These quotes were before Obama was president.Obama, son of a Kenyan father and American mother, spoke at a weekly constituent breakfast he sponsors with Illinois' other senator, Dick Durbin. He was asked about impeachment.
WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama laid out list of political shortcomings he sees in the Bush administration but said he opposes impeachment for either President George W. Bush or Vice President Dick Cheney.
Barack Obama said he would not back such a move, although he has been distressed by the "loose ethical standards, the secrecy and incompetence" of a "variety of characters" in the administration.
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"There's a way to bring an end to those practices, you know: vote the bums out," Barack Obama , US presidential candidate said, without naming Bush or Cheney. "That's how our system is designed."
The term for Bush and Cheney ends on Jan. 20, 2009. Bush cannot constitutionally run for a third term, and Cheney has said he will not run to succeed Bush.
Barack Obama, a Harvard law school graduate and former lecturer on constitutional law at the University of Chicago, said impeachment should not be used as a standard political tool.
"I think you reserve impeachment for grave, grave breaches, and intentional breaches of the president's authority," he said.
Today in 2010, is Barack Obama guilty of "grave, grave breaches of presidential authority"? YES!
Has he ever lied to to the voting public and put them in even more harms way? YES!!
Has he listened to warnings from reputable men ? NO!
"I believe if we began impeachment proceedings we will be engulfed in more of the politics that has made Washington dysfunction,"
We don't care Mr President, America should decide that, though its seems you don't believe they should have that right do you.
Peace
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