Birthers Suggest Impeaching Chief Justice John Roberts

[Great Caesars Ghost]

Source: Huffington Post

Birthers Suggest Impeaching Chief Justice John Roberts

The Huffington Post | By John Celock Posted: 01/08/2013 11:36 am EST | Updated: 01/08/2013 11:44 am EST

The birther movement is now targeting Chief Justice John Roberts for impeachment if he swears in President Barack Obama for a second term later this month.

Craige McMillan, a columnist for the conservative publication WND.com, wrote a piece last week asking Roberts to not swear Obama in, because, according to McMillan, Obama does not meet the Constitution's definition of a natural born citizen. In the piece, McMillan claims that Obama is not a citizen because his father was a citizen of Kenya and the United Kingdom, and that Obama cannot be "a natural born citizen" because his father was not an American citizen. Obama's mother, Stanley Ann Dunham, was born and raised in Kansas by parents who were born in Kansas.

McMillan wrote:

"Your failure to investigate these citizenship issues surrounding Mr. Obama at the time questions were raised during his first term places you in a terrible position. You are now confronted with a most difficult choice.

Your own oath of office, sworn before God and the American people, requires you to uphold the Constitution. (If not you, then who?) If you now administer the oath of office for the presidency to a man who by his own admission fails to meet the natural born citizen requirement imposed by that Constitution, you have violated your own oath of office and are rightly subject to impeachment by any House of Representatives, at any time, now or in the future."


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[sakabatou]

1. *facepalm*

[JDPriestly]

10. That is exactly what I did.

Palm to my face. These people are just incredible. How do they think these things up?

[hughee99]

37. I've seen this sort of thing float around the DU for years.

Maybe they got the idea while trolling.

[yellowcanine]

92. And when Congress doesn't impeach Roberts they should PRIMARY Boehner and

Cantor as well as all of the other relevant House GOP leaders!

[PerceptionManagement]

105. No, no no! Impeach Roberts. "O" gets to appoint his replacement. Think these things through, people

[AsahinaKimi]

46. Your *facepalm* plus ... mine!

[sakabatou]

58. Going with the whole thing...

[AsahinaKimi]

63. lol , love it!

[sakabatou]

71. And from the newer version...

[AsahinaKimi]

72. More heros...

[alp227]

100. Nah, these stories get me laughing, as birthers are just so dumb

http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/104295/dr-nelson-the-midget (jump to the 1:00 mark. BTW, doesn't Dr. Nelson sorta look like Romney?)

[wordpix]

109. "who by his own admission fails to meet the natural born citizen requirement" - had no idea O admits

he's not a citizen. Geesh, where do these guys find these "facts?"

[sakabatou]

110. The pull them out of their asses

[hrmjustin]

2. I guess they just can't stand the fact he won.

Truly sad and pathetic.

[Cal33]

56. They're just plain crazy, and getting crazier and crazier!

[kiranon]

73. Every play needs comic relief. What buffoons they are. n/t

[Mike Nelson]

3. Looking forward...

Then President Obama can pick Roberts' replacement!

[orwell]

22. Mega Dittos...n/t

[ZM90]

4. Thanks birthers, let President Obama replace him then. Thanks for the 5-4 majority. n/t

[Faygo Kid]

5. The lunacy never ends

The GOP has lost its mind to be affiliated with these crazies.

[Mike Daniels]

89. Especially since these clowns will never, ever vote for a Democratic candidate

It's not like these nuts are going to throw away their vote by forming some fringe party that will only guarantee more Democratic victories.

[Rob H.]

6. Wow

Just when you think the birthers can't possibly get any dumber....

[SoapBox]

7. ...batshit crazies.

SERIOUS mental health issues with these freaks.

[Vincardog]

8. I agree with them Chief Justice John Roberts and every RW justice who believes

Corporations are people and have rights superior to people need to go.

[JDPriestly]

11. Good point! But, still, I don't think you can impeach him for the reasons given.

[Vincardog]

15. I will be happy to support them in their efforts to remove him.

[WhoIsNumberNone]

9. Yeah- count me in on that too.

Nothing I'd love more than to see that fascist bounced off the Supreme Court 30+ years ahead of schedule.

[bobclark86]

12. They're still just pissed...

over upholding ObamaCare. Nothing to see here.

[brooklynite]

13. He DOES know how Impeachment Trials work, right?

Oh, who am I kidding...

