Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.): Impeach Obama over DOMA change

[Newsjock]

Source: Think Progress

... Now, in the right’s furor over the administration’s announcement that it will not defend the constitutionality of Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) is calling for Obama to be impeached.

After the Arizona Republican advocated defunding the Department of Justice if it does not defend Section 3 of DOMA – “I would support that in a moment,” remarked Franks – he went on to say that he would “absolutely” favor impeaching President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder if such a move “could gain collective support”:

... KEYES: I know Newt Gingrich has came out and said if they don’t reverse course here, we ought to be talking about possibly impeaching either Attorney General Holder or even President Obama to try to get them to reverse course. Do you think that is something you would support?

FRANK: If it could gain the collective support, absolutely. I called for Eric Holder to repudiate the policy to try terrorists within our civil courts, or resign. So it just seems like that they have an uncanny ability to get it wrong on almost all fronts.

Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/2011/03/02/franks-impeach-doma/

[bluestateguy]

1. If we had term limits we could get rid of some of these career congressmen

Foilks like Trent Franks in cozy bright red districts, I'm sorry to say to you all, that they are going anywhere. Only term limits will force them to leave, and it's long overdue.

[Vinee]

2. well, that might solve the primary issue.

[MineralMan]

5. What primary issue?

I think you need to expand your post a little.

[Vinee]

6. ............

I don't think I have to actually.

[MineralMan]

8. No? Well, OK. You just have a nice evening, then.

You don't have to do anything.

[elocs]

3. PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITY TO DECLINE TO EXECUTE

UNCONSTITUTIONAL STATUTES:

http://www.justice.gov/olc/nonexcut.htm

Obama is hardly the first to do this, others have as well such as Ford and HW Bush.

[gratuitous]

4. I thought the Republicans hated wasting money, and hated running to the courts

Gee, if I didn't know better, I'd say this little tantrum makes Mr. Franks look like a hypocrite of the flaming variety.

[Confusious]

7. What else have they got?

I mean, if they weren't hypocrites, it would confuse the base. "We're for this, but against this? But Obama did both! Be against both! All bad!! AARRGGGHH!!!"

[RaleighNCDUer]

9. I'm sorry, I don't get it.

Impreach on what grounds?

Is there a 'high crime or misdemeanor' here?

[Proud Liberal Dem]

10. Sorry Pubs

You raised the bar so high to allow Bush, Cheney, et. al to avoid accountability for EVERYTHING that was potentially impeachable that they did during their eight years, so until Obama is found to have done anything worse than what they did, then STFU! Refusing to use government resources to defend a law that is not believed to be constitutional is not illegal as long as it is still being enforced (which it is). Is this all they got?

[AsahinaKimi]

11. Let them try ...

If Republicans want a war on the American people...they will get one.

[Arkana]

12. Oh, please. They'd impeach him for being black if they thought they could get away with it.