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DesideriScuri -> RE: A War That The Press Isn't Talking About. I Wonder Why? (3/19/2012 4:57:36 AM)
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ORIGINAL: provfivetine
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ORIGINAL: erieangel
Biden, as VP has no power to impeach the president--only Congress can do that.
Only Congress can declare war too!
Don't forget the War Powers Resolution (1973) allows a President to send troops in without Congress knowing it. There are requirements, including notifying Congress within 48 hours after sending in troops.
All that being said, the CIC can not just send troops wherever, whenever, for just any old reason. There are only 3 situations where the President can send in the troops prior to Congressional approval (or Congressional knowledge):
- pursuant to a declaration of war
- pursuant to specific statutory authority
- a national emergency created by attack upon the United States, it's territories or possessions, or its armed forces.
Since neither Libya, nor Uganda pose any threat on the US, a territory or possession, nor did they pose a threat to our armed forces (let alone actually attack as required in the Statute), the actions in Libya and Uganda are not consistent with the US Constitution or the War Powers Resolution.
These things are not even up for debate, really.
They can say whatever they want about the military actions in Afghanistan and Iraq. Congressional approval for military actions in both cases were authorized by Congress.
Panetta stated that our authority came from the UN/NATO? Huh. I do believe Obama said the same thing regarding Libya. Being more statists than democratic republicans (that is, supportive of a democratic republic), it isn't surprising that they (I admit I'm assuming Panetta is a statist; partially upon his appointment by President Obama and partially upon his drawing authority from the UN/NATO) would look to a central authority for guidance instead of the US Code (or Constitution).
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