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The War Powers Resolution of 1973 requires the President to notify Congress within 48 hours of committing armed forces to military action and forbids armed forces from remaining for more than 60 days, with a further 30 day withdrawal period, without an authorization of the use of military force or a declaration of war. The resolution was passed by two-thirds of Congress, overriding a presidential veto. The War Powers Resolution was disregarded by President Reagan in 1981 by sending military forces to El Salvador and later the Contras in Nicaragua and by President Clinton in 1999, during the bombing campaign in Kosovo. . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Powers_Resolution
Nice deflection of the point of the ‘toon. This isn’t about the War Powers Resolution. Stop trolling. This is about the Fifth Amendment (Y’know, the one that gives the right to due process), and the violation of the Posse Comitatus Act, wherein the US government is not permitted to use military force inside our borders.
Rand Paul used the only tool he had available to force attention on this gross violation of our Constitutional rights. I picked up at hour 7 and he was still going strong about how our government is trying to abuse this technology, and the answer Obama and Holder gave him about using drone strikes on Americans should have been no, but they said, “I haven’t yet, but we aren’t ruling it out.” That’s a violation of the US Constitution (again).
they? THEY? What, did YOU have nothing to say at the time? Did YOU stand on the white house steps with a protest sign? Did you badger your representative every day with letters and calls to keep the President from getting his way? Did your representative stand up for the constitution and speak out?
Good Grief. Posse comitatus has been revoked. Didn’t bother anyone as long as a Republican was in the office. It was revoked in 2007, reinstated a year later, then revoked again in 2012, when Repubs thought they’d win. Now they are all EEEEKKKKK because it’s a Dem in the WH.
We can argue about blame from now until doomsday. On the other hand, the fact that GWB no longer occupies the White House does not erase anything he did while in office, good or bad. dtroutma’s point is a valid one, which I voiced over and over during the Bush administration: don’t give power to Dubya that you wouldn’t want Hillary Clinton to have. Fell on deaf ears, and now you see the result.
Therefore an astute observation, trout. But you expected the knee-jerk reaction, didn’t you?
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Comments (45) (Please sign in to comment)
dtroutma
said, 3 months ago
Maybe they should have been more careful what they granted “w”??
4my10851cs said, 3 months ago
“W”?? still on that??? IT’S O…so wake up
Peabody-Martini said, 3 months ago
Rand Paul is a classic con artist. This whole thing was all about fund raising. He changed his tune within a few hours.
Radish
said, 3 months ago
The War Powers Resolution of 1973 requires the President to notify Congress within 48 hours of committing armed forces to military action and forbids armed forces from remaining for more than 60 days, with a further 30 day withdrawal period, without an authorization of the use of military force or a declaration of war. The resolution was passed by two-thirds of Congress, overriding a presidential veto.
The War Powers Resolution was disregarded by President Reagan in 1981 by sending military forces to El Salvador and later the Contras in Nicaragua and by President Clinton in 1999, during the bombing campaign in Kosovo.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Powers_Resolution
Nos Nevets said, 3 months ago
Do drones typically circumvent War Powers Act by getting in & out in way less than 48 hours?
Mike Cronis said, 3 months ago
Could be an Ann Rand reference, alternatively.
Ms. Ima said, 3 months ago
O is drunk on power.
Wraithkin said, 3 months ago
@Radish
Nice deflection of the point of the ‘toon. This isn’t about the War Powers Resolution. Stop trolling. This is about the Fifth Amendment (Y’know, the one that gives the right to due process), and the violation of the Posse Comitatus Act, wherein the US government is not permitted to use military force inside our borders.
Rand Paul used the only tool he had available to force attention on this gross violation of our Constitutional rights. I picked up at hour 7 and he was still going strong about how our government is trying to abuse this technology, and the answer Obama and Holder gave him about using drone strikes on Americans should have been no, but they said, “I haven’t yet, but we aren’t ruling it out.” That’s a violation of the US Constitution (again).
Zipi said, 3 months ago
@4my10851cs
Blaming GWB is the ONLY thing the Gimmies have.
Zipi said, 3 months ago
Go get ’um Rand!!!
Bruce4671 said, 3 months ago
@dtroutma
they? THEY? What, did YOU have nothing to say at the time? Did YOU stand on the white house steps with a protest sign? Did you badger your representative every day with letters and calls to keep the President from getting his way? Did your representative stand up for the constitution and speak out?
Who IS this mysterious “they”?
Bruce4671 said, 3 months ago
@Wraithkin
Good response to Radish my brother. Say what do you think all the troop build up in Africa is about?
http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/14/world/africa/africa-obama-troops
http://rt.com/usa/us-troops-africa-army-597/
http://www.npr.org/2012/12/25/168008525/u-s-military-builds-up-its-presence-in-africa
AND I wonder if Obama will be transparent concerning his plan.
old1953 said, 3 months ago
@Radish
And this has exactly what to do with the Afghan theater? There are no armed drones hovering over the USA.
old1953 said, 3 months ago
@Wraithkin
Good Grief. Posse comitatus has been revoked. Didn’t bother anyone as long as a Republican was in the office. It was revoked in 2007, reinstated a year later, then revoked again in 2012, when Repubs thought they’d win. Now they are all EEEEKKKKK because it’s a Dem in the WH.
I Play One On TV said, 3 months ago
@4my10851cs
““W”?? still on that??? IT’S O…so wake up”
We can argue about blame from now until doomsday. On the other hand, the fact that GWB no longer occupies the White House does not erase anything he did while in office, good or bad. dtroutma’s point is a valid one, which I voiced over and over during the Bush administration: don’t give power to Dubya that you wouldn’t want Hillary Clinton to have. Fell on deaf ears, and now you see the result.
Therefore an astute observation, trout. But you expected the knee-jerk reaction, didn’t you?