THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE, USA
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Volume XII, Issue # 126, July 18, 2010
Dr. Almon Leroy Way, Jr., Editor
Government Committed to & Acting in Accord with Conservative Principles
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RIDDING OURSELVES OF OBAMA
By Alan Caruba
AN ANCIENT PROBLEM OF GOVERNMENT: HOW TO REMOVE FROM OFFICE A NATION'S LEADER WHO HAS VIOLATED
THE LAW AND/OR IS PERCEIVED TO BE A THREAT TO BOTH THE PRESENT & FUTURE OF THE NATION -- THE RISING TIDE OF
AMERICANS WHO WOULD BE RID OF PRESIDENT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA -- HOW SHOULD WE PROCEED IN THAT
DIRECTION? INITIATE IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS? UTILIZE THE JUDICIAL PROCESS?
WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION & DENY THE PRESIDENT REELECTION?
FULL STORY:
“The hope that fired up the election of Barack Obama has flickered out, leaving a
national mood of despair and disappointment. Americans are dispirited over how
wrong things are and uncertain they can be made right again. Hope may have
been a quick breakfast, but it has proved a poor supper.”
Mortimer Zuckerman, Editor-in-Chief, US News & World Report, July 2, 2010
This from a man who, on Fox News, recently said he voted for Obama, his newspaper, the New York Daily
News, endorsed Obama, and that he even helped write one of his speeches!
The problem is an ancient one. How to remove from office a king or, in a republic, an elected leader who has broken the
law and/or is perceived to be a threat to both the present and future of the nation? In earlier eras, the solution was
usually bloody.
“Who will rid me of this meddling priest?” England’s King Henry II was reputed to have said of Thomas Becket, the
Archbishop of Canterbury. In 1170, his complaint was obliged when Becket was murdered on a cold December
evening.
I cite this famous quote only because the tide is rising among Americans who would be rid of Barack Hussein Obama. I
would never suggest or condone the sword, but surely one would think We the People might have recourse to the
courts or Congress.
The fear in both the courts and Congress is the torturous process involved and, of course, the outcome.
Twice in our history, impeachment has been tried and failed, first with Andrew Johnson, whose Reconstruction policies
following the Civil War were in much disfavor, and, in more recent times, with Bill Clinton, whose perjuries and other
problems were not deemed to rise to a level worthy of removing him from office. Richard Nixon resigned before he could
be impeached.
The United States Constitution stipulates that “The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States,
shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and
Misdemeanors.”
The drawback of impeachment is the way it would inevitably cast Obama as the victim of predatory politicians. It is not
a good choice.
Presumably, lying about one’s eligibility to hold the Office of President and spending huge sums to ensure that one’s
birth certificate and actual place of birth shall remain unknown would justify removal.
We all know, by now, that, constitutionally, only a “natural born” citizen may serve as President. Obama's father was a
British subject and both parents must be American to qualify as natural born. We all know that considerable
controversy exists as regards the birthplace and citizenship status of Obama. Was he a Kenyan? Was he an Indonesian
citizen at one point?
The enduring question on the minds of many is why the court cases filed to get at the facts regarding his eligibility have
encountered so much resistance? Surely, this is a matter of major national concern. What nation would permit an
imposter to serve in its highest office?
Alas, early cases were dismissed when those bringing them were deemed to have no “standing” before the court,
though one might think the lowliest citizen should have standing.
As wrenching as the process of removing Obama from office via the judicial process might be deemed, there is no
legitimate reason not to proceed.
There appears to be no evidence his birth was registered with the American Embassy or Consulate in Kenya. I have
seen a photo of a document said to be his Kenyan birth certificate. Having no way to authenticate it, I am reluctant to
pass judgment.
The birth certificate from Hawaii, offered during the 2008 campaign, is said to be one issued upon request as opposed to
the “long form” issued for those actually born there. There was some question raised at the time as to its authenticity,
with allegations that it was photoshopped. There is a question whether a long form certificate exists.
My personal view is that many in government fear the consequences of removing even an illegitimate President from
office, given that it would require that all legislation signed into law and all executive orders issued by him would be
rendered invalid. I suspect some fear that chaos more than they fear waiting, and hope the electoral process will end his
term in 2012.
My problem is that the nation must endure some 900 more days of the malevolence or sheer incompetence he will
initiate, including a lame duck session of Congress following the midterm elections that would impose the
Cap-&-Trade Act, the Card Check (forced unionization of employees), and other legislative abominations.
A large majority of the electorate presently wants Obamacare repealed and will likely feel the same about the alleged
financial “reforms.”
There are constitutional scholars who know far more about such things than me, but I confess to remaining baffled by
the failure to attend to the critical question regarding the right of Barack Hussein Obama to be the President of the
United States.
© Alan Caruba, 2010
LINKS TO RELATED TOPICS:
American Government & the U.S. Presidency:
Presidential Politics & National Leadership
The American Political System:
Politics & Government in the U.S.A.
U.S. Constitutional Law & Political Philosophy
The Constitution of the United States of America
Alan Caruba writes a daily post at http://factsnotfantasy.blogspot.com. An author, commentator and business and science writer,
he is the Founder of the National Anxiety Center, a clearinghouse for information about "scare campaigns" designed to influence
public opinion and public policy.
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