Another Republican failure to lead: Blaming Obama on lack of immigration reform

[Sean]

Is not.

It's only recently been fixed then. It was still buggered a few hours ago.

 

[Peregrinator]

It's only recently been fixed then. It was still buggered a few hours ago.

I didn't know. It's working now.

 

[KingOrfeo]

When the libs here were foaming at the mouth to impeach Bush over the war, which they could not; I mentioned that he might be impeached on the immigration situation for failure to "take care that the laws be faithfully executed."

I'm afraid, even if that were arguable, it would come under the heading of "maladministration," not "high crimes and misdemeanors." The prevailing view (from which there is some dissent) is that a federal official cannot be impeached for maladministration.

In writing Article II, Section Four [of the U.S. Constitution], George Mason had favored impeachment for "maladministration" (incompetence), but James Madison, who favored impeachment only for criminal behavior, carried the issue.[2] Hence, cases of impeachment may be undertaken only for "treason, bribery and other high crimes and misdemeanors." However, some scholars, such as Kevin Gutzman, have disputed this view and argue that the phrase "high crimes and misdemeanors" was intended to have a much more expansive meaning (see, for example, Kevin Gutzman's The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Constitution, which has an extensive discussion of this question).

Of course, it probably would not come under the heading of "maladministration" either. Executive officials have to have considerable discretion in the execution of the laws. Ever have a traffic cop let you off with a warning? Maybe wise, maybe unwise, but certainly not maladministration. I'm sure the courts would hold everything Bush did or did not do with respect to immigration fell within that zone of executive discretion, for which the only constitutional remedy to the dissatisfied is the next election.

 

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[SgtSpiderMan]

When the libs here were foaming at the mouth to impeach Bush over the war, which they could not; I mentioned that he might be impeached on the immigration situation for failure to "take care that the laws be faithfully executed."

Why does the government need to "take care" of this?

 

[KingOrfeo]

Why does the government need to "take care" of this?

Better the government than the Minutemen!

 

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[SgtSpiderMan]

The quote is from Article II Section 3 of the Constitution. Illegal entry into the United States is against the law, the President is the top law enforcement officer in the country. Do you understand now or is it going to be PrivateSpiderMan?

Political asylum.