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Title: US Senate blocks war powers vote amid Libya action
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Reuters Africa
URL Source: http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFN0515130120110405
Published: Apr 5, 2011
Author: By Susan Cornwell
Post Date: 2011-04-06 14:26:30 by We The People
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Comments: 5
WASHINGTON, April 5 (Reuters) - As leading U.S. senators discuss whether Congress should retroactively approve military operations in Libya, the Senate on Tuesday sidestepped a chance to reassert the war powers of Congress. The Senate blocked a vote on a proposal by Rand Paul, a freshman senator and Tea Party Republican, aimed at reaffirming the constitutional authority of Congress to declare war. The problem with Paul's amendment, as seen by many members of the Democratic majority, was that it quoted then-Senator Barack Obama's words from 2007 in what appeared to be an attempt to embarrass the Democratic president. Back in 2007, Senator Obama told the Boston Globe "the president does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the (U.S.) nation." Paul said he wanted the Senate to endorse Obama's past words and thus establish that the president had overreached in authorizing the U.S. action in Libya last month without first obtaining Congress' approval. Paul's proposal was "too cute by half," declared Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein on Tuesday after she joined other senators in voting to table it, 90-10. Continued... af.reuters.com/article/en...r=2&virtualBrandChannel=0
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#1. To: We The People, *The Two Parties ARE the Same* (#0)
Lots of real Republicans voted against the conservative RINO Rand Paul's proposal.
I recall a re-run of MASH I saw where this uber right winger named Colonel Flagg... Yep. Can't say they aren't 'good Republicans'.
Obama was right.
Don't ya love it how they want to make a illegal act legal after they are caught,and see absolutely nothing wrong with doing this? the Senate on Tuesday sidestepped a chance to reassert the war powers of Congress. Politicians ALWAYS shy away from any vote or act where they have to take responsibility for what they do. If they are actually forced to do the jobs they were elected to do,they would be forced to choose between casting a vote to please the people that leave bags of cash and job offers for relatives on their doorsteps,or casting a vote that would please the voters that keep them in their cushy offices. Either way,SOMEBODY is going to get pissed off and hold them responsible. The fact that they are worried and upset about the Acting President being held to his own standards is proof of that.
"I adore John McCain, support him 100 percent and will do everything I can to support his reelection. As everyone knows, I was honored and proud to run with him. And Todd and I were with him in D.C. just a week ago." (Sarah Palin,Dec 2009) ************************************ DID Palin say or write these things or not? (Me) I don't know or F ing care. (Mad Dog posted on 2009-12-26 16:36:33 ET,post # 105 http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=5510&Disp=114#C114)
"Lots of RINO's voted against Rand Paul's proposal." There,fixed it for you.
"I adore John McCain, support him 100 percent and will do everything I can to support his reelection. As everyone knows, I was honored and proud to run with him. And Todd and I were with him in D.C. just a week ago." (Sarah Palin,Dec 2009) ************************************ DID Palin say or write these things or not? (Me) I don't know or F ing care. (Mad Dog posted on 2009-12-26 16:36:33 ET,post # 105 http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=5510&Disp=114#C114)
voting to table it, 90-10
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
Godwinson posted on 2011-02-23 11:47:32 ET
http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=18011&Disp=46#C46
#2. To: hondo68 (#1)
#3. To: All (#0)
Back in 2007, Senator Obama told the Boston Globe "the president does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the (U.S.) nation."
#4. To: We The People (#0)
As leading U.S. senators discuss whether Congress should retroactively approve military operations in Libya,...
#5. To: hondo68 (#1)
Lots of real Republicans voted against the conservative RINO Rand Paul's proposal.
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