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A Congressional Test for the Usurper

Published March 17, 2011 America , constitution , usurper 120 Comments
Tags: Article I, Article II, Libya, obama, UN

“In this broad context, if the Obama administration decides to impose a no-fly zone or take other significant military action in Libya, I believe it should first seek a Congressional debate on a declaration of war under Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution,” Lugar said.

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Usurper caught in a lie

The United Nations Security Council voted March 17 to impose a no-fly zone over Libya, with the veto-holding Russia and China abstaining. Obama, in his unconstitutional role as head of the UN Security Council, ‘authorized’ the United States to use military force along with the United Nations.

Would Obama dare to cross the line and declare war without Congress? You bet he would, this is what he and his backers are doing. After all, he received the Nobel Peace Prize.

As Senator Richard Lugar noted above, Obama is not authorized to do any such thing as only Congress can declare war. And a no-fly zone is a declaration of war.

Lugar’s stance against imposing a no-fly zone puts him at odds with committee chairman John Kerry (D-MA), who supports the move.

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The Last Legal War

Published November 16, 2009 drkate 7 Comments
Tags: Article I, constitution, Continental Congress, War Powers clause

The War Powers clause of the Constitution dictates that Congress, and Congress alone, shall have the power to declare war. For it is the gravest decision a nation can ever make, and the Founders were fearful to place this power in the hands of an Executive. By August of 1787, the entire Congress knew that the Constitution governs war; and that Congress would be the ultimate decision-maker in the decision to go to war. Once in war, the Commander in Chief is indeed expected to properly prosecute and manage the war.

But for the last 50 years, unilateral presidential action has been taken to declare war, and the Congress has abdicated its responsibility to do so. Both the Executive and the Legislative branch of government have violated the Constitution.

So the last legally-declared war was World War II, and even then we have a historical concern of the actual circumstances under which the United States joined World War II.

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