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(1,276 posts) Mon Jan 14, 2013, 07:39 PM Jan 2013

Rep. Stockman threatens Obama impeachment over guns [View all]

Source: Politico

Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas) is threatening to file articles of impeachment against President Barack Obama if he moves to change gun regulations through executive order.

“I will seek to thwart this action by any means necessary, including but not limited to eliminating funding for implementation, defunding the White House, and even filing articles of impeachment,” Stockman said.

In a statement, Stockman didn’t hold back, saying Obama is launching an “attack on the very founding principles of this republic.”

“The President’s actions are an existential threat to this nation,” Stockman said in a statement. “The right of the people to keep and bear arms is what has kept this nation free and secure for over 200 years. The very purpose of the Second Amendment is to stop the government from disallowing people the means to defend themselves against tyranny. Any proposal to abuse executive power and infringe upon gun rights must be repelled with the stiffest legislative force possible.”

Read more: http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-congress/2013/01/rep-stockman-threatens-obama-impeachment-over-guns-154141.html

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Rep. Stockman threatens Obama impeachment over guns [View all] Redfairen Jan 2013 OP

Bring it. nt bemildred Jan 2013 #1

No do not bring it donnasgirl Jan 2013 #26

Mind saying what you think he can be impeached for? XRubicon Jan 2013 #30

Here is a start donnasgirl Jan 2013 #67

Congress sent him NDAA XRubicon Jan 2013 #73

There you go again billh58 Jan 2013 #85

Isn't it funny how there are all these new pro-gun people on this board? lark Jan 2013 #91

They can impeach, but it doesn't mean shit if the Senate doesn't vote for removal. Other than alfredo Jan 2013 #112

Exactly right. Doc Holliday Jan 2013 #114

If the president is popular, no way will he be convicted. Nixon was not popular and knew he alfredo Jan 2013 #117

Stockman even admits that the President DOES HAVE THIS POWER railsback Jan 2013 #123

Frankly, Sherman A1 Jan 2013 #125

If the President does what EC Jan 2013 #32

Of course they can impeach him Mojorabbit Jan 2013 #72

Start coughing up some reasons why he can LEGITIMATELY be impeached, kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #34

What do rethugs CARE about LEGITIMATE reasons for ANYTHING? Tigress DEM Jan 2013 #79

Good thoughts! malibea Jan 2013 #87

you got another rec here. BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #105

"....Maybe we DEMs should start packing guns and standing outside rethug offices...." kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #106

It won't happen, but if Obama was impeached he'd come out if it fine if it did. Gore1FL Jan 2013 #44

Well aren't you special? billh58 Jan 2013 #46

Don't need a fire extinguisher billh58 donnasgirl Jan 2013 #69

Spoken like a true NRA billh58 Jan 2013 #81

+100 Katashi_itto Jan 2013 #120

You are delightful. NYC_SKP May 2013 #136

Every AR-15 is a gift from god, huh? geek tragedy Jan 2013 #130

"...after they get their stories straight..." CBHagman Jan 2013 #71

Bill, I LOVE it! malibea Jan 2013 #89

But what happens to the Country when this stupidity is going on? oldbanjo Jan 2013 #111

I believe an impeachment of President Obama is what one would call slojam a coup d'etat. underthematrix Jan 2013 #49

You use all the correct adjectives for these repugnant nitwits! Thank you. malibea Jan 2013 #90

I see that I'm not the only one... kjackson227 Jan 2013 #107

I voted straight Democrat too and I think George W. Bush is GOD jpak Jan 2013 #53

It is very telling John2 Jan 2013 #74

All I can say is "OUCH"! malibea Jan 2013 #92

... kjackson227 Jan 2013 #108

This irresponsible shit has to stop. NOTHING else is more important. bemildred Jan 2013 #75

Fucking clown. AzDar Jan 2013 #2

+1 ZRT2209 Jan 2013 #57

The president's actions? WHAT ACTIONS???? proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 #3

