h con res warning of impeachment for obama and possible charges of high crimes and misdemeanor citation h con res expressing the sense of congress that the use of offensive military force by a president without prior and clear authorization of an act of congress constitutes an impeachable high introduced in house ih hcon ih th congress d session h con res expressing the sense of congress that the use of offensive military force by a president without prior and clear authorization of an act of congress constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor under article ii section of the constitution in the house of representatives march mr jones submitted the following concurrent resolution which was referred to the committee on the judiciary concurrent resolution expressing the sense of congress that the use of offensive military force by a president without prior and clear authorization of an act of congress constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor under article ii section of the constitution whereas the cornerstone of the republic is honoring congress's exclusive power to declare war under article i section clause of the constitution now therefore be it resolved by the house of representatives the senate concurring that it is the sense of congress that except in response to an actual or imminent attack against the territory of the united states the use of offensive military force by a president without prior and clear authorization of an act of congress violates congress's exclusive power to declare war under article i section clause of the constitution and therefore constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor under article ii section of the constitution