If this were Bush the media and Obama would have held impeachment by now.
>>> War Powers Act Does Not Apply to Libya, Obama Argues (Obama claims he’s above the law)
No, Obama did not claim he’s above the law. Because if you do not call it a war, it is not a war war.
Obama is using the United States military and taxpayer money to conduct offensive military hostilities (aka wage war) against a sovereign nation that posed no clear and immediate threat to US national security, under the pretense of humanitarian aid, under the banner of NATO, and has done so in recent weeks in violation of current US law. It’s just that simple.
So we're bombing Libya, just not in a hostile manner.
Either way, because the War Powers Resolution does not include a definition of “hostilities”
Anybody else think this is Obamas “what is IS moment”? It seems every Dem has one....
“We are acting lawfully”
“I am not a crook”
>>> (Obama claims he’s above the law)
History didn’t start with Obama. From Nixon onward no president has agreed the WPA superseded their inherent authority as Commander in Chief.
As I recall some Congressman also tried to take Clinton to court over the same issue regarding Kosovo. The court citing Separation of Powers between the Executive and Congress refused to intervene. Libya is not a good faith war but that’s a separate political issue. Constitutionally Obama as CinC is probably on solid ground.
And to expect the Cryer to do anything is just idiotic.
The War Powers Act isn’t worth a hill of beans if the courts don’t bother with it. The case of Campbell v. Clinton was dismissed for lack of standing even after congress voted down action in Yugoslovia. SCOTUS declined to hear it.
This regime views the WPA and the constitution like a screen back door. The more you slam it, the looser it gets.
Since when is the unilateral attack on a sovereign country for the sole purpose of “regime change” anything BUT war?
FUHK
FURB
FUBO
You silly conservatives just don’t understand, do you.
Democrat bombs are a kinder, and gentler way of killing people and maiming kids than REPUBLICAN BOMBS.
That’s why you won’t see the media covering any Anti-lybian War protests.
After all, It’s not an Illegal War when Killing-While-Democrat!!
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The War Powers Act ensures that any military action has the consent of the President and Congress.
It ensures that the President ask Congress for authorization prior to any action except in cases where the US is attacked and an immediate response is required.
Libya required the President to ask Congress for authorization first.
In fact, at least Obama could have consulted with Congress prior to hostilities in an effort. He made no such effort and has not reported to Congress since the start of hostitilies.
This is a dangerous precedent being set.
Of course he is above the law, he proves it daily, and the best we get from congress is a little orchestrated whining.
On another note Issa, is said to be really, really, really mad now.
Funny stuff, Obama basically making the Impeachment Defense Argument: This doesn’t rise to the level of that.
So in order to conduct unrestrained military operations without the consent of Congress, one simply needs to “outsource” the conflict? Same troops, same munitions, different command structure? Methinks that would get laughed out of court (except maybe in the 9th Circus). Didn’t the _resident rail against that “o” word when it came to military operations?
The act is of dubious constitutionality. Congress should just defund the project and/or impeach Obama. It is amazing how many of their duties and powers the Congress abdicated during the 19th century. This Century should bring a return to the Constitution, but it ain't happenin’.