JUNE 15, 2013

On Saturday, Dean Chambers, the Examiner.com writer who caused a stir last November with a web site that said Obama won the election through voter fraud, said in an op-ed that Barack Obama should be impeached over Benghazi, the scandals involving the targeting of conservative groups and what Chambers called a "pattern of exceeding" his Constitutional authority. 

As an example, Chambers cited the firing of General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner in March 2009.

In his piece, Chambers said that decision should have been made by a board of directors, not the president.

"The real concern is not that Wagoner was fired, but that he was fired by the White House and not a bankruptcy judge," James Gattuso wrote at the Heritage Foundation in 2009.

Chambers said that Obama has made many decisions that should have been left to Congress or stockholders of publicly traded companies.

He also accused Obama of doing nothing to provide relief for the consulate in Benghazi while it was under attack.

"The president's conduct in this area alone is impeachable," Chambers wrote.

Chambers' third accusation involves what he called a "pattern of clearly partisan abuse of Republicans, conservatives, and others opposed to the Obama administration."

As the country has learned, some 500 conservative groups were targeted by the IRS for extra scrutiny when they filed paperwork to become tax-exempt organizations. Christian organizations were also targeted for scrutiny and abuse by federal bureaucrats and Examiner's Anthony Martin reported Friday that government operatives infiltrated churches "for the purpose of data collection."

According to Martin, "government snoops" were looking for any criticism of Obama, "talk of Tea Party participation, conversations about gun ownership, and a number of other issues."

On Saturday, Chambers said in an exclusive interview that he did not believe the Democratic-controlled Senate would vote to convict Obama, but believes that some Democrats would vote to convict if the public overwhelmingly supported it.

"I think they should make clear at every stop that race is not an issue, and it is unfortunate that America's first African-American president has committed impeachable offenses, but the integrity of the Constitution and the rule of law are more important and they took an oath to uphold them," he said.

Chambers also said he does not believe Obama has the political skills to fight impeachment the way Bill Clinton did, and would probably opt to resign if the House voted to impeach.

But what about the possibility of Joe Biden stepping in to take Obama's place?

Chambers said he wasn't too concerned, since in his view, Biden would simply be a "caretaker president" with no mandate and very little ability to push his agenda.

The International Business Times said Saturday that with the growing scandals in Washington, D.C., campaigns calling for Obama's impeachment are "ramping up."

"Several Facebook pages are dedicated to Obama’s impeachment, with the largest having attracted more than 75,000 likes," Christopher Zara wrote.

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