Louie Gohmert: A Debt Default Is 'An Impeachable Offense By The President'

[True_Blue]

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) isn't sure whether he'll support a debt limit deal, but he is sure of one thing: a debt default would be President Barack Obama's fault.

A reporter for The Young Turks asked Gohmert whether he'd support a bill that would raise the debt ceiling at the Values Voter Summit on Friday.

"The word 'deal' concerns me," he said. "If it's good for America."

When asked whether he would allow the government to default on its debt, Gohmert projected the responsibility for such circumstances onto Obama.

"No," he said, "that would be an impeachable offense by the president."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/13/louie-gohmert-impeach_n_4094707.html

The debt default should be an impeachable offense by the GOP who voted for it.

[Buddha_of_Wisdom]

1. No. The president does not default on debt. Congress does, and it's an expulsionary offense.

And you, Cruz, Cantor and Boehner are going to be first in line of many long trials and hopefully sentenced to a federal prison in Alaska, Arizona, Leavenworth and Florence, Colorado.

[Blue_In_AK]

6. Alaska has no federal prison,

so don't send them here. Arizona sounds good.

[rdking647]

23. maybe the feds can take over arpaios tent city

id like to see cruz in a pink prision uniform,sweating in a 120 degree arizona summer

[Blue_In_AK]

29. I'd like to see that myself.

[Buddha_of_Wisdom]

56. Sorry....

I saw a documentary about a prison in Seward... thought that was federal....

My apologies....

The idea was to put them as far away from each other as possible.

[Blue_In_AK]

60. No, that's our state max prison,

which I've visited many times (long story). Not everyone there is maximum, and it's not really such a bad place as far as prisons go. The location is gorgeous.

[pnwmom]

28. Of course they can impeach him. An impeachable offense is

whatever the House says it is.

In other words, they can impeach him (indict him) for anything they choose and there's no one who can stop them.

HOWEVER, that doesn't mean the Senate will CONVICT him in a trial. Chances of that happening are almost nil.

[rock]

58. Absolutely correct!

"Impeachable offense" does not refer to anything (or if you prefer it refers to everything).

[cascadiance]

54. Guantanamo is more fitting! These ARE terrorists we are talking about!!!

Maybe with that prospect, they might finally vote to close it.

[NoOneMan]

2. This man is a lawmaker

And that is the stupidest thing I've ever heard

[HooptieWagon]

3. Its actually Congress's job.

Maybe impeachment should be directed at dumb fuck obstructionist Congressmen.

[gopiscrap]

27. too bad there is no vehicle of impeachment for a president

Last edited Mon Oct 14, 2013, 06:51 AM - Edit history (1)

oops I meant Senator and US Rep.

[jmowreader]

47. You meant Congressman, correct?

I can think of a vehicle for the president...

[gopiscrap]

50. Yes Senator and Rep sorry about that

[Vietnameravet]

4. Yes Obama is responsible

for the hot brick they threw at the window..he should have caught it ,,even though they tied his hands..

These "people" are either totally delusional or think Americans are just plain stupid..

[Ikonoklast]

5. He doesn't even understand which branch of government is in charge of spending.

Jagoff.

[TwilightGardener]

7. We are going to protest the shutting down of memorials and parks that we plotted

to shut down. We are going to impeach the President for our own refusal to vote for raising the debt ceiling. See, it makes perfect sense if you are a brain-dead Republican.

[freshwest]

35. Ah, no, that's not brain dead. It's luciferian, per CT. Each word in reverse. Yes=No. Them=Us.

Or in more complicated language, projection. I hope this does mean they are going to crack under the pressure.

Since Carnival Cruz is into children's books, I hope like Humpty Dumpty, they 'have a great fall and all the king's horses and all the king's men can't put' those rotten eggs 'back together again!'

[Cali_Democrat]

8. Wait...how the fuck does that work?

Isn't Congress the branch of government who racked up the bill and essentially ordered the executive branch to execute those laws? How can the President be impeached if congress then refuses to provide the executive branch with the ability to borrow and pay those bills?

[stopbush]

45. The only thing the president has to do with the debt ceiling is informing Congress that

the ceiling is about to be breached. That's because the Treasury is part of the Executive branch of government.

Basically, the president calls Congress to say, "hey guys, you're about to reach the credit limit on your spending card. Either you raise your own self-imposed limit, or I instruct the Treasury to not pay the bills you've racked up."

[bunnies]

9. I guess Gohmert thinks Obama should use the 14th?

[Baitball Blogger]

12. I love the fact that I'm hearing more and more people talking about the Fourteenth!

Yeah baby!

[Eleanors38]

10. Another of Gohmert's pile.

[Baitball Blogger]

11. They're so fucking crazy.

That's just the Republicans using the tip of the sword to try to push the President off the plank.

[BeyondGeography]

13. His re-election was an impeachable offense

[blkmusclmachine]

14. The GOP will impeach Obama irregardless of whatever he does or does not do.

[gopiscrap]

33. That's what I am thinking also

[Warren DeMontague]

49. neat trick, that.

[arely staircase]

15. Gohmert is my rep and in his defense I will say

He is fucking insane.

[Salviati]

16. My condolances...

That man is quite possibly the dumbest person to enter congress, and I'm also including the guided tours.

[Wounded Bear]

32. Nothing personal....

but you have a lot of stupid people in that district.

[arely staircase]

38. none taken nt

[Buddha_of_Wisdom]

57. Are you guys taking steps to show the Best of Gohmert?

In other words, a 3 minute video clip copied to every viewable DVD they can burn, and mail it all to Gohmert's district.

At the end of the clip - DO NOT VOTE FOR GOHMERT. HE IS AN IDIOT. VOTE FOR SOMEBODY ELSE! HE IS THE PART OF THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN ALONG WITH JOHN BOEHNER, ERIC CANTOR AND THE REST OF THE TEA PARTY.

