Of course I don’t like the UN. My point is not that Libya is right or wrong. I’m just saying he has the authority to act regardless of what some lawyer thinks. No President should ever base the conduct of foreign policy on the opinion of laywers.
There are constitutional ways to stop the Obama policy if Congress disagrees with it. They can cut off funding or publicly vote against the actions. Though that can’t stop Obama from continuing. But Congress will do neither of these things because to them there is no political benefit.
The War Powers Act was passed as a result of the Vietnam War. It is designed to get Congress off the hook by assuming that every foreign policy action that involves military action is the same. Laughable, any lawyer could have told them that was nonsense and it also happens to be unconstitutional. Maybe a President Palin or Romney or whomever will challenge it in court.
If you really want to make the case for Obama and his authority then you need to convince that Obama would be at war with Libya without the UN resolution.
That just doesn't pass the giggle test.
Unless Obama at the very least specifically makes your claim, then he is a liar and a criminal. That is who you “are on the side of”.