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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
"There is a law. It's on the books, and in plain reading of the War Powers Act, he appears to be in violation of the War Powers Act."

Whether or not we think the War Powers Act is constitutional, we do not have right to ignore it. It is the Supreme Court's responsibility and right to make that determination. Chaos results when it is left up to presidents, congressmen, judges, bureaucrats, or even the military to ignore laws they believe are unconstitutional. The proper way is challenge them in court. Until a law is declared unconstitutional in a court of law, we must support it and enforce it, unless, of course, it is also immoral. I don't think anyone can make the case, though, that the War Powers Act is immoral.

President Obama, then, is obligated to obey the War Powers Act, whether or not he believes it is unconstitutional. And the House of Representatives should impeach him for already failing to do so. Our actions against Libya are clearly in violation of the War Powers Act. He should be impeached and the Senate should put him on trial and remove him from office for failing to uphold the laws of the United States. The violation has already occurred by simply engaging in the operation, whether or not he violates it further by failing to get congressional approval within 60 days. The violation that will occur at midnight tonight is merely a second count against him.

If, in his Senate trial, he wishes to make the case that the War Powers Act is unconstitutional, then let him do that. It really doesn't help his case, because he still has the obligation to obey it until that is decided by the courts. If the Senate to acquit him on that grounds, then that would give those who believe the War Powers Act is unconstitutional a pretty strong argument.

Of course, this ain't gonna happen because there no one in either the House or the Senate has big enough stones to do it. But it is fun, in a frustrating sort of way, to dream about it.

If Senator Paul really believes what he says, then he has a constitutional responsibility to work to get his colleagues in the House of Representatives to introduce the appropriate articles of impeachment against President Obama.

10 posted on 05/20/2011 9:21:21 AM PDT by StonyMan451
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To: StonyMan451

Paul may be the only one we can count on.Why is he not speaking up?


13 posted on 05/20/2011 9:52:22 AM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid! (Allen West 2012 Make it happen!)
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