Yesterday, the US government launched a new round of airstrikes into Libya. While the Constitution mandates that Congress declares war, this new war is being waged on the “request” of United Nations-created government of Libya. The Constitution is quite clear on war power. Congress has the power to determine if the country will wage offensive…
Author’s Note: This article was originally drafted in mid-June, before the debt ceiling debacle even began to unfold. I have revised parts of the article to reflect events which have occurred in the interim, but I want to point out that the deal Congress just passed with respect to the debt ceiling is yet [...]
Great overview on the President's unchecked and unconstitutional power to declare war: via Reason TV: As Barack Obama announces the beginning of troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, a far bigger issue - one that goes to the heart of American history and ...
The nightmare for us is, Obama’s in charge Sitting here trying to get my thoughts together on just how badly Obama has handled this Libyan fiasco. And I sit in stunned amazement, as many no doubt do, at how convoluted and idiotic the whole management of the thing has been from start to today. Statements [...]