Can we impeach him for willful dereliction of duty?

 

Article 3 Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution sets out the powers and responsibilities of the President of the United States. Among those responsibilities: ". . .he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed."

 

But Barack has decided that he will enforce only those laws he likes. We've already seen that illegal aliens are safe here under his administration. And now the dopers are safe. He says the federal government won't interfere with recreational marijuana use in Washington State and Colorado. He says the federal government has too much to do to worry about the law prohibiting marijuana.

 

Barack is taking to himself way too much power. It appears he doesn't understand the separation of powers and the checks and balances in our Constitution. Barack doesn't have the authority to nullify a law once it has been enacted. Law-making resides with the legislative branch -- it is up to Congress to make or repeal laws. It is up to the President to enforce the laws, no matter how insignificant they are or how much he disagrees with them.

 

Do you think we can get Congress to start impeachment proceedings for willful dereliction of duty? With a Democrat Senate, it obviously wouldn't go anywhere, but at least it would give him a little grief.

"States' pot laws won't be pursued." The Dallas Morning News; December 15, 2012; p. 8A.