John Boehner Suing Obama Over Abuse of Executive Powers

by Cassy Fiano | June 26, 2014 9:48 am

Could it be that Republicans are finally learning to grow a spine? They’ve been talking a strong talk over the past month or so, and now John Boehner has announced that he plans to sue Obama for abusing his executive powers.

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The House will vote next month on legislation authorizing a campaign-season lawsuit accusing President Barack Obama of failing to carry out the laws passed by Congress, Speaker John Boehner announced on Wednesday.

In a memo distributed to House members, Boehner accused Obama of “aggressive unilateralism” and said if left unchecked, it would give the president “king-like authority at the expense of the American people and their elected legislators.”

White House press secretary Josh Earnest dismissed any suggestion that the president has failed to act within the law in issuing executive orders or taking other actions. “We feel completely confident that the president was operating within his authority as the president of the United States to take these steps on behalf of the American people,” he told reporters.

Whatever the outcome of the suit in the courts, Boehner’s announcement guarantees creation of yet another political struggle between Republicans and Obama and his Democratic allies in a campaign already full of them.

“On matters ranging from healthcare and energy to foreign policy and education, President Obama has repeatedly run an end-around” on the public and Congress, the speaker wrote. He accused him of “ignoring some statutes completely, selectively enforcing others and at times, creating laws of his own.”

At a news conference, Boehner strongly brushed aside a question of whether impeachment proceedings could result from the suit.

In his memo, he stopped short of accusing the president of violating his oath of office. Instead, he said Obama was “straining the boundaries of the solemn oath he took on Inauguration Day.”

They’re talking a strong game, but will Republicans back it up with actions? Maybe, but it also might be too late to matter now.

Also see: Seven Differences Between Winners And Losers[2]

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  2. Seven Differences Between Winners And Losers: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/john-hawkins/seven-differences-between-winners-and-losers/

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