Libya air raids hit Gadhafi stronghold of Sirte

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under the WPA....do you recall reading anything about a 48 hour period?

Certainly, and Obama complied with that requirement. He'd already failed, however, to satisfy the requirement for consultation with Congress before committing the US military.
A1S8 has possibly been violated. as every president and every congress since WW2 has allowed the CIC to engage in war, without calling it war.

Well, some in this Congress don't intend to turn a blind eye.


constitutional scholar Barack Obama was correct back in 2007. The War Powers Resolution of 1973 states that the president can only send the armed forces into military action abroad when the Congress has authorized it or if the United States is under attack, or at serious threat of attack.

Libya was not attacking us, and was not threatening to attack us. The Congress has not declared war on Libya, nor authorized military action against Libya. Therefore, this is an illegal and unconstitutional war. Violating the Constitution by launching an illegal war surely rises to the level of "high crimes and misdemeanors," which is an impeachable offense.

QED.

Dennis Kucinich and Ron Paul are right. This isn't a Republican issue or a Democrat issue. It isn't a conservative issue or a liberal issue. This is a constitutional issue. Impeach Obama.



Read more: http://blogcritics.org/politics/art...onstitutionally-illegal-obama1/#ixzz1Hr5xv8GD

Then there's this:


Michael Dorf, a constitutional law expert and a professor of law at Cornell University, has said that US President Barack Obama's decision to take military action in Libya is unconstitutional.

He pointed out that conflict in Libya is unconstitutional because Obama has failed to seek Congressional approval. Under the US constitution, Congressional approval is required for declarations of war.

U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973 made the Libya action valid under international law, but compliance with international law does not automatically ensure compliance with the Constitution.

"Although the President was not required to seek a formal declaration of war, the assignment of powers in the Constitution suggests that some form of legislative consent was necessary," said Dorf.

He further said that accoring to many observers the unilateral military action by Obama is a necessary accommodation to the demands for quick, decisive action in the field of international relations.

But the Congress clearly thinks otherwise as reflected in the War Powers Resolution of 1973.

It makes clear that except in cases of an attack on the U.S. or its armed forces, the President must seek prior approval from Congress, Dorf added.


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