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Title: LIBERAL ICON URGES OBAMA IMPEACHMENT
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URL Source: http://www.wnd.com/2014/01/liberal-icon-urges-obama-impeachment/
Published: Jan 21, 2014
Author: GARTH KANT
Post Date: 2014-01-21 08:33:17 by Ada
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Views: 272
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'The most destructive, dangerous president we've ever had' WASHINGTON — Worse than Richard Nixon. An unprecedented abuse of powers. The most un-American president in the nation’s history. President Richard Nixon Nat Hentoff does not think much of President Obama. And now, the famous journalist says it is time to begin looking into impeachment. Hentoff sees the biggest problem as Obama’s penchant to rule by executive order when he can’t convince Congress to do things his way. The issue jumped back into the headlines last week when, just before his first Cabinet meeting of 2014, Obama said, “I’ve got a pen and I’ve got a phone … and I can use that pen to sign executive orders and take executive actions.” “Apparently he doesn’t give one damn about the separation of powers,” Hentoff told WND. “Never before in our history has a president done these things.” And just to make sure everyone knows how extremely serious he regards the situation, the journalist added, “This is the worst state, I think, the country has ever been in.” President Barack Obama Read “The Case for Impeachment” and know why Obama has got to go before America is done for … Many have regarded Hentoff as the conscience of civil libertarianism and liberalism for decades. Recognized as one of the foremost authorities on the Bill of Rights and the Supreme Court, Hentoff was a columnist and staff writer with The Village Voice for 51 years, from 1957 until 2008, when his columns began appearing in WND. Hentoff left the Voice after he looked into the abortion industry, was shocked by what he found and had a falling-out with colleagues. The First Amendment expert still hews left on many issues, railing against former President George W. Bush, former Vice President Dick Cheney, the prison at Guantanamo Bay and the National Defense Authorization Act. But he hasn’t liked Obama from the start. “Within a few months after he was elected, I wrote a column saying he was going to be the most destructive, dangerous president we’ve ever had,” he said. Hentoff said people he’d known for years told him to stop being so negative and to give Obama a chance. “Well, we’ve given him a chance. I understated the case a little.” In other words, Hentoff thinks Obama is the most dangerous and destructive president ever. And, that’s why the veteran journalist thinks it’s time to begin looking into impeachment. Get the bumper sticker that tells everyone to Impeach Obama! “He has no right to do these executive orders,” Hentoff insisted, his voice reaching a crescendo of indignation. Nat Hentoff He says Obama gets away with it only because there is no outrage in Congress, no coverage by the media and no knowledge by the public. “He’s in a position now where he figures he’s going to do whatever he wants to do.” In fact, Hentoff said, Obama doesn’t even pretend to care about the separation of powers between the executive branch and Congress anymore, because “He’s the boss and hardly anybody cares enough” to stop him. The most well-known examples of Obama changing or issuing laws with the stroke of a pen by issuing executive orders include: Delaying the employer mandate in Obamacare Changing the types of plans available under Obamacare Ensuring abortions would be covered under Obamacare Enacting key provisions of the failed Dream Act to halt deportations of illegal immigrants Enacting stricter gun-control measures Sealing presidential records Creating an economic council Creating a domestic policy council Changing pay grades As WND previously reported, even the the far left-leaning FactCheck wrote, “It’s true that President Obama is increasingly using his executive powers in the face of staunch Republican opposition in Congress. He’s changed federal policies on immigration and welfare and appointed officials without congressional approval.” “I would say that never before in our history had a president done these things,” Hentoff mused. He noted that while Nixon merely claimed that winning an election gave him the right to do what he wanted, Obama is actually doing whatever he pleases. The journalist said he doesn’t think any other president has acted so lawlessly as a matter of habit. “So, if this isn’t a reason for at least the start of an independent investigation that would lead to impeachment, what is?” Hentoff is baffled that Obama should escape such scrutiny when former President Bill Clinton faced impeachment just for being “a lousy liar.” President Bill Clinton A big part of the problem, the journalist believes, is what he calls the utter ignorance of a huge portion of the population, which is not outraged at losing its basic right to be self-governing. And Obama “doesn’t give a damn, because he can get away with whatever he wants.” That’s why Hentoff called this the worst state the country has ever been in, “Even worse than Woodrow Wilson’s regime, when people could be arrested for speaking German.” Compounding the problem he says, is the digital age, which has allowed the president to engage in unprecedented domestic spying with the apparatus of the National Security Agency. WND asked if Obama really posed such a threat, considering