The president is in violation of the War Powers Act
When American presidents send troops into combat, they have 60 days before Congress–to whom the Constitution gives the power to declare war–needs to act to authorize the action. Friday was 60 days...
View ArticleCongress calls Obama on Libya war
We had been blogging about how President Obama has been ignoring the War Powers Act in waging war in Libya without Congressional consent. Now Congress has overwhelmingly struck back, with a bipartisan...
View ArticleCongressmen sue President over Libya War
As we’ve blogged about earlier, President Obama, in his participation in the war in Libya, has ignored the 60 day deadline for the engagement of American troops without Congressional approval as...
View ArticleThe UN & NATO authorize our wars, not Congress
So says our Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs: The Obama administration and Defense Secretary Panetta are contending that when offensive military action is needed, it does not...
View ArticleOur latest war is now illegal
The War Powers Act allows presidents to launch hostilities at their discretion, but they must receive the concurrence of Congress (to which the Constitution gives the authority to declare war) within...
View ArticleCongress Shall “Regulate Commerce with Foreign Nations”
Now that our trade war with China and other countries is under way, we will see if President Trump’s new tariffs on imports will help our economy by protecting American workers and businesses or...
View ArticleWhere the Left and the Right Agree
In our time of political and cultural polarization, we should reflect on some current and emerging issues on which progressives and conservatives agree.
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