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A bipartisan group of 10 lawmakers is suing President Barack Obama for taking military action against Libya without war authorization from Congress.
The lawmakers say Mr. Obama violated the Constitution in bypassing Congress and using international organizations like the United Nations and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to authorize military force.
The lawmakers want a judge to issue an order suspending military operations without congressional approval. They said they were filing their lawsuit Wednesday against Mr. Obama and Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
10 U.S. lawmakers sue Obama over Libya strikes - CBS News
This will go exactly nowhere. Even the highest court has proven to be extremely reluctant to get in the middle of an argument between the President and Congress.
10 U.S. lawmakers sue Obama over Libya strikes - CBS News
This will go exactly nowhere. Even the highest court has proven to be extremely reluctant to get in the middle of an argument between the President and Congress.
The President is 1 guy, he wasn't meant to have all the power. It needs to be handled and this has to result in lessening the Presidents power to use our military any way he sees fit.
The highest court was created in part to get in the midle of an argument between the President and Congress. Congress has ceded too much of its power and destroyed the checks and balances which are meant to be in place, particularly where the military is concerned. I damned well hope that more lawmakers join in and that we put the proper restraints on the power of the President. The President is 1 guy, he wasn't meant to have all the power. It needs to be handled and this has to result in lessening the Presidents power to use our military any way he sees fit.
I agree with you, except that the problem of Congress ceding power to the President needs to be fixed by Congress and not by the courts.
The problem isn't that the courts are Congress' only recourse.
The problem is that Congress lacks the political will to check the President where it really counts.
The problem isn't that the courts are Congress' only recourse.
The problem is that Congress lacks the political will to check the President where it really counts.
Well, yeah. They've ceded a lot of responsibility so they could focus on...I don't know, sending pics of their dicks to people on Twitter I suppose. Lazy jerks. If I were Congress, hell I'd be going after the President for using EO's to legislate. The President should have zero powers of legislation. The President needs to know his role. He's the head of state, and the bitch of Congress and the Courts. He does what they tell him to do and no more.
exactly, how else would you explain 70% of the country screaming at the top of their lungs, NO OBAMACARE.. and congress doing it anyway.
right in our face..
you will pay the price for such audasity
The highest court was created in part to get in the midle of an argument between the President and Congress. Congress has ceded too much of its power and destroyed the checks and balances which are meant to be in place, particularly where the military is concerned. I damned well hope that more lawmakers join in and that we put the proper restraints on the power of the President. The President is 1 guy, he wasn't meant to have all the power. It needs to be handled and this has to result in lessening the Presidents power to use our military any way he sees fit.
But I bet none of them had any problems with the outright lies the Bush administration used to invade Iraq nor any problems with the amount of Americans killed as a result of their lies. Nor do they seemingly have any issues with the 6.6 billion tax payer dollars stolen in Iraq. Nope, the #1 killer of Americans over the past decade is living peacefully in Crawford, Texas. The #2 killer, Bin Laden was not so lucky!
the president's power to deploy the military should be left, as is, with the restraints put into place by the war powers act. Instead, people need to become more responsible citizens, by being more informed.
The WPA is poorly designed and begs for abuse.the president's power to deploy the military should be left, as is, with the restraints put into place by the war powers act.
10 U.S. lawmakers sue Obama over Libya strikes - CBS News
This will go exactly nowhere. Even the highest court has proven to be extremely reluctant to get in the middle of an argument between the President and Congress.
He should be able to deploy the troops....after he gets Congress's approval.
Because the last war that congress approved was a great one, right? It did so much for the U.S. And the world. And it was all for a just, honest cause, correct?
Would removing the requirement for Congress' approval would have...what? Prevented the war? Made teh war mo betta?Because the last war that congress approved was a great one, right? It did so much for the U.S. And the world. And it was all for a just, honest cause, correct?
Sure, it is. And as soon as I see someone making that argument, I will point them to your post.The idea that Congress is some sort of moralistic balance on the PoTUS' powers is fallacious.
He should be able to deploy the troops....after he gets Congress's approval.
Bush lied? Really?
No, he should be able to deploy troops per the war powers act, as it is now. Employment of our military shouldn't be left to the suits in Congress who have demonstrated that they're willing to endanger the country to win political points.
I don't think anyone suggested that Congress was an arbiter of what is or is not a justified war.My point is that you say 'after he gets Congress' approval'. Like Congress approving a war automatically makes the war a justified one, a good one, one that is for the best of America and the American People.
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