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Is An Intentionally Unconstitutional Executive Order Grounds For Impeachment?

 
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Is An Intentionally Unconstitutional Executive Order Grounds For Impeachment?
[link to www.politico.com]

"Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) on Tuesday called President Barack Obama’s plan to sign an executive order to raise the minimum wage for federal contract workers a 'constitutional violation.' "

"King told CNN’s 'New Day' that the news from the White House that Obama will announce during Tuesday night’s State of the Union address that he’s raising the minimum wage for employees under new federal contracts to $10.10 an hour is a clear example of the president going beyond the bounds of the Constitution."

“We have a minimum wage. Congress has set it. For the president to simply declare ‘I’m going to change this law that Congress has passed,’ is unconstitutional. He’s outside the bounds of his Article II limitations.”

Precisely how long will Congress tuck their tails before they hold Obama accountable to the Oath he took? Honestly, shouldn't such a patently blatant disrespect for Congress be enough for them to initiate impeachment proceedings?
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[link to www.usconstitution.net]

Article 2 establishes the second of the three branches of government, the Executive.

Section 1 establishes the office of the President and the Vice-President, and sets their terms to be four years. Presidents are elected by the Electoral College, whereby each state has one vote for each member of Congress. Originally, the President was the person with the most votes and the Vice-President was the person with the second most, though this is later changed. Certain minimum requirements are established again, such as a 35-year minimum age. Presidents must also be a natural-born citizen of the United States. The President is to be paid a salary, which cannot change, up or down, as long as he in is office.

Section 2 gives the President some important powers. He is commander-in-chief of the armed forces and of the militia (National Guard) of all the states; he has a Cabinet to aid him, and can pardon criminals. He makes treaties with other nations, and picks many of the judges and other members of the government (all with the approval of the Senate).

Section 3 establishes the duties of the President: to give a state of the union address, to make suggestions to Congress, to act as head of state by receiving ambassadors and other heads of state, and to be sure the laws of the United States are carried out.

Section 4 briefly discusses the removal of the President, called impeachment.

Obama's inability to serve the Presidency is similar to a circle. In his case, it's vast and moreover, has no beginning or end. If Congress were to consider articles of impeachment, they wouldn't know where to begin. If his career were a dart board, you could close your eyes and score pretty-much anywhere the dart landed. Regardless, it's difficult to understand why Congress allows this preposterous behavior to continue. I need to look up 'constitution' in the thesaurus where I expect its synonym to be 'irrelevant.'
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[link to www.archives.gov]

Article I, Section III:

"Judgment in Cases of Impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from Office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States: but the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to Law."

If only. Instead, and entire segment of the population is being marginalized and punished for actually demanding accountability to the document that defines the guy's job description. Dumbfounding.
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Perhaps his offenses are genuinely impeachable. Congress will likely take no action for a variety of reasons, though generally political. What does this mean? Where does this leave us as a nation? Clearly rudderless. By default, we are no longer a democratic republic, so what then?
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Does anyone else have young kids they have to explain this to? Or aging parents that are wondering if this is all actually surreal?





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