' Obama's 'Impeachment' Should Be An Option (Original Post) DonViejo Jul 2014 OP
And Joni is a racist...next randys1 Jul 2014 #1
'dictator' Obama would be best served to throw idiots like this in the gulag.. frylock Jul 2014 #2

frylock

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2. 'dictator' Obama would be best served to throw idiots like this in the gulag..
Tue Jul 8, 2014, 06:27 PM
Jul 2014

the fact that he hasn't should be a good indicator that Obama isn't a 'dictator.'

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