Posted on 05/21/2011 5:14:10 AM PDT by therightliveswithus
From the beginning of the US involvement in Libya, the Administration has cited the War Powers Act as the legal basis of our involvement there, saying that the President has up to sixty days to ask Congress for approval. That sixty days is up. What is President Obama saying now? He doesn't need Congress in this matter at all.
The President has back-tracked, now saying in a letter to Congress that they should pass a resolution as fast as possible to support him. However, if they don't, he writes, that he simply doesn't need it.
In the letter, the President explains:
“Since April 4. U.S. participation has consisted of: (1) non-kinetic support to the NATO-led operation, including intelligence, logistical support, and search and rescue assistance; (2) aircraft that have assisted in the suppression and destruction of air defenses in support of the no-fly zone; and (3) since April 23, precision strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles against a limited set of clearly defined targets in support of the NATO-led coalition's efforts.”
He continues:
“It has always been my view that it is better to take military action, even in limited actions such as this, with congressional engagement, consultation and support. Congressional action in support of the mission would underline the U.S. commitment to this remarkable international effort.”
In other words, while Congress passing a Libya resolution would "underline" the mission, that is all it would do.
ABC further reports an Administration official as stating:
The letter is intended to describe “a narrow US effort that is intermittent and principally an effort to support to support the ongoing NATO-led and UN-authorized civilian support mission and no fly zone.
“The US role is one of support and the kinetic pieces of that are intermittent.”
In other words, while, yes, the President is now going against what he said and, yes, the US is supplying materials and logistical support to NATO and is blowing people up with "unmanned aerial vehicles," it's all legal.
Why? The Administration does not go into detail, other than saying repeatedly that it is "limited." They should also describe it as "illegal" and "frighteningly unconstitutional."
the pubbies are freekin cowards. make an issue of this, introduce an article of impeachment. this is clearly the ‘illegal war’ the libholes and media pukes whined about for years re: Af & Iraq. Any - repeat ANY congressman, R or D that does not raise impeachment on the floor is complicit
Folks, let us not make the false assumption that because Obammie the Commie is now acting in a manner that is best summarized by the Left’s hatred and denunciation of the way that Bush allegedly acted that the Left will now abandon support for Obammie the Commie.
They will not.
Obammie the Commie is doing exactly what the Left wants the President to do...as long as he is a Leftist.
We must keep track of all that Obammie the Commie is doing to destroy this nation and must pound it into the heads of everyone we meet so that they understand that Obammie and his Commies have one goal: to destroy America.
They are crying, on their knees, before their Emperor-by-Trick.
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.
We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream.
It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same,
or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children
and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free."
President Ronald Reagan
The only way to get this piece of trash out of the White House is in plastic handcuffs, or at the polls. The latter is the only option we have, because the former would mean actual revolution - and we are not going there.
Perhaps because Obama has dared to undermine Israel, maybe God will punish and chastise him. A videotape emerging of Obama and his manservant Reggie performing oral sex on each other perhaps. Or some other scandal.
That alone would not be enough for Moochelle and The Community Organizer to pack and leave. It would have to be a SUPERSIZED scandal - where even the corrupt Democrats couldn't take it anymore.
| Obama mocks our founding fathers, the Supreme Court, the GOP and Christians (clingers). Obama mocks the US Constitution. Obama mocks the conservatives' stand on illegal immigration. And the Obama Administration is racking up a lot of firsts also: 1. First to chastise SCOTUS at a State of the Union address. Moreover, beyond all its sorry firsts, this administration is all about telling lies. It lies about America's economic growth... it lies about the jobless rate... it lies and blames reduced government spending for the continuing depression, they lied about Libya... and are still lying about Libya... they lied about the Egyptian revolution... they lie about energy... they lie about global warming. So until the government is purged and real Americans are elected into positions of power and leadership, I will call them all just what they are, dangerous socialists being lead by a snake-oil-selling thug from Chicago. The economy's still Zer0's albatross
|
WTF does that mean? If something is moving, it's kinetic motion.
Normally, the left would be screaming about this war. Code Pinkos would be everywhere, along with every "human rights" group on the planet. Cindy Sheehan would be camped out at the White House sucking face with Media Benjamin.
Sheesh.
5.56mm
Welcome to New Kenya! (Africa, U.S.A.)
Where the law of the jungle has replaced the Law of the Land!
Anyone question that the founders are rolling in their graves?
Lets just get rid of this term - kinetic - what real word did it replace?
Bush’s fault
We will see what Congress is made of and continue preparations for 2012.
May God give us strength, and raise up patriots and statesmen.
Tatt
And so 0bama has hardened his heart yet again...
Let us pray for our own wisdom to allow us to see the glory of God at work.
This video says it all. You must see....
http://youtu.be/4KGlBHyVeYU
‘It has always been my view’-———
His ‘view’ seems always to be contrary to the law. Which he never considers.
Weird, being he is the head executer of the law...
Well, he’s supposed to be...
Dunno. But I understand the comparison of kinetic energy versus potential energy. Like in potential dictatorship.
A small suggested change. He is the head executioner of the law. In other words, the law is dead.
“the pubbies are freekin cowards.”
That’s just not true. If you’re a lobbyist with bags of money they’ll go to the mat for you every time.
“illegal” and “frighteningly unconstitutional.”
That covers a lot of Obama’s actions,above the law.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
