-Caveat Lector- http://www.masslive.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/cgi-free/getstory_ssf.cgi?a0536 _BC_Scotus-WarPowers&&news&newsflash-washington Supreme Court says Congress members can't sue Clinton over Yugoslavia bombing By LAURIE ASSEO The Associated Press 10/2/00 10:16 AM WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court refused on Monday to let 31 members of Congress sue President Clinton for ordering the military to join last year's NATO bombing of Yugoslavia. The court, without comment, turned down the lawmakers' argument that they had legal standing to pursue their claim that the president violated the 1973 War Powers Act. The Vietnam war-era War Powers Act, which has been ignored by presidents of both parties, requires a president to get congressional approval for the "introduction into hostilities" of U.S. forces for more than 60 days. The NATO air campaign began March 24, 1999, and ended June 10. There were no American combat deaths. During the bombing campaign, 31 members of the House of Representatives, including four Democrats, asked a judge to declare the air strikes unlawful and order Clinton to withdraw U.S. forces within 60 days after the bombing began. A federal judge ruled the lawmakers lacked legal standing to sue, and the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia agreed last February. Congress could have stopped the military action by passing legislation to forbid the use of U.S. forces or cut off funds for the operation, the appeals court said. In the appeal acted on Monday, the lawmakers' attorneys noted that a House vote in April 1999 fell short of authorizing U.S. participation in the bombing. The long-standing dispute over the War Powers Act "has proven impervious to political resolution" and should be resolved by the courts, the lawmakers' attorneys said. Justice Department lawyers cited the Constitution's separation of powers between Congress and the president. Allowing the lawmakers to sue would give members of Congress "unfettered access to the courts" to challenge any presidential action they considered unlawful, government lawyers said. The case is Campbell v. Clinton, 99-1843. ================================================================= Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> *Mike Spitzer* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ~~~~~~~~ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends Shalom, A Salaam Aleikum, and to all, A Good Day. ================================================================= <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
