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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 11:38 AM Original message |
Has Obama Breached His Constitutional Power in Libya? |
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TimLighter (131 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
1. No he's not. The President notified Congress |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 11:51 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. lol. He just avoded the WPA, after invoking by claiming it isn't a war. |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 11:57 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. You don't seem to understand the War Powers Act. |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 12:21 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. I understand. And, as I said, if Congress doesn't act within |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 12:42 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. One better. |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 12:39 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Let me get this straight. |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 08:32 PM Response to Reply #1 |
12. "precision strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles" |
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ReturnoftheDjedi (839 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
7. Did Clinton breach his authority in Bosnia?? |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 01:02 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Probably. How long did the operation in Bosnia last? |
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ReturnoftheDjedi (839 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 03:38 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. He said the US lead role would last weeks, not our NATO involvement |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 03:48 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Link, so that we can further split hairs? |
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PurityOfEssence (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 11:11 PM Response to Reply #7 |
15. Yes. |
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bhikkhu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 11:18 PM Response to Reply #7 |
16. ...yes, and for the same reasons |
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craigmatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
9. It doesn't really matter in terms of what we can do about it until they indict bush and cheney. |
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Vattel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 09:55 PM Response to Original message |
13. It is clear to anyone who can read that he has violated the WPA. |
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PurityOfEssence (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 10:26 PM Response to Original message |
14. Yes: he violated the UN Participation Act of 1945 and the War Powers Resolution of 1973 |
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