[VanillaRhapsody]

17. Told ya that is where this was going....

they have never been able to pin anything ON Obama because the man is a pretty straight shooter.....but their ultimate fantasy is to impeach him. This is what they lathered-up minions are demanding...because they don't even want to admit he was eligible for the office.

So at this point Pres. Obama has humiliated them so many times...they think they found a way to go after Obama by impeachment out of the two possible scenarios they see him as able to play (they play checkers while he plays chess). That is why in the face of all the scorn from the public...they are standing by their guns on this....they seem to think that "this time....this time...we have him in checkmate".

I sense that they are about to be put back on their heels again though....because team Obama seem to be so united this time and unsually cool. I have watched this too many times already....when Team Obama are playing an offensive game they tend to flail a little...this isn't one of those times.

[onenote]

18. Gohmert is hands down the stupidest ass in Congress

Which is saying a lot when you numbnuts like Bachmann and Cruz holding office.

[NV Whino]

19. Gohmert is a dolt.

[Agnosticsherbet]

20. A member of Congress can not be impeached. n/t

[spanone]

21. louis is 4 brain cells short of being a fucking idiot.

[neverforget]

22. Hands down the dumbest man in Congress.

[Initech]

24. No it's entirely Congress' fault.

And four decades of horrible economic planning by the stupid fucking republican party that put us in this position supporting the billionaires and the MIC driving up our debt.

[Cha]

25. Stupid Liar

[gopiscrap]

26. He is such a fucking idiot

yeah go for impeachment you redneck uneducated assclown.

[pnwmom]

30. Who happens to be right.

The House can impeach him for almost anything they can dream up, as long as they get enough votes.

But the Senate will not convict.

[gopiscrap]

34. Exactly

that's what they did to Clinton as revenge for Watergate

[cui bono]

36. That doesn't actually make him right. Yes, they can impeach for whatever they want if they have the

votes. But he said defaulting is an impeachable offense by the president. It's not really, since it's congress doing it. However, they can just ignore the facts and impeach him on false pretenses.

So I guess, technically, if they impeach him for it it "becomes" an impeachable offense, but in reality, it isn't.

So to sum up... he's an idiot.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

31. No it's your fault Private Pyle

[johnd83]

37. Why do people even report on this guy?

It was obvious a long time ago he is an idiot. What scares me is the rest of the world can hear him...

[Kablooie]

39. Come on! You knew this is what they would say. Why the surprise?

They vote not to raise the debt ceiling and if it isn't raised they will impeach the president.

Or

They vote not to raise the debt ceiling and the president raises it anyway so they will impeach the president.


You know that's how it will play out if they don't get enough votes to raise it in Congress.
100% predictable.

[mahina]

40. is that what those smug f'ers were grinning about?

Aloha Presidwnt Obama, hang strong brah.

[RoccoR5955]

41. Too bad stupidity isn't an impeachable offense.

Otherwise Goobert and his friends would not be where they are.

[MFM008]

42. can some one help me impeach

this Gomer fool from my memory. He is the dumbest sob in congress and in a crongress of morons that is an acomplishment.

[GoCubsGo]

43. In other words, he doesn't even know what is his own fucking job.

Jeezus, we have some real imbeciles in Congress, and Gohmert is the biggest one of all. And, something tells me that the constituency that put him in office has the collective IQ of a grapefruit. Damn scary.

[TlalocW]

44. I think there is a good chance they're going to try and impeach President Obama

Especially if he keeps holding on and gives them nothing in the shutdown fight. They're going to be so pissed, and it will be the only thing they can do that doesn't require his approval. Of course, their combination of stupidity and rage will blind them to the fact that it will just make them more unpopular.

TlalocW

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

46. They will just say anything, won't they. And they will be believed by enough

wingnuts to make it worth lying about. It's so embarrassing that this man is a member of Congress.

[Chan790]

48. A proposal to make "Gohmert" an adjective...

meaning "Completely devoid of intelligence" although it could also be used as a noun to express

matter:vacuum::intelligence:gohmert.

Matter is to a a vacuum what intelligence is to a gohmert.

[yuiyoshida]

51. If you thought the Republicans popularity was low

during the Clinton Impeachment, wait till you see what happens when or if they try it with President Obama.

There may be some hot tar, and feathers to welcome the Republicans with.

[Turbineguy]

52. Gohmert is a fucking idiot.

But there are times when fucking morons such as him should be allowed to speak in support of the Tea Party.

[Gothmog]

53. The GOP will try to impeach President Obama

The GOP really want to impeach President Obama. This is part of the GOP's plan to take back America

[Bluenorthwest]

55. Gohmert is so ignorant that I have to marvel that the people of his district see

him as the best and brightest among them. Perhaps a Blue State should send a team to test the waters there, something is causing cognitive issues in much of the population.

[Gothmog]

59. Juanita Jean is amazed at Gohmert

http://www.juanitajean.com/2013/10/14/no-seriously-yall-its-like-having-little-kids-in-the-house-you-cant-even-go-to-the-bathroom-for-three-minutes-without-them-tearing-up-your-house/

Louie says that if we default on the debt ceiling, that’s an impeachable offense. (Take a deep breath.) For President Obama.

That’s right. If congress doesn’t vote to raise the debt ceiling, then they can impeach President Obama for … I dunno, like they’ve ever needed a reason?

What is it with Republicans and the word impeach? Didn’t they learn anything from Bill Clinton? You can impeach ‘em but you cannot cook and eat ‘em. Hell, Bill Clinton was all over the stage at the last Democratic National Convention but Republicans were hiding George W Bush in an attic somewhere feeding him a pet goat or some damn thing.