Obama v Congress (Whether to declare war)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13820727

Seems the Obama administration is fighting Congress over whether US actions in Libya are "hostilities".

For those that don't know, Congress has the power to declare war. The President can only authorize attacks for 60 days, after which he/she needs Congress' approval.

From the article it says that the US is currently supporting NATO in Libya by providing refueling and intelligence services.

While I would concur that intelligence services would not be hostilities, to me refueling vehicles that then attack would be "hostilities".

*shrug* Then again I don't know the specifics of the law, but sometimes we don't need a lawyer to tell us what the "spirit" of the law is.

 

Seems like a similar idea to the thread Saffaya had about companies and the Nazi party. If they are enabling the fighting to occur I would say they have a hand in it.

 

A bunch of crazies trying to fight a Constitutional Law Lawyer and President. Good Luck.

 

They are not a bunch of crazies.
They are fighting for application of the law and upholding the US constitution.
The separation of powers is what makes the difference between a real country and a banana republic.

 

Considering that the Senate would have given approval immediately anyway, for the rest of the world the outcome of this case changes nothing much.

 

You're right that in this case doesn't change much. The problem is that the president should not have the power to declare not-war on folks, which flies in the face of "two heads are better than one". (100 heads are better than 1 too )

 

My handbook to life disagrees.

 

Case Study: If Walmart provided great savings on gas to French taxis in WWII, would it be considered TOTAL WAR?!?

Ninja, pleez.

 

no "a bunch of crazies" is a fitting description for the US congress"

"I have come to the conclusion that one useless man is called a disgrace; that two are called a law firm; and that three or more become a Congress" --Misattributed to John Addams

 

Add in a two party system where one side will always support the president on their team while the other will fight him on every decision though? That is what makes our country just plain bananas.

That's never what it has all been about. Congress has no problem pulling down their collective pants and taking a deuce on the constitution, it isn't what they are "fighting for." Politics in general is a game where each side tries to score as many points as possible, the victors are determined on the various election days.