War Powers Act Does Not Apply to Libya, Obama Argues

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Donnachaidh Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list    Wed Jun-15-11 05:55 PM
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War Powers Act Does Not Apply to Libya, Obama Argues   Updated at 11:51 AM
   
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/16/us/politics/16powers....

WASHINGTON — The White House is telling Congress that President Obama has the legal authority to continue American participation in the NATO-led air war in Libya, even though lawmakers have not authorized it.

In a broader package of materials the Obama administration is sending to Congress on Wednesday defending its Libya policy, the White House, for the first time, offers lawmakers and the public an argument for why Mr. Obama has not been violating the War Powers Resolution since May 20.

On that day, the Vietnam-era law’s 60-day deadline for terminating unauthorized hostilities appeared to pass. But the White House argued that the activities of United States military forces in Libya do not amount to full-blown “hostilities” at the level necessary to involve the section of the War Powers Resolution that imposes the deadline.

“We are acting lawfully,” said Harold Koh, the State Department legal adviser, who expanded on the administration’s reasoning in a joint interview with White House Counsel Robert Bauer.

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0bama is the same clown who defended the health care mandate by rejecting the notion it is not a tax. Then later on while defending it in court decided that it is a tax after all.

no_hypocrisy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list    Wed Jun-15-11 05:59 PM
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1. Guess it comes down to the definition of "war".

Yep, but if this was Bush no_hypocrisy would be calling for impeachment.

FLAprogressive Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list    Wed Jun-15-11 06:01 PM
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2. Wasn't everyone using the War Powers Act as a justification when this shit started?
   
I know people here were .

shhhhh don't spoil our new talking points.

[JohnnyReb]

Laws don't apply to Obama, just to us pee-on's.