[ichabod1]

Tis merely a police action. BTW, why are they calling it the War Powers Resolution? To my mind it has always been the War Powers Act. When did it change to a mere resolution? Is that supposed to make it sound like it gives Congress only the right to “suggest”?

The House has the power to stop this thing in its tracts, I think.

[Cheerio]

The House has the power to stop this thing in its tracts, I think.

The House can defund anything it wants. But the House defunded some czars and Obama just blew it off. From TPMDC dated April 18, 2011

White House: Obama's Signing Statements Are Legit -- Unlike Bush's
"The White House is disputing any notion that President Obama broke a campaign promise by using a signing statement to ignore Congress' attempt to defund the positions of four so-called administration czars.

So when you elect a dictator, there is no stopping him by normal means, if you get my drift.