Violation of the Constitutional Rights of Citizens

We have said we are running out of time, but it has come time.

For now, we can point to two extremely significant breaches of trust by the Obama administration in Benghazi and with the actions of the IRS that, if I may quote from the articles of impeachment of President Richard Nixon, are subversive of constitutional government, to the great prejudice of the cause of law and justice and to the manifest injury of the people of the United States.

While Benghazi continues to boil, and rightfully so, and while we still search for the truth regarding the bombings in Boston, (remember those?), jumping to the pole position of scandal are the actions of the Internal Revenue Service.

Everyone but the media has known about this abuse of power for about two years, but on Friday, the IRS took an unusual step and apologized, blaming low level employees for "targeting" Conservative groups, with heavy influence on groups associated with The Tea Party. However, over the weekend, things really blew up revealing multiple levels of the breach of constitutional rights of citizens. Megan Kelly of FOX News has more:



As far as I can tell, and I am not a lawyer, in these actions the First and Fourth Amendments to the Constitution have been knowingly violated. Of particular concern was President Obama out there today speaking as though he had no knowledge of such activities and would oppose them if he knew, nothing short of a complete lie.  That goes against the community activist Rules for Radicals bible by Saul Alinsky Obama subscribes to, the one that singles out, polarizes and ridicules opponents with the ends justifying any means necessary.

The way the administration has utilized the IRS, who will be become the financial enforcement arm of Obamacare, is beyond troubling.  It is also beyond the scope of our laws. Glenn Beck has had enough and has called for action to be taken in the form of appointing  special counsel to explore the impeachment of President Obama.  Wayne Allen Root, who claims to be among those targeted, suggests the IRS scandal should lead to Obama's impeachment.

Kimberly Strassel of The Wall Street Journal wrote in May of 2012 how President Obama and his operatives targeted wealthy supporters of Mitt Romney.  Elected officials on both sides, from Diane Feinstein, D:CA, to Susan Collins, R:ME are simply stunned, obviously not readers of the Journal, the most read paper in America.

While those who are charged to protect our Constitution from these type of abuse should be readying themselves for action, Mark Levin is not confident they will,  calling out Republicans in the House for being “timid” and "passive" about taking action. I quite agree.
In reviewing the articles for impeachment of Richard Nixon, there appear to be a handful easily applied in this case involving the IRS. They are the following:

1. He has, acting personally and through his subordinates and agents, endeavoured to obtain from the Internal Revenue Service, in violation of the constitutional rights of citizens, confidential information contained in income tax returns for purposed not authorized by law, and to cause, in violation of the constitutional rights of citizens, income tax audits or other income tax investigations to be initiated or conducted in a discriminatory manner.

2. Endeavouring to misuse the Internal Revenue Service, an agency of the United States;

3. He misused the Internal Revenue Service and other executive personnel, in violation or disregard of the constitutional rights of citizens, by directing or authorizing such agencies or personnel to conduct or continue electronic surveillance or other investigations for purposes unrelated to national security, the enforcement of laws, or any other lawful function of his office; he did direct, authorize, or permit the use of information obtained thereby for purposes unrelated to national security, the enforcement of laws, or any other lawful function of his office; and he did direct the concealment of certain records made by the Federal Bureau of Investigation of electronic surveillance.

Now we get word the Justice Department has secretly and without cause obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press.  As illegal as this seemingly is, what is most surprising is that the AP has been a steadfast ally of the administration, neglecting long established common guidelines for non partisan reporting all along the way. Freedom of the Press?

The investigation into the abuses of power with respect to the IRS is just beginning, and with the IRS scheduled to play such a significant role in Obamacare, the results will be critically important.  There are many facts yet to be learned.

But the arrogance of this administration, embolden by a criminally complicit media, know no bounds.  Even so, the rule of law and adherence to the Constitution most are sworn to protect must be upheld.  As the administration has knowingly violated this trust in blatant violation and disregard of the Constitution, the appropriate penalties must be assessed. 

We have previously called for the impeachment of Barack Obama, but as was the appropriate case with Richard Nixon, it certainly appears it is again the case with Barack Obama.  While Nixon was not a statesman to be sure, he did resign.  I seriously doubt Obama has the respect for the country and our founding principles to put them ahead of his own personal stature, so if it is warranted, he will have to be forced out.

It is time. Let the action commence.