[Cha]

24. It must hurt to

be so blindingly stupid.

[2naSalit]

29. I think

that they just don't know how blatantly stupid they are and, therefore, it doesn't hurt... and so they carry on blindly. The good part is that it shows how rabidly racist they are and they are so stupid about it that they are willing to eat their own to cut off their nose to spite their face... if that's metaphorically possible...

[Cha]

36. I think you've explained that well.. A perk:

They can't smell their own crap.

[SammyWinstonJack]

80. Holy crap, if what you wrote is true.

It is even worse then we ever imagined.

[reACTIONary]

51. +10 !!! And Justices get to decide recusal for themselves! (NT)

[Hugabear]

98. Yup. Just get a bunch of people to sign a petition

That's how they're gonna get rid of Piers Morgan, right?

[jsr]

14. Go ahead. Impeach the corporate lapdog.

[graham4anything]

16. That would be fine. with Hillary45 in 2018 nominating, Barack Obama as Chief Justice

[BlueNoteSpecial]

43. ^^^BOOM^^^

[LynneSin]

48. That's not going to happen - John Roberts is young and healthy looking

Bush was smart when he picked John Roberts since he was just over 50 when he not only was point on the Supreme Court but was made Chief Justice. At age 57 today that means Roberts would only be about 61 when the new President comes into office. Regardless of party, Roberts will still be around.

To be honest Roberts could be in that position for another 20-30 years.

[Ineeda]

61. But he has suffered two seizures,

one in '93 and one in '07. Although the official prognosis is that he has no serious health issues, IMO another seizure would very likely force an earlier-than-anticipated retirement. Not that I wish him ill or anything...

[kooljerk666]

69. ANd he has a house on a lake in Maine..............

and likes boats. If I recall correctly he was found on a dock next to the boat one time. If he falls in water during a stroke he is history.

I grew up on the Del. River & used to be a life guard. I know how to swim well. I had a seizure a few weeks ago & will never go into a creek, lake or pool unless their are life guards. I was told no baths, showers only to avoid drowning during a seizure.

Chief Justice John Roberts suffered a seizure at his summer home in Maine on Monday, causing a fall that resulted in minor scrapes.

That's according to U.S. Supreme Court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg, who says the Chief Justice had been running errands and was stepping off his boat onto a dock when he experienced the seizure. From Feb 11 2009.

Link to story

[lastlib]

17. "Make my day."

(to quote a guy who talks to empty chairs....)

[Michigan-Arizona]

18. Under their definition I'm not a US citizen

My mother was born in Australia, came here as a war bride, she remained an Australian right up until her passing. I was born here in the United States of America to one US born parent & a passport carrying Australian. Guess I should call my sister & brother's to tell them they are not legal citizen's either.

[Cha]

23. My grandkids in Oregon.. same thing. Their father is from Melbourne..

and still not a US citizen. No problem.

[Michigan-Arizona]

34. My mother is from Melbourne as well N/T

[Cha]

38. Cute. :) nm

[DryRain]

26. One of your parents wasn't black and from Kenya..

that's the difference!

(Plus you didn't just get re-elected President for a second term with more votes than any other President in American History).

[Michigan-Arizona]

35. One of your parents wasn't black and from Kenya, very true!

Was just going by their stupid term's of being a citizen which I'm sure there would be ton's of us.

[reACTIONary]

53. Are you white? Then its OK. They won't notice. (NT)

[SummerSnow]

19. Amazingly stupid and pathetic

[caraher]

20. Please please please please...

DO IT!!!

Question: if you were a Democrat in the House would you vote for impeachment purely so we could nominate a successor to Roberts?

Any chance we can have Alito or Thomas or Scalia administer the oath of office instead? I'm not sure Roberts would lead my list of justices to replace (though obviously he's in the top tier!)...

[democrattotheend]

32. Probably not

It would be tempting, but it would be a really bad precedent to impeach a justice who is not accused of any legal or ethical violations solely because I wanted a Democratic president to appoint his replacement. That would prevent us from ever having a stable judiciary again, because there would be nothing to stop impeachments every time the president's party controlled the House and Senate, which is not how the judicial system was designed to work.

