Clyburn dares Tea Party to try impeaching Obama

Let's see, we need to raise the debt ceiling so we can continue to borrow money and pretend to have budget cuts by cutting the massive projected increase in spending.  That's right, as usual there are no decreases in our current spending, only we increase the spending not quite as much and we'll call that a cruel and heartless budget cut.  Yes, Clyburn we'd like to see that impeachment speech too.---rng

from thehill.com

By Alicia M. Cohn - 07/28/11 10:55 AM ET

Rep. James Clyburn, the third-ranking House Democrat, on Wednesday dared Tea Party colleagues in Congress to bring threats to impeach the president to the House floor.

"I would love to see that speech," Clyburn (D-S.C.) said on MSNBC.

Rep. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) has said that the president invoking the 14th Amendment to raise the debt ceiling would be "an impeachable act," but Clyburn said he'd love to debate that idea on the floor.

"I want you to vote for impeachment of this president because he refused to let this country go into default," Clyburn said he would tell Tea Party Republicans.

Clyburn, the assistant minority leader in the House, has urged President Obama to draw up an executive order that would allow him to raise the debt ceiling without congressional authority rather than bow to Republican demands if an unacceptable deal reaches his desk. 

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