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Push to write new war powers for Obama stalls in Congress
AP ^ | May 18, 2015 3:17 AM (ET) | By DEB RIECHMANN

Posted on 05/18/2015 6:21:16 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW

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Sen. Bob Corker, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was recently asked whether Congress was still going to craft a new AUMF.

"What does that stand for?" Corker joked, knowing that it stands for Authorization for the Use of Military Force. But his five words said a lot.

(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.myway.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: dictator; powergrab; traitor

1 posted on 05/18/2015 6:21:16 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW
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To: DJ MacWoW

Obama needs fewer powers, not more, in every area I can think of.


2 posted on 05/18/2015 6:21:55 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: Pearls Before Swine

Amen!


3 posted on 05/18/2015 6:26:38 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: DJ MacWoW

I think this is to unscrew the Iraq screw up of his total withdrawal. Iraq is calling us now.


4 posted on 05/18/2015 6:53:25 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Sacajaweau

From the article: Rep. Adam Schiff (D) believes that if a new military force authorization is not passed, the current Congress will have done more to weaken its own power as a check on the executive branch than any other Congress in memory.


5 posted on 05/18/2015 7:01:03 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: DJ MacWoW
The Money-Paragraph:

"As an institution, we're the ones who are going to suffer because future presidents are going to look back at this and say, 'We don't need Congress to make war.' It's a terrible precedent," Schiff said. He believes that if a new military force authorization is not passed, the current Congress will have done more to weaken its own power as a check on the executive branch than any other Congress in memory.

In other words, "Do what I want, or I will do what I want."

I miss the old halcyon days, when they used to at least pretend.

6 posted on 05/18/2015 7:04:12 AM PDT by Lazamataz (America has less than a year left.)
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To: Lazamataz

Exactly!


7 posted on 05/18/2015 7:06:31 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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