The South Dakota Republican Party state convention passed a resolution on Saturday for the impeachment of President Barack Obama.
The resolution states Obama “violated his oath of office in numerous ways.” referring specifically to the release of five Taliban combatants in a trade for captive U.S. soldier Bowe Bergdahl, Obama’s lies about being able to keep your health insurance, and recent EPA regulations.
“Therefore, be it resolved that the South Dakota Republican Party calls on our U.S. Representatives to initiate impeachment proceedings against the president of the United States,” the resolution states.
Allen Unruh of Sioux Falls sponsored the resolution.
“I’ve got a thick book on impeachable offenses of the president,” Unruh said, calling on South Dakota to “send a symbolic message that liberty shall be the law of the land.”
Delegate David Wheeler of Beadle County disagreed.
“I believe we should not use the power of impeachment for political purposes,” Wheeler said. “By doing this, we would look petty, like we can’t achieve our political goals through the political process.”
Larry Eliason of Potter County agreed, noting that he opposed the impeachment resolution even though “the only thing (Obama’s) done the last six years that I approve of is when he adopted a pet.”
But Larry Klipp of Butte County, a retired Marine, said matters go beyond mere political disagreements with Obama.
“If anyone in this room cannot see the horrendous, traitorous scandals run by the Obama administration, I will pray for you,” Klipp said.
Delegates voted 191-176 in favor of the resolution. The Pennington County delegation voted 47-9 in favor of the impeachment resolution, and Minnehaha County voted 28-15 in favor.
Rep. Kristi Noem, South Dakota’s lone delegate in the House of Representatives — which has the power to initiate impeachment proceedings — was cool to the resolution.
Noem, who addressed the Republican convention Saturday morning, hours before the resolutions was voted on, doesn’t believe impeachment is the “best way” to deal with Obama.
Source: argusleader.com
I’m not sticking up for Obama OR the democrats, let me just throw that out there right away because anytime you say anything about the GOP everyone automatically assumes you are on the dem’s side, which I am not. I AM ON THE SIDE OF THE PEOPLE, PERIOD. However, I must say this is a little ridiculous. Where was the outrage and the call for impeachment when Bush the 2nd (the dumb ass) was in office? He trampled the constitution like no other president EVER has by signing the patriot act which destroyed so many freedoms; he started wars out of lies and false pretenses and tricked the American public into their support. Where was the impeachment proceedings then? How about war crimes tribunals? So it’s ok as long as YOUR party does it but that other party better not, eh?
it’s about f****** time
So Roy Fisher Bush started wars just because he wanted to huh. Guess 9-11 never happened, we were never attacked it was all lies and false pretenses that got us into war. Not even gonna say what an idiot you are.
I am afraid time is up for the united states. The congress will be the first to go because they will be considered the greatest THREAT TO THE NEW WORLD ORDER. Might consider that poetic justice.
This sounds like a mid-term election smoke screen, just posturing. When is the event going to occur ???
Talk is cheap. Action speaks volumes!!
Impeach him and drop the New World order $#%&!@*, are you people nuts ?
it’s about time some one had balls to stand up to the traitor and get him and the rest of his fools out too
The entire Republican Party sees Russia from their back yard. I bet they see dead people too.
Sounds good to me