I wasn't going to mention that, but yes. Obama has laid a very nice trap for the GOP here.
On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 5:01 PM, Bruce Sorge <[email protected]> wrote: > > And then there's the War Powers Resolution: > > The War Powers Resolution 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. > > So the president can send in US forces to a foreign country for up to 60 > days without congressional approval or a formal declaration of war. In the > case of Syria, the Pres can launch a sea/air attack on them, again with out > congressional approval. > > > On Sep 3, 2013, at 4:38 PM, "Larry C. Lyons" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > Technically unless Congress gave him the authority, he has to go to > > congress for permission. Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 of the United > > States Constitution, gives Congress the power to declare war, in the > > following wording: > > > > [The Congress shall have Power...] To declare War, grant Letters of > Marque > > and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water; > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:366868 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
