During the reign of Barack Obama as President of the United States from 2009 to 2017, certain Republican Congressmen, as well as Democratic Congressman Dennis Kucinich, argue that Obama may have engaged in impenetrable activity and that he may face efforts to remove him from his post. Rational offers for possible impeachment include false claims that Obama was born outside the United States, that he allegedly allowed people to use bathrooms based on their gender identity, which the White House supposedly covered up after the Benghazi attacks of 2012 and the failure to enforce the law immigration. No list of impeachment articles has ever been made and submitted to the Judiciary Committee.
Several US public opinion surveys found that a clear majority of Americans reject Obama's idea of ​​meaning, while the Republican majority supports; for example, CNN was found in July 2014 that 57% of Republicans support temporary efforts about two-thirds of adult Americans generally disagree.
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In October 2010, before the election in which the Republicans won control of the House, Jonathan Chait published an article in The New Republic called "Scandal TBD" in which he estimated that if the Republicans had to win control of the House , and Barack Obama will win re-election in 2012, Republicans will try to indict Obama and use whatever excuses that may be a pretext.
Job offer to Pennsylvania Joe Sestak Representative
In May 2010, Republican Darrell Issa of California stated that the allegation that the White House has offered Pennsylvania Representative Joe Sestak's job to persuade Sestak to get out of Pennsylvania's Senate primary election against Arlen Specter "is one that everyone from Arlen Spector to Dick Morris has said that this is actually a crime, and could be impenetrable. "With the possibility of becoming chairman of the Government's Supervisory and Reform Commission in January 2011, Issa said in October 2010 that the committee would not seek to indict Obama.
Preventing Obama from "pushing his agenda"
In August 2011, Republican congressman Michael C. Burgess of Texas agreed with members of the rally audience that the impeachment of Barack Obama "needed to happen" to prevent Obama from "pushing his agenda". Burgess did not mention any reason for impeachment.
Obama administration immigration policy
In June 2012, Senator Jon Kyl told radio show Bill Bennett that "if it's bad enough and if shenanigans are involved in it, then of course impeachment is always a possibility but I do not think at this point anyone is talking about it." the Obama Administration's policy on immigration.
Benghazi Attack
In May 2013, Republican Senator James Inhofe of Oklahoma declared that President Obama could be dismissed for what he alleged was the White House cover after last year's attack on Benghazi, Libya. Inhofe says that "of all the great closures in history - Pentagon papers, Iran-Contra, Watergate, all the rest - this... will come down as the most gruesome cover in American history." Republican congressman Jason Chaffetz of Utah also stated in an interview that impeachment was "within a possible territory" in connection with the September 11 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, later clarified that "it was not something I was looking for" and that "I do not want to take it's from the table, but it's certainly not what we stand for. "
Impeachment requested by audience members meeting townhall
In August 2013, Republican Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma responded to a questioner at a town hall meeting, who had asserted that President Obama failed to carry out his constitutional responsibilities, saying that "you must set criteria that will qualify for the process against the president... and it's called impeachment ". Coburn added, "I do not have the legal background to know if it's escalating into 'high crime and minor crime,' but I think you're getting closer to being cruel." Coburn did not specify what reason he felt would support impeachment, but NBC News notes that Coburn "mentioned that he believes Homeland Security Department officials have told USCIS career employees to 'ignore' background checks for immigrants." Coburn did not mention evidence supporting his belief.
Fake claims born outside the United States
At a meeting of town hall 2013 with constituents, two years after Obama released his long birth certificate to the public, Congressman Blake Farenthold said that Obama should be dismissed because of conspiracy theories related to Obama's birth certificate. Farenthold says that he thinks that "The house has come out of this granary, across the matter of birth certificates."
IRS targets conservative
On August 19, 2013, Republican Congressman Kerry Bentivolio stated that if he could write impeachment articles, "it would be a dream come true". To help achieve that goal, he retained experts and historians. During the same interview, Bentivolio referred to the press as "the most corrupt in Washington," and said that he wanted to tie the White House with the IRS targeting the controversy "as proof of impeachment [sic]."
Hearing about "Presidential Constitutional Duties"
On December 3, 2013, the House of Justice Committee held a hearing on the President who was officially titled "The President's Constitutional Duty to Practice Faithfully," which has been seen as an attempt to begin to justify the impeachment process. When asked by reporters whether this is a trial on impeachment, the Committee chairperson replied that no, saying "I did not mention impeachment or no witness in response to my question in Judicial Committee hearing."
Allow transgender students to use the bathroom
In May 2016, the Oklahoma Legislature filed an action requesting representatives from Oklahoma at the House of Representatives to indict Obama, US attorney general, US secretary of education and other administrative officials involved in the decision to allow transgendered students to use bathrooms in accordance with their gender identity. The same resolution also "condemns the actions of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice of the United States and the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Education of the United States... which contradicts the values ​​of Oklahoma citizens".
Maps Efforts to impeach Barack Obama
Public debate about impeachment demands
In terms of background, US public opinion opposes attempts made to accuse former President Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. CNN Polling Director Keating Holland has stated that their organization found that 69% opposed President Bush's impeachment in 2006.
According to a YouGov poll in July 2014, 35% of Americans believe President Obama should be dismissed, including 68% of Republicans. Later that month, a CNN survey found that about two-thirds of adult Americans disagree with impeachment efforts. The data show intense partisan division, with 57% of Republicans endorsing efforts compared to only 35% of independents and 13% of Democrats.
The Dakota South Dakota Party Convention voted in resolution 196-176 to call for Obama impeachment based on its actions to free five prisoners from Guantanamo Bay to free Bowe Bergdahl from Taliban kidnappers. Former Congressman Allen West also expressed the view that the exchange of inmates who brought the release of Bowe Bergdahl was the reason for the impeachment. John Dean, former White House advisor to Richard Nixon, criticized the movement for indicting Obama as "madness," arguing that the Republican's demand for impeachment was based on political disagreement rather than an undeniable offense. "Partisans promote and encourage impeachment as a political solution to get out of power seemingly forget that what is going on around these people is not conservative, which by definition seeks to protect the system, but rather they are radical who toying with our constitutional system," he wrote.
On July 8, 2014, the former Alaska Governor and Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin openly called for Obama impeachment for "neglecting deliberate duty". In his full statement, he said: "It is time to indict, and on behalf of American workers and legal immigrants from all backgrounds, we must strongly oppose any politicians left or right who will be hesitant in opting for impeachment articles."
A number of prominent Republicans rejected calls for impeachment, including House Speaker John Boehner, Senator John McCain and Rep. Blake Farenthold. McCain said the impeachment would be a distraction from the 2014 elections, and that if "we regain control of the United States Senate, we can be far more effective than trying to topple the president, who has no chance of success." Farenthold says that impeachment would be "an exercise in futility."
See also
- Investigation of impeachment of United States federal officials
- Chronology of investigation for Benghazi 2012 attacks
- House of Representatives United States v. Price
- Impeachment from Bill Clinton
- Attempts to accuse Donald Trump
- Attempts to indict George W. Bush
- Efforts to deceive Dick Cheney
References
External links
- Meet the Impeachment crowd: 6 Republicans who want Obama Out, a list of six Republicans who have voiced their opinion for Obama's impeachment.
- IRS and Benghazi Scandals Gave Birther, Anti-Immigrant Impeach Obama Groups New Legs, US. News & amp; World Report (13 May 2013), an article stating PAC is looking for impeachment from Barack Obama
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