By CS Bennett
BlakPac Columnist
‘If there is one principle more deeply rooted in the mind of every
American, it is that we should have nothing to do with conquest’ -
Thomas Jefferson
Many of us reading this quote would say
that Jefferson was talking about conquering other countries as a
nation, and we would be right. But what about leaders who would seek to
conquer the American citizen? How do we address a rogue president?
On
September 8, 1787 delegates attending the Constitutional Convention in
Philadelphia approved the final proposals of the Committee on Postponed
Matters. In extreme situations, the president of the United States, they
agreed, could be impeached by the House of Representatives on grounds
of “treason or bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanors against the
United States” and removed from office if convicted by the Senate.
The
need for such a mechanism stemmed from a need to address serious abuses
of power and giving Congress the ability to remove a president before
his term ended. Again, their remedy was the impeachment process.
There has always been talk of impeaching President Barack Hussein Obama but for what? And why has this not been pursued?
Some
speculate that this administration has the goods on leaders within
Congress and the judicial system but this is hard to prove. So, do we
have anything on this president that rises to the level of impeachment?
Only
two presidents have been impeached; Andrew Johnson and William
Jefferson Clinton. Will impeachment likely happen with this current
executive holding office? Not a chance. But if we had men and women in
Congress who were virtuous and there to defend liberty and the US
Constitution, what would be the grounds for impeachment?
To
date this president has failed to be properly investigated when his
Administration was found to have offered Pennsylvania Congressman Joe
Sestack a job in turn for not challenging Senator Arlen Specter in
a Democratic primary, and when his Justice Department refused to investigate charges of black on white racism.
This
president unconstitutionally seized control of GM and Chrysler without
proper authorization from Congress. He fired whistle-blower Gerald
Walpin for doing his job as the Inspector-General in charge of
investigating corruption, waste, and fraud in government programs.
He
collected data on fellow Americans who opposed healthcare reform and,
through an Obama campaign website, collected data on fellow Americans
who disagreed with his Administration
.
The president placed the
U.S. Census Bureau under the supervision of the White House Chief of
Staff, which is by law the Department of Commerce’s responsibility.
His
Justice Department smuggled weapons into Mexico, a program that the
President signed off on funding for. He manipulated jobs by hiring and
rehiring Census workers.
He created false districts and assigned
stimulus funds to those districts. He violated tax codes by releasing
private tax details to the public when attacking Koch Industries.
He
created a taxpayer-funded position, Director of Progressive Media &
Online Response, to promote his incumbent candidacy, in violation of
the Hatch Act. And he filmed a campaign ad in the White House in
violation of FEC laws.
He also violated a “clear and
unambiguous” law when he released five Guantanamo Bay detainees in
exchange for Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdah. Not only that, he has a
penchant for upholding certain laws he likes and ignoring those he
dislike, such as the ‘Defense of Marriage Act’.
In addition to
these fragrant violations, he has violated numerous immigration laws.
More than anything, he failed to hold Hillary Clinton responsible for
her role in the Benghazi fiasco, which resulted in the death of four
Americans. Some feel that he is protecting her because he is just as
culpable but this cannot be proven, yet.
And for certain, the
IRS was turned loose on the TEA Party and other conservative groups
before the 2012 presidential elections.
He appointed 24 plus
Federal agency czars without the advice and consent of the US Senate;
Violation of Article II Section 2, and exposed the identity and methods
of operation of a Navy SEALs team, which is illegal. A President is
forbidden to reveal classified military secrets. Article II Section 3.
He
unilaterally issued new exemptions to immigration restrictions law that
barred certain asylum-seekers and refugees who provided “limited
material support” to terrorists. He also issued a memorandum telling
states that they could waive the work requirement for welfare
recipients, thereby altering the 1996 welfare reform law. He also took
over the nation’s student loan business.
He used NLRB to dictate
to a business where they can do business (Boeing Dreamliner Plant) when
he had no Constitutional authority to do so.
Barack Hussein
Obama will never face impeachment because it would probably precipitate a
race war within the borders of the United States. No, appeasement
appears to be an easier pill to swallow for establishment republicans
than standing up for what’s right and just.
Many republicans
fear being called racists. Some might say that the republicans’ refusal
to take this president on, especially the republican controlled Senate,
makes them partially responsible for helping to create this out of
control president.
People are looking back to Germany and what
happened to their citizens when they failed to stop one of their
charismatic and out of control leaders dead in his track. Confiscation
of guns, restrictions of rights, concentration camps and gas chambers
followed. Public executions were random and brutal.
Many do not
think it could happen in the United States. For those who do not believe
it can happen here, take note of the large number of FEMA camps our
government is building across the country, large underground tunnels
stretching for hundreds of miles and the large amounts of ammunition
this administration is stocking up on.
My advice is this; don’t
close your eyes on this president, not for one second. If only we had
virtuous men in office we would have no concerns for our liberties and
safety. Only in a perfect world
. ‘Power is not alluring to pure minds‘-
Thomas Jefferson
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