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'Impeach Obama' Demonstration on I-5 Overpass Snarls Southbound Traffic

"I would say sorry for any small inconvenience they may have suffered," said Roger Ogden, a Tea Party activist.

With signs saying “Remember Benghazi,” “Obama Lies” and “No Amnesty,” a group of people held an Impeach Obama demonstration Saturday on a Carlsbad overpass that slowed southbound traffic on Interstate 5.

Advertised on meetup.com, the event was described as anti-Obama, “but that includes anti-amnesty, gun rights, eligibility skepticism, illegal wars, Benghazi, etc., whatever your preferred reason is that Obama should be removed from office.”

Organizers estimated 25,000 to 30,000 vehicles would pass the protest, which the meetup posting said would start with a 10 a.m. setup.

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Traffic around 12:15 p.m. was slowed as far north as Camp Pendleton—but speeds returned to normal immediately after the overpass, Patch was told.

“I would say sorry for any small inconvenience they may have suffered,” said Roger Ogden, a Tea Party activist and advocate of impeachment, who shared four photos of the event. 

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“But it is also inconvenient to the entire nation to have a lawless president in office who murders American citizens without judicial process; wages illegal war without congressional approval required by the Constitution, including a terroristic drone war, which has killed about 5,000 people including many children and innocent bystanders in allied countries; dictates law by executive order and generally trashes the Constitution,” he said via email early Sunday.  

“It is not even clear that he is eligible for the office he holds.”

The next demonstration is planned for Independence Day weekend, Ogden said.   


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