By J.D. Longstreet ——Bio and Archives--January 16, 2013
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Rep. Steve Stockman threatened on Monday to defund the White House and potentially file impeachment charges if President Obama pushes forward with gun control measures without congressional approval. The Texas Republican called Mr. Obama's plans to skirt Congress and implement some controls administratively "an unconstitutional and unconscionable attack on the very founding principles of this republic." "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," Mr. Stockman said.The paper goes on to quote Congressman Stockman as saying: "Any proposal to abuse executive power and infringe upon gun rights must be repelled with the stiffest legislative force possible ..." The article continues: "Under no circumstances whatsoever may the government take any action that disarms any peaceable person — much less without due process through an executive declaration without a vote of Congress or a ruling of a court." This is where realism sticks its ugly head into the debate. There is virtually NO CHANCE of getting a conviction on impeachment charges against Obama through the US Senate. None. (NOTE: IMPEACHMENT is a formal document charging a public official with misconduct in office. The House of Representatives can bring the formal charges of impeachment -- but the Senate must decide the guilt or innocence.) So, the stage is being set for a brawl. But what we are witnessing now is all Kabuki Theatre. No one should kid themselves that Obama's people are burning the midnight oil to laboriously writing the Executive Orders so as to pass constitutional muster. No. I believe those EO's were written long ago and only require dusting off and placing upon the public table. The lines have been drawn now. Obama is about to find himself up against most of the republicans and a goodly number of his own political party in this fight. If he isn't mindful, he may yet find himself in the dock for his impeachment trial before the Congress. How ironic that would be.
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(Editor’s note: J.D. Longstreet passed away in 2014. He will be greatly missed.)
Longstreet is a conservative Southern American (A native sandlapper and an adopted Tar Heel) with a deep passion for the history, heritage, and culture of the southern states of America. At the same time he is a deeply loyal American believing strongly in “America First”.
He is a thirty-year veteran of the broadcasting business, as an “in the field” and “on-air” news reporter (contributing to radio, TV, and newspapers) and a conservative broadcast commentator.
Longstreet is a veteran of the US Army and US Army Reserve. He is a member of the American Legion and the Sons of Confederate Veterans. A lifelong Christian, Longstreet subscribes to “old Lutheranism” to express and exercise his faith.