Rep. Steve Stockman (P-ro Kindergartner Killing) nt onehandle Jan 2013 #4

Hey, at least this asshole is giving their real reason they want their guns and not hiding graham4anything Jan 2013 #5

Go ahead. Make his day. nt msanthrope Jan 2013 #6

“attack on the very founding principles of this republic.” pepperbear Jan 2013 #7

Why did I know it would some nitwit from my beloved state of Texas? mbperrin Jan 2013 #8

You have a rather idealized view of your beloved state of Texas. onenote Jan 2013 #88

Apology not needed lark Jan 2013 #94

You have my sympathy! malibea Jan 2013 #98

tell him to read the benddem Jan 2013 #9

Oh another volunteer to have his guns pried from his cold dead hands. MyNameGoesHere Jan 2013 #10

I love how conservative Republicans have taken to quoting thucythucy Jan 2013 #56

hey, what ever it takes..... bowens43 Jan 2013 #128

High crime or misdemeanor? NewJeffCT Jan 2013 #11

Gun Enthusiasts, Gun owners, Gun Apologists Are Making Fools Of Themselves Daily cantbeserious Jan 2013 #12

Plenty of gun owners oppose the NRA. JoeyT Jan 2013 #131

Then Add Your Voice To The Growing Chorus Of Dissent cantbeserious Jan 2013 #133

My voice was part of the growing chorus of dissent. JoeyT Jan 2013 #135

There's another reasonable Repbulican legislator CanonRay Jan 2013 #13

Stick it up your ass...you piece of human garbage. BlueJazz Jan 2013 #14

Nothing Republicans do, neither singularly nor in aggregate, indepat Jan 2013 #15

Allow me to assuage your guilty conscience over the labeling thing... Ferretherder Jan 2013 #78

Thanks and mucho kudos indepat Jan 2013 #99

Thanks for the "assuagenation". Let me know if you need a hand with that! malibea Jan 2013 #100

My pleasure malibea(and indepat),... Ferretherder Jan 2013 #109

Wallow away! malibea Jan 2013 #129

High crime? Misdemeanor? aristocles Jan 2013 #16

I dare you servile scum to try it. santamargarita Jan 2013 #17

It would never get past the Senate. n/t aristocles Jan 2013 #18

But it would tie up any substantive political action for some time ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #24

Or it might prompt a backlash against the Republicans thucythucy Jan 2013 #31

These do nothing republicans aren't doing anything anyways Paulie Jan 2013 #35

It took a lot of out the Clinton administration no reason to expect different this time around ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #37

That was then, this is now. thucythucy Jan 2013 #41

Funny but he left office with a high popularity record... Historic NY Jan 2013 #54

What specifically leads you to believe it would LanternWaste Jan 2013 #64

It would take the focus off of whatever other legislation is underway and it would be ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #65

I doubt it would tie up much of anything onenote Jan 2013 #93

Hardly...Stockman is just talking loud shit to get his 15 minutes... Blue_Tires Jan 2013 #134

Yeah, right Stockpen TheCowsCameHome Jan 2013 #19

A2 has kept this nation free? wtmusic Jan 2013 #20

The Republicans have been looking for any excuse to scream Impeachment... AsahinaKimi Jan 2013 #21

What an idiot. nt hack89 Jan 2013 #22

2nd Amendment is NOT sacred duhneece Jan 2013 #23

The 2nd Amendment mandates regulation Gore1FL Jan 2013 #47

the 2nd amendment is not about regulation or private gun ownership ThomThom Jan 2013 #52

If not the 2nd, where does the right to regulate firearms come from? Gore1FL Jan 2013 #59

Interstate commerce? onenote Jan 2013 #95

thanks nt ThomThom Jan 2013 #97

Good point Gore1FL Jan 2013 #113

The Executive may also billh58 Jan 2013 #86

very true thanks for the addition ThomThom Jan 2013 #96

Wait for it... billh58 Jan 2013 #25

Another false meme from you ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #39

