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Obama: ‘President Does Not Have Power Under Constitution to Unilaterally Authorize
CNS News ^ | 3/21/11 | Fred Lucas

Posted on 03/21/2011 3:19:16 PM PDT by Nachum

(CNSNews.com) - As a presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama (D.-Ill.) emphatically stated that the Constitution does not give the president the authority to unilaterally authorize a military attack unless it is needed to stop an actual or imminent attack on the United States.

Obama made the assertion in a Dec. 20, 2007 interview with the Boston Globe when reporter Charlie Savage asked him under what circumstances the president would have the constitutional authority to bomb Iran without first seeking authorization from Congress.

“The President does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation,” Obama responded.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: constitution; democratliar; lyingrat; lyingsackofshtt; obama; president; typicallyingdemocrat; unilaterally
Full Title: Obama: ‘President Does Not Have Power Under Constitution to Unilaterally Authorize a Military Attack’

Definition of HYPOCRITICAL
: characterized by hypocrisy; also : being a hypocrite
— hyp·o·crit·i·cal·ly \-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

1 posted on 03/21/2011 3:19:21 PM PDT by Nachum
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To: Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; EricTheRed_VocalMinority; ...

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Let me know if you would like to be on or off the ping list

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2 posted on 03/21/2011 3:20:39 PM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Nachum

And this guy was supposedly a Constitutional professor...


3 posted on 03/21/2011 3:20:39 PM PDT by TSgt (Colonel Allen West & Michele Bachman - 2012 POTUS Dream Team Ticket!)
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To: Nachum

hypocrite synonym = dem polititian


4 posted on 03/21/2011 3:21:25 PM PDT by refermech
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To: Nachum

It only applies when it does not apply to him....who knew???


5 posted on 03/21/2011 3:21:55 PM PDT by illiac (If we don't change directions soon, we'll get where we're going)
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To: Nachum
“The President does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation..."

WRONG then, WRONG now, WRONG FOR AMERICA !!

6 posted on 03/21/2011 3:30:55 PM PDT by GoldenPup
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To: Nachum

Well, a gal can change her mind can’t she?


7 posted on 03/21/2011 3:53:24 PM PDT by refermech
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To: TSgt

How would anyone know?


8 posted on 03/21/2011 3:53:56 PM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: TigersEye

ping


9 posted on 03/21/2011 3:58:34 PM PDT by pandoraou812 (You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.)
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To: pandoraou812

The Great Mullato Chieftain speak with forked tongue. Heap big liar!


10 posted on 03/21/2011 4:18:25 PM PDT by TigersEye (Who crashed the markets on 9/15/08 and why?)
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To: Nachum

In BO’s/BS’s mind the Constitution doesn’t apply to him since he is not President because he is not a natural born citizen per Article 2 Section 1 of the Constitution. Therefore he can do as he pleases.


11 posted on 03/21/2011 4:27:13 PM PDT by Defend Liberty
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To: Nachum

It is up to the GOP to make him obey the constitution. They could care less. They won’t do anything about it so he is not bound by the rule of law and can do anything he wants as long as the rinos agree.


12 posted on 03/21/2011 10:19:45 PM PDT by SaraJohnson
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To: TSgt

He’s a pothead — of course he can’t remember what he said four years ago.


13 posted on 03/21/2011 10:29:25 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This post is not a statement of fact. It is merely a personal opinion -- or humor -- or both)
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To: Nachum
This is a chance for the Demoncrats to impeach 0b0z0 if they expect to get elected in 2012.

Wonder if they're thinking about it? ................................. FRegards

14 posted on 03/21/2011 10:37:30 PM PDT by gonzo ( Buy more ammo, dammit! You should already have the firearms .................. FRegards)
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