Thursday, June 16, 2011

Congress And the White House Disagree Over The War Powers Act On Libya



'It Doesn't Pass The Straight Face Test': Republican Speaker Pours Scorn On Obama Claim Of Authority For Libya Mission -- The Daily Mail

* Dawn raids by Nato strike Gaddafi's Tripoli compound
* Cameron declares 'time is running out' for Libyan leader

The Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives has slammed President Barack Obama's claim he can carry on military action in Libya without a vote from Congress.

The administration had claimed American forces were not facing the 'hostilities' that would force the President to seek Congressional approval for the campaign.

'Yet we've got drone attacks under way. We're spending $10 million a day, part of an effort to drop bombs on [Colonel] Gaddafi's compound,' said John Boehner, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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More News On Congress And President Obama Differing ON the Authority Of The War Powers Act

Boehner: Congress has power to cut Libya funds
-- Yahoo News/Reuters
House Speaker challenges Obama argument on Libya -- Yahoo News/AP
Boehner threatens Libya funding -- Politico
Boehner: Obama’s Libya report ‘doesn’t pass the straight-face test’ -- Washington Post
Boehner blasts Obama claims on Libya -- USA Today
Congressmen Claim Obama In Violation of War-Powers Doctrine -- Wall Street Journal
Lawmakers push back against White House's defense of involvement in Libya -- CBS
Boehner: US Congress has "power of purse" on Libya -- Reuters

Libya operation will proceed despite pressure from Congress, Obama aide says -- L.A. Times
Obama Defends Libya Intervention -- Wall Street Journal
White House Defends Legality Of Libya Mission -- Radio Free Europe
White House defends legality of actions in Libya -- SFGate/McClatchy News
Obama: Action in Libya legal -- AJC/Washington Post
Obama insists Libya action legal -- Yahoo News/AFP
Obama White House on the defensive over Libya attacks -- Chicago Sun Times
Obama agenda: White House makes it case on Libya -- MSNBC

Obama's unauthorized war on Libya costs $9,421,000 a day: Are you getting your money's worth? -- L.A. Times
Obama Fails to Justify the Legality of War in Libya -- Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic
Boehner, Obama dance in the Libyan shadows -- Jay Bookman, AJC

My Comment: Congress has the power to cut all Libyan war funding (yes, it is a war) .... but they are not going to do it. This is all bark from Congress .... an no bite. The only way that Congress will reprimand the President and cut his funding is if he treats them with utter contempt and arrogance .... but I very much doubt that he is not going to push them that far.

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