President Obama overruled lawyers on Libya. Photo: REUTERS2 Top Lawyers Lost to Obama in Libya War Policy Debate -- New York Times
WASHINGTON — President Obama rejected the views of top lawyers at the Pentagon and the Justice Department when he decided that he had the legal authority to continue American military participation in the air war in Libya without Congressional authorization, according to officials familiar with internal administration deliberations.
Jeh C. Johnson, the Pentagon general counsel, and Caroline D. Krass, the acting head of the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel, had told the White House that they believed that the United States military’s activities in the NATO-led air war amounted to “hostilities.” Under the War Powers Resolution, that would have required Mr. Obama to terminate or scale back the mission after May 20.
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Update: Obama overruled lawyers on Libya air war -- The Telegraph
My Comment: President Obama's view point is there for all to see ..... constitution and law .... what constitution and law?
Talk about hubris.
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