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CONGRESSMAN THREATENS OBAMA WITH IMPEACHMENT FOR SYRIA
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/724436/congressman-threatens-obama-with-impeachment-for-syria.html
21:50, 28 June, 2013
YEREVAN, JUNE 28, ARMENPRESS: North Carolina Rep. Walter Jones, an
outspoken anti-war Republican, said that he was prepared to attempt
to impeach President Barack Obama if U.S.
military action in Syria reached a certain point.
"If Congress sends one troop, if one of our troops goes to Syria
and is killed, I will introduce articles of impeachment against
the President," Jones said alongside other lawmakers who expressed
concerns about the arming of Syrian rebels and the general direction
of U.S. involvement in the region.
Jones has been at the forefront of anti-war efforts for years. While
he initially voted to approve the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, he
emerged as one of the loudest opposing voices during the latter half
of Bush's presidency, and even supported a move to impeach then-Vice
President Dick Cheney.
He's been equally aggressive during Obama's tenure. In 2011, Jones
sued the administration for getting American forces involved in Libya
without first obtaining congressional approval.
"The president is not a king. He was elected by the people, just like
the House and Senate," he said at the time. "I think he is absolutely
off-base. I think that is an abuse of power, and that's why we're
going to the courts."
In 2012, he prepared his first impeachment resolution regarding Syria,
arguing that "the use of offensive military force by a President
without prior and clear authorization of an Act of Congress" would
constitute "an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor under article
II, section 4 of the Constitution."
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/724436/congressman-threatens-obama-with-impeachment-for-syria.html
21:50, 28 June, 2013
YEREVAN, JUNE 28, ARMENPRESS: North Carolina Rep. Walter Jones, an
outspoken anti-war Republican, said that he was prepared to attempt
to impeach President Barack Obama if U.S.
military action in Syria reached a certain point.
"If Congress sends one troop, if one of our troops goes to Syria
and is killed, I will introduce articles of impeachment against
the President," Jones said alongside other lawmakers who expressed
concerns about the arming of Syrian rebels and the general direction
of U.S. involvement in the region.
Jones has been at the forefront of anti-war efforts for years. While
he initially voted to approve the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, he
emerged as one of the loudest opposing voices during the latter half
of Bush's presidency, and even supported a move to impeach then-Vice
President Dick Cheney.
He's been equally aggressive during Obama's tenure. In 2011, Jones
sued the administration for getting American forces involved in Libya
without first obtaining congressional approval.
"The president is not a king. He was elected by the people, just like
the House and Senate," he said at the time. "I think he is absolutely
off-base. I think that is an abuse of power, and that's why we're
going to the courts."
In 2012, he prepared his first impeachment resolution regarding Syria,
arguing that "the use of offensive military force by a President
without prior and clear authorization of an Act of Congress" would
constitute "an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor under article
II, section 4 of the Constitution."