First He Walks Out of the President’s Major Speech – Now He’s Thinking About Filing Articles of Impeachment Just hours after he stormed out of President Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday, Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas) announced he’s considering filing articles of impeachment against the president. “I’m considering filing Articles of Impeachment against Barack Obama,” Stockman announced on a website backing his senate run. “You see, I walked out of Obama’s State of the Union address last night,” Stockman’s announcement added. “Obama defiantly vowed not only to radically expand the reach of government from cradle to grave, but to smash the Constitution’s restrictions on government power while doing it.” The Texas congressman explained that he left the president’s speech early because he was upset after “hearing how the president is further abusing his Constitutional powers.” “I could not bear to watch as he continued to cross the clearly-defined boundaries of the Constitutional separation of powers,” Stockman said in a statement released shortly after the president finished his address. “Needless to say, I am deeply disappointed in the tone and content of tonight’s address.” Stockman accused the president of promising to “break his oath of office and begin enacting his own brand of law through executive decree.” “This is a wholesale violation of his oath of office and a disqualifying offense,” he said, adding that the president has steadfastly refused to admit “his policies have failed.” Click here to continue reading!
Posted on: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 13:04:45 +0000
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