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House speaker seeks to sue president
« on: June 26, 2014, 09:14:17 AM »
www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2014/06/25/boehner-suing-obama/11355639/

I thought lawsuits were personal.  Like when no crime has technically been committed but one party feels they need some kind of justice.  Does this mean that Boehner is just being pissy?
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Re: House speaker seeks to sue president
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2014, 02:02:05 PM »
Yes.
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Re: House speaker seeks to sue president
« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2014, 02:12:50 PM »
Maybe, just maybe, if congress tried working with Obama, instead of trying to thwart his every move, then Obama might not feel the need to abuse his powers.
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Re: House speaker seeks to sue president
« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2014, 03:02:14 PM »
I find the timing interesting.  So soon before elections and immediately following his second in command's defeat to more extreme republicans.
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Re: House speaker seeks to sue president
« Reply #4 on: June 26, 2014, 04:54:58 PM »
Every move made in election years are calculated moves.

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Re: House speaker seeks to sue president
« Reply #5 on: June 26, 2014, 05:19:58 PM »
www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2014/06/25/boehner-suing-obama/11355639/

I thought lawsuits were personal.  Like when no crime has technically been committed but one party feels they need some kind of justice.  Does this mean that Boehner is just being pissy?

He's a pissy Boehner. That is never a good thing.

Re: House speaker seeks to sue president
« Reply #6 on: June 26, 2014, 07:19:40 PM »
"RA RA RA EVERYONE LOOK AT ME"

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Re: House speaker seeks to sue president
« Reply #7 on: June 26, 2014, 09:30:50 PM »
I love how BLAG is an acronym.

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Re: House speaker seeks to sue president
« Reply #8 on: June 26, 2014, 09:50:45 PM »
I find the timing interesting.  So soon before elections and immediately following his second in command's defeat to more extreme republicans.

It takes a while for cases to move up through the courts. If he had done it in 2016 the suit wouldn't have much impact when Obama is no longer president.

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Re: House speaker seeks to sue president
« Reply #9 on: June 26, 2014, 10:46:38 PM »
I find the timing interesting.  So soon before elections and immediately following his second in command's defeat to more extreme republicans.

It takes a while for cases to move up through the courts. If he had done it in 2016 the suit wouldn't have much impact when Obama is no longer president.
I was expecting more like 2013.
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Re: House speaker seeks to sue president
« Reply #10 on: June 27, 2014, 02:01:41 AM »
I find the timing interesting.  So soon before elections and immediately following his second in command's defeat to more extreme republicans.

It takes a while for cases to move up through the courts. If he had done it in 2016 the suit wouldn't have much impact when Obama is no longer president.

If he had tried working with Obama to make things better instead of doing everything in his power to block Obama's every move, then maybe all this nonsense wouldn't be necessary.  Then again, it wouldn't be politics, would it?
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