[Peace-discuss] A president who violates the Constitution should be impeached
C. G. Estabrook
galliher at illinois.edu
Sat May 14 20:02:03 CDT 2011
‘A Supine Submission to Wrong and Injustice’
John Glaser, May 14, 2011
This Friday is a deadline for the Obama administration in the war in Libya. The
sixty day limit on the use of military force without Congressional approval
imposed by the War Powers Resolution will be reached on May 20th.
Not only does the Obama administration have, as The New York Times reported last
week, “no intention of pulling out of the Libya campaign,” but it is diligently
seeking to do so through loopholes and technicalities. One such consideration is
to officially “pause” the engagement, and then “rejoin the mission with a new
60-day clock.” Another is to stop using Predator drones for bombing, but
continue for reconnaissance, giving the appearance of a non-military
participation in this fundamentally U.S.-led NATO war...
[Read more at
<http://www.antiwar.com/blog/2011/05/14/a-supine-submission-to-wrong-and-injustice/>.]
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