House Speaker John Boehner has announced he is going to sue Obama over his abuse of power, which is something long, long overdue.
“This is not about impeachment — it’s about him faithfully executing the laws of this country,” Boehner said.
Did Boehner find some testosterone or is he caving into pressure?
Boehner had been weighing such a lawsuit in recent days, over concerns that Obama exceeded his constitutional authority with executive actions. Republicans have voiced frustration with Obama’s second-term “pen and phone” strategy of pursuing policy changes without Congress — particularly environmental rules via the Environmental Protection Agency. Republicans also complained about numerous unilateral changes to the implementation of ObamaCare.
The lawsuit has not yet been filed. But asked Wednesday whether he intended to proceed, Boehner said: “I am.”
“My view is the president has not faithfully executed the laws,” he said. “What we have seen clearly over the last five years is an effort to erode the power of the Legislative Branch.”
The decision to sue still would have to be formally approved by a group of House leaders. Presuming that step is cleared, the suit is expected to be filed in a few weeks.
The plaintiff would be the House of Representatives.
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest, asked about the suit at Wednesday’s briefing, defended the president’s executive authority — while blasting Republican leadership for what he called a “taxpayer-funded lawsuit against the president of the United States for doing his job.”
“It seems that Republicans have shifted their opposition into a high gear,” he said. “Frankly, it’s a gear that I didn’t know previously existed.”
Ahead of Boehner’s announcement, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi ridiculed the prospect of a suit against the president.
“I make of it as subterfuge,” she said. “They’re doing nothing here. So they have to give some aura of activity.”
Hang that N****r Muslim
barry. n boe both r couples I hav seen there marrige pic they were explicit
Elections comeing up and now. Just now wants his nuts back. $#%&!@* him and his president .
Caving. Probably too late to save his butt too!
Some body need to make him realize that he can’t do,anythingbhecwants to,
More BS!!! Sick of all of them!!!!
That’s like suing himself. I don’t know where Obama’s ass ends and Boehner’s head begins.
Boehner has to do something he has sat back to long
guess he would rather play Golf with Obama then do the right thing believe it when I see it or hear it
John Boehner is not going to do anything. I would assume that all this is to try to show people he is a conservitive and not a Rhino. He is like the rest of them,John Boehner would say anything to get re elected. Then the hell with you untill the next election. They all need to go.