; Congress Must Place a Check On Executive War-Making
The Washington Times › June 07, 2011
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The United States of America is in a constitutional crisis. Will Congress regain the sole authority to initiate war as specified by the Constitution, or will the executive branch continue to assume that right for itself?
At issue is the war in Libya. The 1973 War Powers Resolution (WPR) gave President Obama 60 days in which to obtain a congressional authorization for his action in Libya. The deadline was May 20. At this writing, the war remains unauthorized. Therefore, it is unconstitutional.See the full content of this document
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; Congress Must Place a Check On Executive War-Making
Some reporters and commentators have said that on May 20, the president "requested" or even "urged" authorization, but I find no evidence of that. On the final day of the grace period, Mr. Obama sent to the congressional leadership a letter that discussed the hostilities and concluded, "I am providing this report as part of my effor...
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