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Can expect more of these “limited” – and unapproved – wars in the future?
The 60-day deadline in the War Powers Act has come and gone – meaning President Obama is required to seek Congressional approval for ongoing military action in Libya. Although on Friday – the President wrote a letter to Congressional leaders saying he has no intention of doing that. Arguing that the US military’s role in Libya is “limited” to just supporting NATO – President Obama said approval from Congress is unnecessary.
Of course – Obama is the 5th straight President to begin a war with no formal authorization from Congress; the last president not to have an unconstitutional war during his administration was Jimmy Carter. And given that the House is one the verge of passing a Defense Authorization Act with a provision that gives the President war powers until every single terrorist on Earth is dead – we can expect more of these “limited” – and unapproved – wars in the future.
-Thom
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Tonight on The Big Picture on RT TV at 9pm and 11pm... Wild weekend weather...midwest readies for warming (check your local listings for stations or stream at RT, and catch past shows on Youtube)
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Daily Take: Never ending warfare
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Article: " Bill of Rights" Amendment 2: " A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.". Article: " Constitution of the United States" Article 1, section 8. " ... To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years; ..." Clip: " Iraq sits on top of 10 percent of the world’s oil reserves, very significant reserves, second only to Saudi Arabia." Vice President Dick Cheney, Meet the Press, September 14, 2003.
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Hour Three: Can religion reduce crime and delinquency? Byron Johnson, "More God, Less Crime".
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A huge tornado gashed across Missouri leveling the city of Joplin & killing 89 people - isn't this more proof of Global Warming?
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