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Anti-tax activist Grover Norquist has long held a tight grip on the marionette strings of the GOP. Wielding undue influence as the head of the Americans for Tax Reform, Norquist ensures that Republican lawmakers sign his anti-tax pledge and threatens them with electoral defeat should they even think of deviating from it. Norquist has marked a successful few years, killing the deficit super committee agreement, batting down a tax increase on millionaires, and, of course, ensuring the extension of the Bush tax cuts.
Pleased with his headway, Norquist is now mapping out how he can ensure further anti-tax victories by securing Republican majorities. In an interview with the National Journal, he mused that a GOP mandate would obviously enact an extension of the Bush tax cuts, work to maintain a repatriation holiday for corporate profits, and even pass House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) plan that jeopardizes Medicare. But when asked what Republicans should do if faced with a Democratic majority that won’t keep the tax cuts, Norquist had a simple answer: “impeach” Obama.
NJ: What if the Democrats still have control? What’s your scenario then?
NORQUIST: Obama can sit there and let all the tax [cuts] lapse, and then the Republicans will have enough votes in the Senate in 2014 to impeach. The last year, he’s gone into this huddle where he does everything by executive order. He’s made no effort to work with Congress.
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/201...bush-tax-cuts/
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A liar and bully holds the Repug Congresscritters by their short and curlies.
Our government at it's finest.
treason, bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanors...like political differences over tax policy.
1) The guy is so full of , it's amazing.
2) The republicans are puppets.
1. Norquist is not in the government or an elected official.
2. The House impeaches not the Senate. His premise makes no sense. If they have the votes to impeach, than they will have the votes to extend it and override BHO's veto.
I don't see Paul Ryan in anyone's pocket book. JMHO
Impeachment is a simple majority in the House. Veto override requires 2/3 of BOTH the House and Senate.
Unfortuantely for Norquist, impeachment requires criminal activity. They got Clinton on perjury. Not extending the tax code is not a criminal offense. He's pretty optimistic about removing Obama, too. The GOP would need 67 votes in the Senate for that. I'm not sure they've ever has 67 GOP senators.
Last edited by Wild Cobra Kai; 01-29-2012 at 08:04 PM.
^ I was going to say, impeach him for what? There need to be an alleged crime to impeach him. Using his veto powers isn't it.
IDK why the impeachment. What I was saying was if they had the votes for impeachment, then they would have the votes for any bill they want to push through, which was why he said the impeachment statement in the first place.
Congress doesn't need a good reason to impeach, just enough votes in the House, like the Repugs impeaching Clinton to embarrass and distract him (from terrorism).
I would love the Repugs to impeach Barry for letting ALL the dubya tax cuts, including estate tax cuts, to expire. Willard Gecko would have even less of a chance than now, the Congressional Repugs would get their asses kicked, too.
technically true, but undertaking it lightly carries political risks, including payback.Congress doesn't need a good reason to impeach, just enough votes in the House, like the Repugs impeaching Clinton to embarrass and distract him (from terrorism).
Yeah, no . Every president with an opposing House would automatically be impeached at some point if this happens.
Between Norquist's impeachment idea and Gingrich's notion of having federal judges escorted to Washington by marshals to explain themselves, a party that claims to be so wedded to the Cons ution is showing very little regard for it of late.
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Reagan Conservatives.
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