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Kablooie

(18,626 posts)
Tue Sep 23, 2014, 10:47 PM Sep 2014

Anyone else expect the Republicans to impeach Obama over the ISIS war?

My feeling is that one of the reasons the Republicans refuse to vote on war authorization is so they will have another issue to attack Obama on after the elections.

If it can be demonstrated that he committed America to a war without Congressional authorization, and it's likely that it could, an impeachment would be an easy thing to instigate since this goes against the Constitution.

Of course the Republicans are delighted that we are starting another war and wouldn't want to stop it but they could authorize continuing the war based on the fact that we are already in it but still impeach Obama for starting it without their authorization.

Could this be a possibility or am I just whistling Dixie?

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Anyone else expect the Republicans to impeach Obama over the ISIS war? (Original Post) Kablooie Sep 2014 OP
I thought they voted on it? Sanders and Warren voting NO TheNutcracker Sep 2014 #1
That vote was just to train the Yupster Sep 2014 #5
I think even the Republicans got the message during the security briefing, ISIS is Thinkingabout Sep 2014 #2
I don't think they will. They like war. CJCRANE Sep 2014 #3
If they wanted to do that they would have Yupster Sep 2014 #4
Exactly. They don't want to delve too deep into real issues CJCRANE Sep 2014 #8
fuck the worthless house of repugnants spanone Sep 2014 #6
It's easy to throw the word SheilaT Sep 2014 #7

Yupster

(14,308 posts)
5. That vote was just to train the
Wed Sep 24, 2014, 01:16 AM
Sep 2014

Free Syrian Army.

It was limited to that because they knew that part would pass.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
2. I think even the Republicans got the message during the security briefing, ISIS is
Tue Sep 23, 2014, 11:34 PM
Sep 2014

not to be taken lightly. I don't know how delighted we may be about having to take action, does not delight me but sometimes it becomes a necessity.

Yupster

(14,308 posts)
4. If they wanted to do that they would have
Wed Sep 24, 2014, 01:15 AM
Sep 2014

over Libya.

He didn't get authorization for that one either.

CJCRANE

(18,184 posts)
8. Exactly. They don't want to delve too deep into real issues
Wed Sep 24, 2014, 03:47 AM
Sep 2014

because they all lead back to neocon manipulation behind the scenes.

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