he was a professor of constitutional law. “People forget, he taught a course that he was not fully qualified to teach. But nobody seemed to care,” Hentoff observed. He also pointed out that Obama was the only editor of the Harvard Law Review to never publish an article, something that went virtually unnoticed when voters considered his qualifications. “See, that was a case of affirmative-action and people feeling, ‘Hey we ought to do something important, symbolically, and here’s a black guy, and he’s articulate, so we’re gonna do this.’” Hentoff mentioned that former U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, the man Time Magazine once called “the most doctrinaire and committed civil libertarian ever to sit on the court,” once personally lectured him that “Affirmative-action on a racial basis is a total violation of the 14th Amendment, no doubt about it.” And, referring to Obama’s presidency, the journalist said, “That’s what that kind of affirmative-action did for us.” He told WND that he firmly believed the president does not care about due process, the separation of powers, the concept of a self-governing republic or many other basic American ideals. And that’s why, he said, “What Obama is doing now is about as un-American as you can get.” Hentoff wanted to make sure no one thought he was engaging in hyperbole. He said it was literally true that Obama is “the most un-American president we’ve ever had.” And just to make sure everybody heard him, he added, “I hope the FBI got all of that.” Hentoff is just the latest public figure to be added to the growing list of those mentioning the possible impeachment of President Obama. WND has been keeping track, and that list now includes: Reps. Steve King, R-Iowa; Blake Farenthold, R-Texas; Rep. Steve Stockman, R- Texas; Rep. Bill Flores, R-Texas; Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif.; Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla.; Rep. Kerry Bentivolio, R-Mich.; Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas; Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla.; Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah; Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C.; Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn.; Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas; Rep. Trey Radel, R-Fla., and Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla. Follow Garth Kant on Twitter @DCgarth. Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2014/01/liberal-icon-urges-obama- impeachment/#jIkSMxihYkpR3XtU.99
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#1. To: Ada (#0)
The Republicans would NEVER ALLOW SUCH A TRAVESTY.
All of which is perfectly reasonable. Paul Craig Roberts
Executive Orders are not laws. Laws can't be issued by Executive Orders and defiance of laws by Executive Orders doesn't change them. ------- "They're on our left, they're on our right, they're in front of us, they're behind us...they can't get away this time." -- Col. Puller, USMC
Hentoff apparently never got the memo that the civil liberties critique of executive power was simply an argument of convenience to protect commie Jews. He actually took it seriously.
Republicans prefer white genocide to paying taxes or paying more for strawberries. The Republicans would NEVER ALLOW SUCH A TRAVESTY. Absolutely NOT! That would air too much linen and might lead back to other links. A corrupt government will never honestly investigate itself. "“Believe nothing merely because you have been told it. Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher. But whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings - that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide.” ~ Gautama Siddhartha — The Buddha LOL, I used to send links to his articles to a "progressive" psycho I used to work with just to force her to admit she would rather believe the lies she was being fed. corruptissima re publica plurimae leges - Tacitus
Affirmative action? Yeah, that is a big part of the reason Obama was foisted off on us, he certainly isn't qualified (or eligible). But articulate? This is articulate? Paul Craig Roberts
don't forget the most important links of all to gopers in checked pants...just sayin'...
Impeachment??????
#2. To: Ada (#0)
The First Amendment expert still hews left on many issues, railing against former President George W. Bush, former Vice President Dick Cheney, the prison at Guantanamo Bay and the National Defense Authorization Act.
Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
#3. To: Ada, 4 (#0)
The most well-known examples of Obama changing or issuing laws with the stroke of a pen by issuing executive orders include:
#4. To: Ada (#0)
Democrats prefer white genocide to seeing anyone get ahead.
As the party of principle, Libertarians support white genocide because they oppose zoning.
#5. To: Cynicom, Ada, All (#1)
Impeachment??????
Any sufficiently advanced evil is indistinguishable from stupidity. ~ Unk (Paraphrase of Clarke's 3rd Law: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.")
#6. To: Original_Intent (#5)
echo
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.”—Samuel Adams 
#7. To: Ada (#0)
Liberal Icon Nat Hentoff
#8. To: Ada (#0)
“See, that was a case of affirmative-action and people feeling, ‘Hey we ought to do something important, symbolically, and here’s a black guy, and he’s articulate
Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
#9. To: Original_Intent (#5)
might lead back to other links
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