[2naSalit]

33. Naw

The Inauguration is this month and it takes about two months to get through an impeachment. Besides, since the actual legal inauguration day is on Sunday, the actual official swearing in will take place on that day and the one in public will be "for show" which also makes it such that the Roberts screw up of the words from last time moot. But just wait til the birthers get wind of the "secret" swearing in part, they'll be howling to high heaven about that when they find out.

[Cha]

21. So then President Obama can choose

another SCJ?

[davidpdx]

86. Not only that, he'd be able to name the Chief Justice

Move Justice Sotomayor to chief justice and name another young associate. Too bad it will never happen.

[Cha]

25. I thought this was going to be about Obamacare.. they

don't know they have a twofer!

[We People]

27. If nothing else, this at least gives the CJ a taste of RW citizen insanity

if carried to their "logical conclusion" with the law (or lack of it). Like another DUer on this thread, I attribute this to the SCOTUS Obamacare decision. That's all.

Maybe now he knows how Democrats feel, with the insane RW attacking us as the enemy - but probably just wishful thinking on my part.

[DonViejo]

30. The CJ met Birther Queen Orly Taitz at...

a public speech he was giving a few years ago. Taitz tried to give him a ton of files about her case(s), he refused to accept them. The CJ told her he could not accept them and instructed her to give them to an aide.

[Little Star]

28. I hope they carry on. Fools!

[democrattotheend]

31. Fine with me

Then President Obama would get to appoint his replacement, with a Democratic Senate to confirm.

[yardwork]

39. Ok. How can I help?

[bluestateguy]

40. I'll sit that fight out

Their criticisms are obviously nonsensical, but all impeaching him would do is give Obama another USSC appointment. So by all means, have at it.

[scooter51]

41. Birthers are Racists

That's it in a nutshell. These people are certifiable. Absolutely nuckin futz!

[tanyev]

42. A capital idea! Ya'll get working on it ASAP.

[struggle4progress]

44. Finally! Something productive for the whack-a-doodles in the House to do!

Impeaching Roberts is an excellent idea!

[Ken Burch]

45. I'm sure Harry Reid will get right on that...and Mr. Biden will be glad to preside...

[LynneSin]

47. Let's just say Roberts has a giant brain fart and refuses to swear in Obama...

Aren't there 8 justices left and 4 of them democratic friendly with 2 of them appointed by Obama

I'm sure one of the 4 dem justices would step in and do the trick.

[whistler162]

50. Plus 1000's of judges down to the lowest level...

Calvin Coolidge was sworn in by his father, a notary public, after the death of Harding.

[jberryhill]

66. There is no requirement for any particular person to administer the oath

The oath can be administered by signing a paper, if that's how they would like to roll.

A Justice of the Peace would be just fine.

[ReRe]

49. Everytime they open their mouths...

...they either tell their IQ or their depth of moral depravity. I bet you in addition to the millions on the Mall come MLK/Inauguration Day, there will be a large contingent of security everywhere.

[freshwest]

52. Yay! Do it! Put Hillary Clinton there!

[quakerboy]

54. Umm... were they not paying attention?

I believe that John Roberts has already administered the oath of office to our president once. Why would doing it a second time make him impeachable all of a sudden?

[lunasun]

79. ACA that is why!!! It all makes sense in their tiny tiny heads ..nt

[Spitfire of ATJ]

55. ...

[kentauros]

59. I'm still laughing!

It's better than the facepalm smilies!

[longship]

102. Brilliant toon about today's Republicans.

I am sure that wasn't the context of the original, but it works for me.

Wish I could rec it.

[Solly Mack]

57. lolololol

[Kablooie]

60. Have this many stupid people always been here but we've just never heard of them?

[Spitfire of ATJ]

84. How can you ask that?...

http://www.amazon.com/Hutzler-5717-571-Banana-Slicer/dp/B0047E0EII

(Read the comments.)

[Kablooie]

85. Well, at least it's not sold as a sex toy.

[JHB]

96. A good many of those seem to be snark

I especially like the photo someone uploaded, with Doctor Who and a dinosaur, apparently the banana slicer is the most handy tool since the sonic screwdriver.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

99. Oh sure, I like snark. The fact that people are clever enough to do it,...

....helps to balance out the stupidity of the product itself.

It's right up there with this:



Originally it was packaged like this:



Guess which sold more?

[Betsy Ross]

62. That's as close as I'll ever get to agreeing with a TBer.

But not for the same reason. Replacing Justice Roberts with a choice by our current president: Priceless.

