Republicans Vote To Sue President Obama

House authorizes lawsuit over the employer mandate.

House Republicans voted Wednesday evening to move forward with their lawsuit against President Obama.

The resolution, which passed 225-201, authorizes a lawsuit against the president over the administration's decision to delay the employer mandate in the Affordable Care Act.

Democrats voted unanimously against the measure. Five Republicans voted no: Reps. Thomas Massie, Walter Jones Jr., Paul Broun, Steve Stockman, and Scott Garrett.

Some #GOP voting against this lawsuit because they want a full on impeachment vote of Obama.

The idea of impeaching Obama, rather than suing him, has been floated by a few Republicans, and ruled out by Boehner and Rep. Paul Ryan.

The White House has slammed the lawsuit in recent weeks, including comments from the president today:

"They’re mad because I’m doing my job," Pres Obama said today of the GOP push to sue him.

Pres Obama today dismissed the push to sue him as a "political stunt" at taxpayer expense.

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