Posted on 06/24/2011 6:13:33 PM PDT by therightliveswithus
Today there were two important votes in the House of Representatives regarding Libya. In the first, a super-majority in the House rejected a measure to continue the US role in Libya. Yet when it came to crunch time, a bill to defund President Obama's military action in Libya failed.
The vote was specifically to "limit the use of funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for United States Armed Forces in support of North Atlantic Treaty Organization Operation Unified Protector with respect to Libya, unless otherwise specifically authorized by law."
89 Republicans voted no (along with 149 Democrats). They voted to continue funding the non-kinectic-military-action-war. Here are their names:
Adams
I'm no fan of Ron Paul, but the fact that he voted against this indicates something else was going on here.
Every last one of them is a dirty RINO who should never, ever receive another conservative vote ever again!!!11!!eleventy!11
No, not everyone is a dirty RINO. There must have been more to that bill than what we know for West to vote for it. Or Bachmann for that matter.
Bachman.......
A yes vote would have legitimized the conflict because part of the bill was authorization for the conflict. Obama could have used a yes vote as authorization by congress.
You’re right...Marsha Blackburn is also on the list...something else is going on here.
What idiot wrote this legislation?
Needs repeating. Too many reactionary people around here. I agree that voting no was the right thing.
The responses that “if the person I support voted against it something else is going on” are disheartening to me. My congressperson, a supposed conservative republican voted no, and I will not excuse that and just fired off an email asking for an explanation.
Today there were two important votes in the House of Representatives regarding Libya. In the first, a super-majority in the House rejected a measure to continue the US role in Libya... a bill to defund President Obama's military action in Libya failed... 89 Republicans voted no (along with 149 Democrats). They voted to continue funding the non-kinectic-military-action-war. Here are their names:
These slime are good at that. Maybe it was some little amendment that would give Obama some authority, permission or funding to commit some other atrocity.
I’m afraid it was pretty straight forward. Defunding was the only hammer they had to reign in Obama’s war by fiat, and they dismantled their own relevance to the Constitutional war powers vested solely in the House of Representatives. Stunning, and without excuse.
What has happened to our representation in DC? The House?
Unbelievable.
Big Ouch to Bachman and West. War at any time, any place for any reason at all set by a president, speaks poorly to reality in this present age.
If this passes, for the first time the president would be authorized to use US Armed Forces to engage in search and rescue; intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance; aerial refueling; and operational planning against Libya. Currently, absent an authorization or declaration of war, these activities are illegal. So instead of ending the war against Libya, this bill would legalize nearly everything the president is currently doing there.
A yes vote would have legitimized the conflict because part of the bill was authorization for the conflict. Obama could have used a yes vote as authorization by congress.”=====
The House of Representatives voted NO on authorization.
They voted YES to fund it.
What am I missing here that they are saving the Republic by continuing the war funding? A little howling that they were ignored utterly by Obama, and it’s all pockets to fund his agenda?
Why are people so reactionary here? Do people really think that Ron Paul is now pro war? The explanation for this vote has been pointed out MANY times.
http://www.facebook.com/#!/repjustinamash
“just voted no on H R 2278, which approves funding for the following activities in connection with the unconstitutional Libya war: (1) search and rescue; (2) intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance; (3) aerial refueling; and (4) operational planning. Congress has not authorized the President to engage U.S. Armed Forces in war, and we should not approve funding to supplement the Libya war. It failed 180-238.”
Ron Paul, …. something else was going on here.
Mmm, yep. Bet you are correct
R.
Also from rep Amash’s Facebook page:
“We could go one step further that says no funds shall be used, period,” [Rep. Rob] Woodall [(R-Ga.)] said. “And when we return to this body, Mr. Speaker, I believe my colleague Mr. Kucinich and my colleague Mr. Amash are going to make that amendment available to us, and I will be voting yes when that amendment comes down the pipe.”
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