[Mister Ed]

64. ...and further demand that reality be immediately repealed! n/t

[underpants]

65. The more important question is - Can Roberts actually read the oath this time?

[NYC Liberal]

67. They do know that the CJ doesn't have to administer the oath, don't they?

That anyone down to a Justice of the Peace can do it?

Oh of course they don't...

[GeorgeGist]

68. Another keyword for 'autotrash'

birther

[Odin2005]

70. LMAO!

[Politicub]

74. Pop the popcorn

[Historic NY]

75. The court should order a mental health evaluation ...

that should take them about 90days.

[kestrel91316]

76. (headdesk)

[Xipe Totec]

77. Not that reason or understanding wold have any impact on this, but...

Even IF he was born in Kenya, which he was not, his mother was an American citizen, making him a United States citizen born abroad, eligible to become President, just like John McCain, who was born in Panama.

So even IF they could prove he was born in Kenya, which is impossible because he was born in Hawaii, they would STILL be thoroughly fucked.

[Nine]

88. Incorrect.

Had Obama been born in Kenya to an American citizen mother, he would be a citizen but not a natural born citizen and therefore ineligible to the presidency.

Weirdly, these birthers don't seem to be making the usual claim that Obama was born in Kenya. Though that claim is completely wrong in fact, at least it doesn't represent a misunderstanding of what "natural born citizen" is. These particular birthers are claiming that Obama cannot be a natural born citizen in any case simply because his father was not a citizen, which is plainly incorrect.

[Xipe Totec]

91. If that is so, explain John McCain

Who was born in Panama, and the difference between a US citizen born abroad and a naturalized citizen.

The weight of legal and historical authority indicates that the term "natural born" citizen would mean a person who is entitled to U.S. citizenship "by birth" or "at birth", either by being born "in" the United States and under its jurisdiction, even those born to alien parents; by being born abroad to U.S. citizen-parents; or by being born in other situations meeting legal requirements for U.S. citizenship "at birth".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural-born-citizen_clause

[SammyWinstonJack]

78. Dear whatever!

[davesliberal1977_gg]

81. Ah, the birthers. You just gotta love this nutcases.

Feel free to make a fool of yourselves, birther nuts. In the end, it'll only end up destroying your credibility, as well as tarnishing the GOP's ever faltering reputation in the eyes of millions of Americans.

[defacto7]

82. The stupid gets so bad

that there must be a black hole of stupid where they finally cross an event horizon and disappear into oblivion from our perspective and enter another dimension where their stupid quantum particles congeal into the anti-peanut butter of God.

Please, let there be a black hole of stupid!

[truebluegreen]

83. If the Birthers want to impeach Roberts, I say

Have At It! Booyah!

[Jeevus]

87. Hilarious

These people are ridiculous.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

90. YOU BIRTHERS WOULDN'T DARE!!!!!

... and if that convinces them to impeach, then ...

YOU BIRTHERS WOULDN'T DARE IMPEACH JUSTICES THOMAS, SCALIA!!!!!!!


Heh.

[dotymed]

93. Personally, I would love to see Roberts,

Scalia and Thomas impeached. I think we could find a real reason though. Especially with Scalia and Thomas. These two rw idiots have broken so many judicial rules and Thomas has broken the law on several occasions (felonies).

If nothing else, I hope Obama can appoint at least 2 SCOTUS "justices."

[samsingh]

94. they should

[muntrv]

95. Uh Craige, you dipshit! Read the 14th Amendment!

AMENDMENT XIV
Passed by Congress June 13, 1866. Ratified July 9, 1868.

Note: Article I, section 2, of the Constitution was modified by section 2 of the 14th amendment.

Section 1.
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

[JanT]

97. go right ahead mcmillan

please proceed.

[RKP5637]

101. Birthers ... can we just revoke their citizenship, then they wouldn't have to be so

flustered all of the time. Could the Birthers please secede and give the rest of us a F'en break from it all.

[Douglas Carpenter]

103. maybe they are just being tongue in cheek?

[rl6214]

104. I just hope he gets it right this time

And doesn't screw up the oath.

[lunatica]

106. They're really making a nuisance out of themselves

Fuck!

[olddad56]

107. I think it is time for the birthers to all move to Kenya.

only Kenya wouldn't have them.

[wordpix]

108. good, maybe Roberts will move further left & leave these idiots behind in their fantasy world