The R's need a nap
by digby
So I hear Republicans are threatening to impeach President Obama if he tries to enact any kind of gun control via executive order:
Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas) is threatening to file articles of impeachment against President Barack Obama if he moves to change gun regulations through executive order.
“I will seek to thwart this action by any means necessary, including but not limited to eliminating funding for implementation, defunding the White House, and even filing articles of impeachment,” Stockman said.
In a statement, Stockman didn’t hold back, saying Obama is launching an “attack on the very founding principles of this republic.”
“The President’s actions are an existential threat to this nation,” Stockman said in a statement. “The right of the people to keep and bear arms is what has kept this nation free and secure for over 200 years. The very purpose of the Second Amendment is to stop the government from disallowing people the means to defend themselves against tyranny. Any proposal to abuse executive power and infringe upon gun rights must be repelled with the stiffest legislative force possible.”
I think someone should get Congressman Stockman a bottle and send him to bed. The chances of the President enacting gun policy via executive order is nil. I'm not sure what Biden was talking about but I'm fairly sure it will never happen.
But if it did, and the congress decided to impeach the president over it, I'm going to guess that the country would find such action just a little bit over the top. Here are the new Pew Poll findings on guns:
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