Philip C. Restino Jr.,OpEdNews Twenty years ago after U.S. forces had driven the Iraqi military out of Kuwait and back into Iraq,President George H.W. Bush as Commander in Chief ordered the U.S. military to cease-fire on February 28,1991. Years later,in his 1998 memoir “A World Transformed,”Bush admitted that the [...] Jeffrey T. Kuhner,The Washington Times President Obama has crossed the Rubicon. He now believes –and acts –as if he is above the law;the Constitution no longer applies to him. This is the real meaning behind the U.S. military intervention in Libya. Mr. Obama is abrogating the linchpin of our democracy:[...] by Ben Johnson,The White House Watch Only in the liberal media can a weak entreaty to obey the law be considered an act of political warfare. The media have portrayed House Speaker John Boehner’s letter to Barack Obama,merely asking the president for another legal explanation for his war-by-decree in Libya,as “ratcheting [...] Michael Oberndorf,FloydReports.com How did it come about that Congress got so overloaded with Republicans who want to bend over backwards to accommodate a “president” who hates America and tramples on the Constitution on a daily basis? It appears they are going to allow the debt ceiling to be raised with only minor cuts [...] Ben Johnson,The White House Watch The moment would be surreal were it not so reminiscent:An arrogant Democratic president had committed an impeachable offense,lied to the American people,and dared Congress to do anything about it. Incensed congressmen of both parties asked,negotiated,and threatened until they realized they had no alternative but [...] Cliff Kincaid,Accuracy in Media If you want an indication of why Republicans may lose to Obama in 2012,look at the pass they are giving him over his illegal war in Libya. Nothing is more important than committing a nation to war. The military intervention could be the basis of impeachment charges. But [...] Ben Johnson,The White House Watch When Barack Obama updated Congress on the war in Libya last Friday,he claimed our role is so limited it does not require Congressional authorization. However,on Monday Hillary Clinton told the European press,“Even today,the United States continues to fly 25 percent of all sorties,” and [...] Ben Johnson,FloydReports.com So far,the first person to seriously raise the issue of impeaching Barack Obama over his illegal,unconstitutional war in Libya is Dennis Kucinich. That means the man whose ideas may do the most to unite the Republican Party is a Democrat. To be clear,impeachment is a constitutional remedy for [...] Steven Nelson,The Daily Caller Texas Republican Rep. Ron Paul will be co-sponsoring an amendment announced Tuesday by Ohio Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich that would defund the American military intervention in Libya. Kucinich suggested during a Saturday conference call with antiwar Democrats that he thought impeachment could also be considered for Obama’s “unconstitutional” actions [...] Ben Johnson,FloydReports.com “The United States does not have a King’s army. President Obama’s unilateral choice to use U.S. military force in Libya is an affront to our Constitution.” – Rep. Roscoe Bartlett,R-Maryland. Barack Obama has gotten away with subjecting a wide swath of national life to unelected czars,bankrupting the country through [...] John Bresnahan and Jonathan Allen,Politico A hard-core group of liberal House Democrats is questioning the constitutionality of U.S. missile strikes against Libya,with one lawmaker raising the prospect of impeachment during a Democratic Caucus conference call on Saturday. Reps. Jerrold Nadler (N.Y.),Donna Edwards (Md.),Mike Capuano (Mass.),Dennis Kucinich (Ohio),Maxine Waters [...] | |
