The Republican-led House approved a resolution on Wednesday authorizing Speaker John Boehner to sue President Barack Obama over claims he abused his powers at the expense of Congress and the Constitution. The vote was 225-201. Republicans argue Obama's executive orders in a number of areas were unlawful because it's the job of Congress to make or change laws. But they believe his handling of the Affordable Care act gives them the best chance at proving their case, and are basing the suit on that issue. House authorization now allows GOP-leaders to have the unusual challenge filed in federal court. The time frame for that is not clear and many legal experts question whether any judge would take it on.
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Republicans pushing suit over Obama executive actions, 5 Republicans vote no
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They say the President is violating the law by circumventing Congress
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Democrats say the suit is just a primer for a Republican-led impeachment of Obama
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Speaker John Boehner says there are no impeachment plans; Democrats raising money off it
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The focus on Obamacare also magnifies politics around the sweeping health law @placeholder didn't support and have tried to derail since its approval in 2010.
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Democrats quickly seized to turn the debate on the lawsuit, saying prior to the vote that the real desire of the @placeholder is to ultimately impeach Obama.
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Insisting that @placeholder have "no plans" and "no future plans" to impeach Obama, Boehner denounced the talk of it as "a scam started by Democrats at the White House."
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But in @placeholder's case, Republicans believe he isn't "faithfully executing the laws," which he has sworn to do, and "that is an entirely different process."
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But in Obama's case, @placeholder believe he isn't "faithfully executing the laws," which he has sworn to do, and "that is an entirely different process."
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And he issued a warning to fellow Republicans at a meeting, saying that any time the GOP raised the issue it only helped @placeholder.