For the first time in our nation’s history, the leader of a chamber of Congress has been authorized to sue the President.
The House of Representatives voted 225-201 to back Speaker John Boehner’s suit against Obama for his illegal act of unilaterally extending employer mandate deadlines set in the Affordable Healthcare Act.
Obama’s response, “Just come on. Come on and help out a little bit. Stop being mad all the time. Stop hating all the time. Come on. Let’s get some work done together.”
As RT noted previously, the president delayed the mandate – which would penalize employers who chose not to offer health insurance to their workers – for one year back in July 2013. When it was supposed to take effect this year, it was again pushed back into 2015. If filed, the lawsuit would attempt to make Obama implement the ACA exactly on the timetable that was originally passed by Congress – despite Republican attempts to repeal the legislation in its entirety.
All but five Republicans voted in favor of suing the president, while all Democrats voted against the proposal. Speaking on the floor of the House before the vote took place, Boehner dismissed allegations that the lawsuit is yet another round of political gamesmanship between the two parties.
“This isn’t about Republicans and Democrats. It’s about defending the Constitution that we swore an oath to uphold,” Boehner said, according to Talking Points Memo. “Are you willing to let any president choose what laws to execute and what laws to change? Are you willing to let anyone tear apart what our founders have built?”
Other Republicans also framed the vote in terms of Congress’ constitutional responsibility.
“If there were a Republican president doing the same thing, I would feel just as strongly. This is about the Constitution,” said Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) to the Huffington Post. “For too long, this body, under the leadership of both Democrats and Republicans, has ceded parts of our constitutional authority to the executive branch.”
Immediately after the vote, White House advisor Dan Pfeiffer criticized the House. “Instead of doing their job,” he told CBS News’ Mark Knoller, “they are suing the President for doing his.”
Serena Phillips: if it’s the Republicans that are the problem, then how is it that the Republican controlled house passed 114 bills that are currently sitting at the Democrat controlled senate, where they won’t even look at them for amendments or a vote??!! Democrats criticized Bush Jr all the time and now that the tables are turned it’s “we won’t work together, blah blah, we racist, blah blah blah.” Same story same TelePrompTer from the DNC. Time for different speaking points. Personally we need to get rid of the president and also ALL of congress! Term limits for them and ANY elected officials, where they don’t vote for their own pay/benefits.
Obama keeps mouthing off about a do-nothing Congress but fails to mention the House has passed over 200 bills that Hackjob Harry refuses to even present in the Senate. Obama should point at his do-nothing attack dog.
$#%&!@* suing hang him high
Way to LATE.
LOL LOL LOL
How can anything get done if that F**ker is always on the links !!!
Hatei,,,n starts at ur own front dojacke
Sue’m hell…IMPEACH him, and remove him from office…and cancel his life-time salary while you’re at it.
Good for you John Boehner.
HE WON’T DO ANYTHLING. HE IS TOO TIMID TO PROTECT Americans.