Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA) said Monday he thinks impeachment of President Barack Obama “probably could” pass in the House of Representatives.
“He’s just absolutely ignoring the Constitution, and ignoring the laws, and ignoring the checks and balances,” Barletta said during an appearance on a local radio show, audio of which was first posted by BuzzFeed. “The problem is, you know, what do you do for those that say impeach him for breaking the laws or bypassing the laws. Could that pass in the House? It probably, it probably could.”
Barletta also mentioned the defeat of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor to a little known tea party candidate David Brat, calling the upset a “big message” that people in Washington “better pay attention to.”
Although the Republican congressman said impeachment could pass among fellow lawmakers, he was unsure if the public would be in favor of it.
Last year, a similar declaration about impeachment was made by Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-TX), who told constituents in his district “you could probably get the votes in the House of Representatives to do it.”
Listen to the audio of Barletta, via BuzzFeed:
I doubt it. If they thought it would pass, they’d do it.
Another dingbat - Bring it on. Stop talking and do something, for once in your life. Moron…
this guy in plain english is full of shit. just do it coward talk is cheap.
> “He’s just absolutely ignoring the Constitution, and ignoring the laws, and ignoring the checks and balances,” Barletta said during an appearance on a local radio show.
I need for Rep. Barletta to give some concrete examples, with the corresponding legal evidence, otherwise he’s just talking crap. I really want to know why these Republican Congressmen and Senators continue to say the President is breaking law, A, B, C as if he wouldn’t check the legality of any move he made before hand. Especially given their hard on to impeach him. Why would any sane person give you ammunition, knowing you have it out for them?
It’s too bad they didn’t start impeachment proceedings a year ago. If they had, the Republicans would lose control of the House in the 2014 elections. Impeachment did wonders for Bill Clinton’s public approval ratings. Another impeachment clown show would do the same for Obama’s.