Why we must now sue the President - By John Boehner

[DonViejo]

Editor's note: Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, is speaker of the House of Representatives. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author.

(CNN) -- Every member of Congress swore an oath to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. So did President Barack Obama.

But too often over the past five years, the President has circumvented the American people and their elected representatives through executive action, changing and creating his own laws, and excusing himself from enforcing statutes he is sworn to uphold -- at times even boasting about his willingness to do it, as if daring the American people to stop him.

That's why, later this month, we will bring legislation to the House floor that would authorize the House of Representatives to file suit in an effort to compel President Obama to follow his oath of office and faithfully execute the laws of our country.

The President's response: "So sue me."

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[Mass]

1. Yep. So much for nice Boehner, a meme too many Dems have accepted.

He may be a tool, but he is a willing tool. F*ck him.

BTW, it is not about the people, it is about the ideology. Conservatism is WRONG.

[djean111]

2. I have never seen anything to suggest Dems accept the meme that Boehner is nice.

[Jamaal510]

7. It's not conservatism that is wrong;

it's regressive politics. Boehner and the gang don't care about actually conserving anything at all. They only want to regress back to outdated policies that have been proven to fail. And a true conservative would never be willing to waste taxpayer money on pursuits like these that he knows full well will not work out.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

3. Boehner is crying because Obama won't give back his ball

[catbyte]

4. "Why Boehner should just do his fucking job." by a Citizen

What a pathetic, lame excuse for Speaker he turned out to be. Even worse than I imagined, and I imagined a lot. Crap.

[GeorgeGist]

5. Lush logic.

[davidpdx]

6. Boner, why don't you sue god for having a sense of humor and not giving you a brain?

[TeamPooka]

8. Do you have to post this crap here? Some of us are trying to eat. Now I've lost my appetite.

[Third Doctor]

9. We should sue the damned GOP for wrecking this country and instead of helping to fix the mess

playing politics.