Impeaching President Barack Obama should not be on the political agenda, but the president should be formally censured by Congress for his abuse of power and refusal to faithfully execute the laws according to his oath of office, said John Fund.

In a column for National Review Online, the national-affairs correspondent argues that the House should focus on developing and passing a unicameral resolution to identify and condemn Obama’s conduct in office, instead of a lawsuit which could take years to resolve.

“Impeachment is akin to detonating a nuclear weapon on the field of politics,” Fund wrote, noting that public opinion polls show that roughly two-thirds of Americans are not in favor of impeachment, despite a full 45 percent believing he has abused his powers as president— behavior which, by definition, is sufficient for impeachment.

“I’ve always felt that we need a middle path between routine political pummeling and…