GOP Congressman: We Have The Votes To Impeach Obama Representative Blake Farenthold of Texas is claiming that Republicans have the votes in the House to impeach President Barack Obama. He claims, however, that moving forward with the action would ultimately be a fruitless effort that would damage the country. When responding to a questions about the fact that Congress didnt do more to investigate Obamas birth certificate, Farenthold said, I think unfortunately the horse is already out of the barn on this, on the whole birth certificate issue. The original Congress when his eligibility came up should have looked into this and they didnt. Im not sure how we fix it. You tie into a question I get a lot, Farenthold continued, If everybodys so unhappy with what the Presidents done, why dont you impeach him. Ill give you a real frank answer about that. If we were to impeach the President tomorrow, you could probably get the votes in the House of Representatives to do it. But it would go to the Senate and he wouldnt be convicted. To back his statement, Farenthold pointed to the impeachment of former President Bill Clinton in 1999. Clinton, too, was impeached by the House by not convicted by the Senate. He therefore remained in office for his entire term. Aside from the fact that it wouldnt be effective, I think theres some potential damage to society that would be done with a failed attempt, Farenthold concluded. What message do we send to America if we impeach Obama and he gets away with what hes impeached for and is found innocent? What do we say then is okay, the Congressman conclude. Aside from the fact that it wouldnt be effective, I think theres some potential damage to society that would be done with a failed attempt at impeachment. What do you think? Should the House try to impeach Obama? 