What's left of that crowd is a *little* brighter: they don't praise Stockman, but the sly apocalypsehow Jan 2013 #68

Here is Stockman. Why do Texans wear their name on the back of their belts? Thinkingabout Jan 2013 #27

"The right to keep and bear arms kept his country secure" thucythucy Jan 2013 #28

existential threat? Botany Jan 2013 #38

id love to see him try rdking647 Jan 2013 #29

It would be hard to impeach him for enforcing the Constitution. dogman Jan 2013 #33

Obama countered this absurd assumption very well this morning. Stockman is merely playing pinto Jan 2013 #36

never heard of bull like this dellcophill Jan 2013 #40

Neah neah-neah neah neah booga booga booga. . . DinahMoeHum Jan 2013 #42

Bill Clinton AND George H.W. Bush both have issued executive orders regarding gun control Tx4obama Jan 2013 #43

So whatever happened to all that talk about creating jobs? zbdent Jan 2013 #45

Does that mean I get to keep my Abrams tank and my RPG's?? Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #48

Geez... Stockman has a history of Idiocy. w8liftinglady Jan 2013 #50

wow he`s crazy!!! madrchsod Jan 2013 #62

Can someone tell him to calm the fuck down? Dyedinthewoolliberal Jan 2013 #51

What a clown obama2terms Jan 2013 #55

Going somewhere, Solo? BadgerKid Jan 2013 #58

Memo to Rep. Stockman (BATSHIT CRAZY, TEXICO) OldRedneck Jan 2013 #60

Who? llmart Jan 2013 #61

Bring it Stinkman!!!!1!! putitinD Jan 2013 #63

So now we have two threats of impeachment davidpdx Jan 2013 #66

So Rep. Stockman, A GunNut Sphincter Says What? triplepoint Jan 2013 #70

Guns are the "very founding principles of this republic?" Le Taz Hot Jan 2013 #76

I bet he's also against cutting military spending. JoePhilly Jan 2013 #77

"Existential": Big Word For A Knuckle-Dragger Like Stockman. (nt) Paladin Jan 2013 #80

bring it on you gutless motherfuckers. bubbayugga Jan 2013 #82

As with the word "liberal," they presume to own the words "patriot" and "treason," using them all ancianita Jan 2013 #83

How Many More Blessings Are The Pro-Gun Absolutists Going To Grant Us? Paladin Jan 2013 #84

I just CANNOT BELIEVE there are people so crazy in this country!!!!!! mrsadm Jan 2013 #101

Rep Steve Stockman: Gun Manufacter's and Retailer's Whore Dont call me Shirley Jan 2013 #102

By all means, go ahead Mr. Stockman, you ass davesliberal1977_gg Jan 2013 #103

Yet another Republican idiot grandstanding for headlines. hamsterjill Jan 2013 #104

Right now seems a swell time to listen to some Jimmy Buffet struggle4progress Jan 2013 #110

The second amendment should have never made it in the constitution Politicub Jan 2013 #115

I'd tell Stockman the following... 47of74 Jan 2013 #116

Give the teabaggers Idaho on the condition that they shut the fuck up. alfredo Jan 2013 #118

Jezus this state is nuttier than a squirrel turd BlueManFan Jan 2013 #119

Stockman, what part of "well-regulated" are you not getting? Beartracks Jan 2013 #121

The strange case of Steve Stockman and the Oklahoma City Bombing Gabby Hayes Jan 2013 #122

we are living in a society where too many would choose lethal weapons over freedom or liberty olddad56 Jan 2013 #124

In civil law, there is an action called frivolous action. no_hypocrisy Jan 2013 #126

" has kept this nation free and secure for over 200 years" bowens43 Jan 2013 #127

Who needs a Supreme Court when we have Teabaggers? Zambero Jan 2013 #132