There’s more talk about impeachment – only this time it’s coming from the White House. According to a report Friday in Reuters, Dan Pfeiffer, a leading adviser for Barack Obama, is saying that what the president is planning to do on immigration will make Republicans in Congress unhappy. Very unhappy. The comments came at a breakfast organized by the Christian Science Monitor. “The president acting on immigration reform will certainly up the likelihood that they would contemplate impeachment,” the report quoted Pfeiffer saying. He noted it would be “foolish” to overlook the possibility. Pfeiffer said he can see Republicans moving toward impeachment, according to the report, “in retaliation for the immigration orders he is expected to unveil by the end of the summer.” Pfeiffer’s remarks came a day after a House panel took the first step in filing a lawsuit against Obama over his use of executive power, clearing the way for the full House of Representatives, which will likely vote on the measure before heading out of town next week for summer recess. The House Rules Committee voted 7-4 Thursday along party lines to authorize the lawsuit. Read more at wnd/2014/07/listening-congress-1-in-3-americans-want-obama-impeached/#fObQAsIk0e33Lbv6.99
Posted on: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 18:45:35 +0000
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